State Departments of Motor Vehicles (DMVs) and travel industry officials nationwide are seeing a last-minute surge by local residents seeking to become REAL ID compliant before the May 7 federal deadline.
Over the last several months, DMV officials in all 50 states and U.S. territories have been working closely with the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) as the new REAL ID rules take effect this week at airports nationwide.
On May 6, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem testified before the U.S. House Appropriations subcommittee that 81 percent of travelers who use airlines in the United States already have IDs that comply with the requirements….