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Thirteen federal agencies are using or plan to use radio frequency identification technology.
| Agency | RFID |
|---|---|
| Defense | Logistics support, tracking shipments |
| Energy | Detecting prohibited articles, tracking movement of materials |
| Health and Human Services | Building access control |
| Homeland Security | Border control, immigration and customs (tracking immigration forms through US VISIT program) |
| Tracking and locating shipping, tracking and identifying assets; weapons monitoring; tracking and identifying baggage on airlines | |
| Labor | Tracking and locating case files |
| State | Electronic passports |
| Transportation | Electronic screening of shipping containers |
| Treasury | Building access control, records management |
| Veterans Affairs | Audible prescription reading |
| Environmental Protection Agency | Tracking radioactive materials |
| General Services Administration | File distribution process, identifying contents of shipments, tracking evidence and artifacts |
| NASA | Hazardous material management |
| Social Security Administration | Warehouse management |
Source: Government Accountability Office
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