Another informative post from the Identity Project last week that I’m first catching up with:
July 21, 2014 marked “Phase 2″ of implementation of the REAL-ID Act.
What does this mean, and does it matter?
As of July 21, drivers’ licenses and other state ID credentials issued by US states or territories that haven’t been certified by the DHS to comply with the REAL-ID Act cannot be accepted by Federal agencies for access to ID-controlled “restricted” areas of Federal facitlties (”i.e., areas accessible by agency personnel, contractors, and their guests”).
Because Federal agencies typically issue their own ID credentials to their own employees and regular contractors, this will mostly affect occasional visitors to Federal facilities.
Read more on Papers, Please! .
And once again, thanks to Joe Cadillic for the link.