It wouldn’t be a national ID card — not really. The Department of Transportation, acting on instructions from Congress, has begun work with states to develop electronically smarter drivers’ licenses ...

I don't have a REAL ID–compliant driver's license and don't plan to get one. I figure if the federal government wants to implement internal passports in the U.S., which after 20 years of political and ...

The following is an open letter to President George W. Bush penned by Stephen Hunt, CEO of Exton, Pa.-based Datastrip Inc., a maker of ID cards that use a 2-D bar-code technology. Dear Mr. President: ...

Tavis Smiley moderates a debate on using the driver's license as a national ID card. Maureen Riehl of the National Retail Federation supports the idea, saying that a scannable ID card will greatly ...

The REAL ID Act: is currently the subject of hot debate in the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. Senate. One proponent of the act says its purpose is “to make sure our driver’s licenses and government ...

When Oracle Chairman and CEO Larry Ellison proposed the creation of a national ID card program and offered to donate the database software to support it, he elicited reactions ranging from disdain to ...