Congress passed a law to improve security for state-issued driver's licenses after Sept. 11 attack. A look at the two-decade delay.

Starting May 7, 2025, travelers aged 18 and older will need a Real ID-compliant document to fly ... slated to take effect in 2020 but was pushed back until May 2025 over "backlogged transactions ...

Several fully compliant states began issuing Real IDs as far back as 2009, enabling all residents to obtain a compliant ID when they renewed an existing license. "Any new issuance of driver's ...

The 2020 deadline was pushed back multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. TSA senior official Adam Stahl said recently in an announcement that REAL ID "bolsters safety by making fraudulent ...

Signs reminding travelers at U.S. reports to apply for a Real ID have been up for years, though the deadline has been pushed back repeatedly. A TSA officer this week was handing out flyers to ...

“I was the director back in 2005, and I remember talking about Real ID then, and here it is 20 years later, and I’m still talking about Real ID,” she said. “The federal government is ...