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by Jim Garamone documentation needed to get a driver’s which physical access is necessary to use of REAL IDs for official purposes,”
'2'1HZV'HIHQVH0HGLD$FWLYLW\ license. Compliant cards must have
specific security features to prevent apply for benefits are two exceptions. an official said. “For most DOD instal-
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Defense tampering, counterfeiting or duplica-
Department installations will no longer tion of the document. The licenses also Those attempting to gain physical lations, an identification card or an in-
accept driver’s licenses from Minnesota, must present data in a common, ma-
Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, and chine-readable format. access to DOD installations must show stallation pass is required to facilitate
Washington as proof of identity, DOD
officials said. The REAL ID Act affects only ac- an alternate form of identification, such access. Hence, where an ID or an instal-
cess control policies where individuals
Federal policy are required to present an identification as a passport, officials said. Service lation pass is used for physical access,
The ban, which also includes licenses document for accessing federal facili-
from American Samoa, is a consequence ties, entering nuclear power plants or members, family members, DOD em- DOD installations are prohibited from
of the REAL ID Act of 2005. boarding federally regulated commer-
The REAL ID Act grew out of the cial aircraft. The federal REAL ID Act ployees, and federal employees with the accepting driver’s licenses or state iden-
Sept. 11, 2001, attacks -- most of the implementation rules allow for excep-
terrorists involved had driver’s licenses tions, officials noted. For example, they DOD Common Access Card, DOD uni- tification cards from states deemed non-
from Florida and Virginia. Congress explained life or safety issues such as
tightened up issuance processes and medical emergencies and situations in formed services identification and privi- REAL ID compliant.
leges cards, federal personal identifica- “DOD policy allows commanders to
tion verification cards or transportation waive the DOD access control require-
workers’ identification credentials are ments for special situations, circum-
not affected, officials said, as these cards stances, or emergencies,” the official
are authorized in DOD policy to facili- said. “Therefore, installations may au-
tate physical access to installations. thorize other alternatives to facilitate
“All federal agencies including DOD installation access, such as a graduation
must comply with the law regarding the ceremony guest list, escorts, etc.”
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