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Peter Collins, President of A2B

There’s an old saying that says: “Once you’re over the hill, you pick up speed.” UID and RFID are over the hills of doubt and resistance, and indeed they are picking up speed. Compliance has evolved enormously since the concept of tracking serialized assets was first introduced by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics back in 2003. We have seen the DoD and its suppliers go from doubt and resistance, to vague interest, to an understanding of the benefits, to willing participants and co-creators of this methodology for realizing unheard of efficiencies in the military and beyond.

Needless to say there is plenty of expertise to go around here at A2B. So from time to time you will be hearing from me or one of our experts who will keep you posted on relevant UID, RFID and AIT topics.

Our intention is to help you stay abreast of unfolding requirements and understand what they mean to you. We also want you to count on us for data management education. And we also want to assist you in sorting through compliance options, including marking choices and software system considerations.

Peter Collins, President of A2B


Peter Collins

President of A2B Tracking Solutions, Inc.


FIAR Guidance 2011

A2B Tracking - Tuesday, February 21, 2012

An October 13, 2011, DoD-wide memorandum, issued by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, directed the Department to accelerate key elements of the FIAR (Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness) Plan and to place greater emphasis on achieving key priorities. One of those priorities is effective management of mission critical assets, utilizing the unique item identifier to prove mission critical items’ existence, location, type, status and custody.

Senior defense and GAO officials have long known that until the Pentagon’s financial ledgers achieve a clean audit, DoD will be unable to determine baseline information including the true cost of running the military.  With clean audit data, DoD will know what spare parts it has or needs and will realize savings by eliminating duplication and other inefficiencies.  

DoD suppliers stand to realize similar efficiencies through the utilization of IUID and serialized item management.

FIAR Guidance 2011

GAO on DoD Financial Management

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