PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: Starting on Jan. 30, Pennsylvanians most likely will need an alternative, more secure form of identification to enter federal facilities. And starting in January 2018, current state licenses won’t be sufficient for boarding commercial flights.
The problem is that Pennsylvania licenses and state IDs don’t meet the requirements of the federal REAL ID Act, which was enacted in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks and sets standards for secure identification cards.
A Pennsylvania law passed in 2012 bars the state from participating in REAL ID. The state has been granted several extensions for compliance in the past, but the Department of Homeland this week denied PennDot’s latest request… (more)
