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Government/Legislation - June 2008
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DHS improves traveler screening process, reduces hassles
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently made some changes that allow airlines to create a system to verify and securely store a passenger’s date of birth to clear up watch-list misidentifications. Unfortunately, passengers with names similar to someone on a watch list were not allowed to check in remotely and had to stand in line to check in at the ticket counter. Now, those travelers will be able to check in online or at remote kiosks.
DHS is also providing more clarity on the types of identification that will be accepted at checkpoints in the United States—federal or state issued photo identification will be accepted if it contains: name, date of birth, gender, expiration date, and a tamper-resistant feature. Standardizing the list of accepted documents better aligns TSA and other DHS components and REAL ID benchmarks. More information on acceptable documents is available at www.tsa.gov.
Source: www.dhs.gov
