Coins used to spy on Pentagon contractors; Chips found in Canada currency.(NATION)

Byline: Audrey Hudson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Foreign spies are literally following the money to keep a close eye on Pentagon contractors, who are reporting that Canadian coins with Radio Frequency Identification chips have been planted in their clothing.

"On at least three separate occasions between October 2005 and January 2006, cleared defense contractors' employees traveling through Canada have discovered radio frequency transmitters embedded in Canadian coins placed on their persons," according to a report by the U.S. Defense Security Service titled "Technology Collections Trends in the U.S. Defense Industry."

Martha Deutscher, a spokeswoman for …