With the use of smartphones, the Gravesite Accountability Task Force at Arlington National Cemetery is working to organize the remains of mislabeled fallen soldiers.

By digitally photographing headstones, each gravesite can be uploaded into a database which catalogues every fallen soldier’s remains. Satellites have also been used to digitally map out the cemetery. The technological cataloging was also attempted in 2005, but was unsuccessful, according to the Arlington National Cemetery website.

“In this next year, leadership will focus on using technology to develop programs and products that will bring the American public closer to Arlington National Cemetery,” according to a news release by the Arlington National Cemetery.

Through the use of technology, the cataloging is more organized, making plots more available to the families of fallen soldiers, according to a news release.

“The Army’s actions to fix the problems discovered more than a year ago at Arlington National Cemetery are encouraging, but they still have a long way to go,” Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said in a news release.

McCaskill remains hopeful.

“It’s unfortunate that it took an act of Congress to ensure proper accountability and oversight of this sacred ground, but I’m willing to do whatever it takes to protect our veterans and their families,” McCaskill said. “I’m eager to see the Army’s progress and review their full report to Congress later this year.”

Three of the eight soldiers who shared the same unmarked grave have since been identified and their families have been notified. One other has been confirmed as “unknown,” three sets of remains cannot be identified and an investigation continues for the last set of remains, according to a news release from the Army Criminal Investigation Division.

“Army CID currently has ongoing investigations into possible criminality that includes the burial of eight sets of cremated human remains in a single location at the cemetery, improper burial reservations and possible contract fraud,” a CID news release stated.

McCaskill, who is chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, was active in the creation of a bill to manage Arlington National Cemetery enacted Dec. 7, 2010.

According to the bill, the cemetery had one year after the bill’s enactment date to report any discrepancies among burials and will also require the reporting of all burial accounts in the cemetery.