The 9/11 Tenth Anniversary report is out discussing and rating the status of the progress made in implementing the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations. Ned Levi has reviewed the report in depth, and reports on it and whether or not progress has been made on issues affecting travelers.
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I reported last week about Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security, refusing to say she would announce an extension of the present waivers for states that have not complied with the Real ID Act. Without an extension of these waivers, Americans from, perhaps, 36 different states would not be able to enter federal buildings or fly because their ID didn’t meet national specifications.
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Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security, just finished a wide ranging discussion of the state of national security ranging from the status of securing maritime cargo and secure flight to foreign repair station rules and TSA unionization. All these subjects have been bandied about for some time, but one subject is reaching a critical point — what to do about Real ID.
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According to an article in the Kansas City Star the TSA will simple perform additional screening for those without IDs.
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Maine is the last state to be granted a waiver for the implementation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Real ID program. Maine’s drivers licenses currently require no proof of residency or a check on immigration status.
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Hew Hampshire and Montana faced down the Department of Homeland Security and received assurances that their drivers licenses will be accepted at airports after the May deadline for Real ID.
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If four states — Maine, Montana, New Hampshire and South Carolina — don’t have a Real ID system mandated by our Senators and Congressmen, in place in three months, their citizens will not be able to board airplanes.
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The West Virginia State Senate is considering a bill that may put the state at odds with the Department of Homeland Security and the federal REAL ID Act, the Associated Press reports.
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