FC: Where to find archived video for Senate hearings on National IDs

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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From: "Xeni Jardin" <xeni () xeni net>
To: "Declan McCullagh" <declan () well com>
Subject: Archived video for today's National ID hearings in Senate
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 00:03:53 -0700
Message-ID: <BLECKMIOPMMIPNNEDODEOEFLGNAA.xeni () xeni net>

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62695-2002Apr16.html>

Proposal Sets National Rules For State IDs
Privacy Issues Raised on Hill

By Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, April 17, 2002; Page A07

Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) outlined legislation yesterday that would
set national standards for state-issued driver's licenses, permitting rapid
data-sharing among certain government agencies.

The measure marks Congress's first attempt at a comprehensive overhaul of
state identification systems since last year's terrorist attacks. It would
set federal rules for granting licenses, build in high-tech
anti-counterfeiting measures and provide funding for states to make changes
within three to five years. (...)

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Video of the Senate Governmental Affairs Oversight Subcommittee hearing from
today is here:
<http://www.senate.gov/~gov_affairs/041602video.ram>

Press release from Sen. Durbin's office is here:
<http://durbin.senate.gov/~durbin/new2001/press/2002/04/2002416A29.html>

Background on the hearing:
<http://www.senate.gov/~gov_affairs/041602background.htm>

<<"Are You Really Who You Say You Are? Improving the Reliability of
State-Issued Drivers' Licenses."

April 16, 2002

Within days of September 11th, the press reported that several of the 19
hijackers held driver's licenses from states that issued them without
properly verifying the applicant's identity.  State-issued driver's licenses
have become the most widely used form of personal ID verification today.
But in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, it is becoming clear that one
weakness in our national security infrastructure is the lack of an effective
system to verify the personal identity of people in our country.  Every
state currently maintains its own unique policy and procedure for issuing
driver's licenses.  Some states require a close scrutiny of the applicant's
background, while other states' lax procedures invite abuse and fraud.  The
hearing will take a comprehensive look at problems relating to the
availability and use of fake or fraudulently issued driver's licenses, with
a particular focus on what the state and federal governments can do to
improve the system.  Enhancing the process by which driver's licenses are
issued, and improving the security of the cards to make them
counterfeit-resistant, will not only assist in the domestic combat against
terrorism, it can also help prevent under-aged people from purchasing
alcohol and tobacco products, keep problem drivers off the streets, and
provide law enforcement with tools to fight identity theft. >>




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