Smart cards evolve from access keys to daily use
Cards and vouchers become electronic keys for building access and inventory. Marines deploy data via punch cards, cutting aircraft manifest times from four hours to under an hour. Washington DC rail riders sign up for SmartTrips cards with up to 200 stored value, while Visa issuers Fleet Boston Providian and First USA roll out feature rich cards.
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Stephen Cameron
Washington D.C
Army buys back its sold spare parts at high cost
A sprawling surplus system moves parts from the Defense Logistics Agency to dealers and back to the Army, sometimes at large profits. Across auctions at bases worldwide, the government resells unused inventory and later reacquires items, with the DLA reporting billions spent annually and dealers claiming the system wastes resources and profits from inefficiency.
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Errimack
N.H
Harold Foote
U.S. Army
Avco Lycoming
Army
Foote
Defense Department
Uncle Sam
U.S
Defense Logistics Agency
DLA
Bill Teague
Eclectic
Ala
Teague
Congress
Gerda Parr
John Fausti
National Association of Aircraft and Communications Suppliers
NAACS
Merrimack
Department
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