January 26, 2005
Homeland Security Testing RFID at Borders
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is currently testing the use of RFID tags at ports of entry to improve its border-management system. Visitors to the U.S. are being issued RFID tags that track when and where they cross the border as part of the US-VISIT (United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology) system. According to Information Week:
Initially, the government will test RFID tags at a simulated port this spring. After that, the government will test the technology at border crossings in Arizona, New York, and Washington state from the end of July through spring 2006. "Through the use of radio-frequency technology, we see the potential to not only improve the security of our country, but also to make the most important infrastructure enhancements to the U.S. land borders in more than 50 years," Asa Hutchinson, Homeland Security undersecretary for border and transportation security, said in a statement announcing the program.
Read more: Homeland Security To Test RFID Tags At U.S. Borders
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