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WASHINGTON, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition for a Secure Driver's License (CSDL), a national non-profit crime prevention educational public charity based in Washington, D.C., presented its Document Security Excellence award to the Kansas Department of Revenue. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100720/DC36328LOGO ) Kansas Governor Sam Brownback attended the ceremony, held yesterday, along with Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan and Director of Vehicles...

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Members of the Massachusetts State Senate delivered a letter to Governor Deval Patrick urging Massachusetts's compliance with the federal REAL ID Act. This came after the Coalition for a Secure Driver's License (CSDL) filed a Public Records Request with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) regarding the state's low level of compliance with the federal regulations. (Logo:...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has certified 19 states as compliant with the REAL ID Act's rules. Alabama, Florida, Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, and Vermont are the latest states to join Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming as meeting the Act's requirements. REAL ID compliant Driver's licenses and identification cards are part...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On January 28(th), 2013, the Coalition for a Secure Driver's License and the Heritage Foundation co-hosted a panel, entitled, "REAL ID Realities: Perspectives on the Future of the REAL ID Program." Panelists included Jennifer Cohan, the Director of the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, Lori Rectanus, Workforce and Income Security Assistant Director of the Government Accountability Office, and Andrew Meehan, Policy Director of...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition for a Secure Driver's License (CSDL) released a report today that explains which voter photo ID laws are effective in countering imposter fraud in elections. Nearly two-thirds of states have adopted some form of a voter ID law with varying degrees of strictness. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100720/DC36328LOGO) "Thirty-two states have enacted voter ID laws and more are expected to follow. A...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Friday, September 21, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report, Driver's License Security - Federal Leadership Needed to Address Remaining Vulnerabilities (the report can be found here, http://gao.gov/products/GAO-12-893). GAO demonstrated that counterfeit documents can still be used to easily obtain valid driver's licenses and state issued identification cards under fictitious identities, and recommended...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On August 6, 2012, Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Mark Kirk (R-IL), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter to Zhang Yesui, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China in the United States, regarding recent reports detailing how individuals can obtain high quality counterfeit driver's licenses from websites operated by companies based in China. The letter specifically named the website, ID Chief. Today, operators...

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Michael B. Ward announced charges against 22 individuals and arrests in six states in a massive scheme to fraudulently obtain driver's licenses for illegal aliens and others unable to lawfully obtain driver's licenses. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100720/DC36328LOGO) "The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, ICE, FBI and the U.S. Attorney's...

WASHINGTON, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition for a Secure Driver's License (CSDL), a national non-profit crime prevention educational public charity based in Washington, D.C., presented its Identity Protection Award to the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Delaware Governor Jack Markell attended the ceremony yesterday, along with Transportation Secretary Shailen Bhatt and DMV Director Jennifer Cohan. Governor Markell congratulated the DMV for maintaining...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition for a Secure Driver's License (CSDL), a national non-profit crime prevention educational public charity based in Washington, D.C., presented its National Security Excellence Award to the New Jersey Motor Vehicles Commission (MVC) at their headquarters in Trenton, New Jersey today. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100720/DC36328LOGO) CSDL President, Brian Zimmer, said, "Based on our annual assessment of the...