The Social Security Administration (SSA) is implementing new, stronger identity verification requirements. This change means that most beneficiaries can no longer verify their identity over the phone.

The new ID update aims to reduce fraud and streamline Medicare processes online. ID.me announced its new contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to streamline processes on ...

Beginning in early 2026, a major change for people accessing their accounts on Medicare.gov will occur through identity verification using ID.me and CLEAR. This change is a piece of a larger update by ...

Residents have until May 6 to become Real ID compliant for domestic airline lights, although a phased implementation will be followed by the TSA. The federal government has implimented a program that ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The government’s identity proofing and single sign-on tool, Login.gov, is adding passports as a way for people to prove that they are ...

Residents have until May 6 to become Real ID compliant or they won't be able to take domestic airline lights. The federal government will no longer consider standard driver licenses and identification ...

Signs inside the 18F headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier / FedScoop) Individuals will soon be able to verify their identities using their passports on the General Services ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The government’s single sign-on and identity proofing service, Login.gov, has lost its top leadership after its director, Hanna Kim, ...