August 18, 2006
US Government To Coordinate RFID Efforts
Robert Cresanti, Undersecretary of Commerce for Technology Administration and a co-chair of the RFID Interagency Working Group, has stated publicly that he will coordinate the US government's RFID efforts. This is necessary because of the dozens of federal agencies who are using or looking into using RFID. [via RFID Law Blog]
On a related note, the US State Department and the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) are at odds over the type of RFID tags to use. The former prefers short-range chips, in deference to security issues raised by privacy advocates. The DHS prefers longer-range chips.
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