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RFID Helps FDA Caseworkers Track Important Paperwork The agency's Office of Regulatory Affairs is using EPC Gen 2 technology to store and retrieve 10,000 investigation files at its San Francisco location, and plans to install the system at 14 other district offices.

Illinois Water Resort Becomes RFID-Activated Guests at the resort, which opens next year, will use RFID wristbands to do just about everything, including entering rooms, accessing lockers, buying food and arcade tokens, and even taking pictures.

N.J. Medical Center Uses LF Tags to Protect Patient Records Englewood Hospital requires staff to use RFID-enabled identity badges to access the institution's computers and applications.

Microsoft Seeks RFID Support for HealthVault The software giant is encouraging companies to develop RFID applications for the free online medical database service it recently launched.

Rochester Institute of Technology Researchers Work on Sensor Network The goal of the multiyear project is to develop a secure RFID-based system that would enable care providers to remotely monitor patients' cardiac health and medicine consumption.

Indonesia's Special Forces Unit Adopts RFID An RFID-enabled identity card enables soldiers to purchase items, and might soon be expanded to enable access to their medical history.

Vail Resorts Sees RFID in the Forecast SkyeTek says it is working with the ski resort operator to develop RFID-enabled mountain services and applications.

Maryland Dialysis Center Prepares for Tag-Implantation Project The Independent Dialysis Foundation hopes the trial, carried out in conjunction with VeriChip, will help spare its patients from unnecessary procedures and medications.

One Year Later, U.S. E-Passport's Architect Says System Is a Success Frank Moss, the U.S. State Department's former deputy assistant secretary for passport services, says the electronic passport is not a panacea, but does provide a number of real and potential benefits.

British Columbia Drivers May Carry RFID Licenses in 2008 If Canada's federal government approves a proposal from British Columbia, drivers in the province may begin testing RFID-enabled licenses at Washington state border crossings as soon as January.