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State Real ID deadline postponed until Jan. 2013

States have another 20 months to institute requirements of the Real ID law under a rule published March 7 in the Federal Register. The rule delays--for the third time--implementation of the 2005 Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: DHS secretary fights for PASS ID

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is hard at work making PASS ID, a new law to replace REAL ID, which would give states more flexibility and federal funding. She has taken Read more...

DHS secretary questions Real ID

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was no fan of the Real ID program when she was Arizona governor. Now as a key player in the Obama administration, she is looking for some "realistic" Read more...

Obama will inherit a Real ID mess

Real ID is a controversial idea whose time has not yet come. Although President Bush set in motion a plan for states to issue IDs that have digital photos and are machine readable, states don't want Read more...