REAL ID Implementation Delayed

The Department of Homeland Security rolled out its final regulations Friday for the REAL ID program and delayed the deadlines for states to comply with the law. Critics, however, say the law cannot be implemented effectively and should be abandoned. "One of the biggest concerns we've had over the last several years and continue to have at the Department of Homeland Security is how we promote a secure form of identification across America," said Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Friday.

The REAL ID Act of 2005 mandated that by December 2009 states comply with a set of federal standards for driver's licenses and maintain a database that can be accessed by other states. The new timeline would delay full implementation until 2017. [Read More]

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