Here's a good article on Real IDs which most people don't have but which will eventually be required to enter federal buildings. Do we know when Social Security offices will require Read IDs? I'm expecting major problems when that day arrives. Many people will fail to get a Real ID until too late.
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Sung to the tune of "American Pie"
Helter skelter
In the federal shelter
Real ID was required
and poor claimants faltered
Documents and dollars
They could not afford
Claims were dismissed
They lost their rights
Without even having
A chance to fight
I saw Satan laughing with delight
The day their claims were denied
A lot of states have already required this. Georgia made it mandatory in mid-2012. So anyone getting/renewing a driver's license or State ID since then, has been required to furnish all the documentation to get the gold star on the license/ID.
A good "best practice" is to remind friends and family to get a separate State ID when replacing or changing a driver's license. It is much easier to restore your other needed IDs after loss or theft if you have an additional photo ID at home separate from those you carry.
Missouri took an interesting twist to Real ID, offering people a standard ID license or one that meets the Real ID requirements. That way your information is "protected." I find it amusing that Americans still think they have privacy, it is to laugh.
According to DHS, Real ID does not apply to applying for or receiving federal benefits. I suspect there may some initial confusion with contracted security guards and especially with entering sites where OHO is in a federal building, but the logical argument is that claimants must be granted access regardless of Real ID.
Also, since the Oklahoma City bombing, SSA has made a concerted effort to move as many offices as possible out of federal buildings nationwide.
Actually, entering a federal facility and applying for benefits are two separate actions. So it is indeed quite likely that one would need a Read ID compliant ID to gain access to a federal facility (a decision made by the protective or facilities people) but that the ID would not be required to file for benefits (in accordance with the law). Both actions are compliant with the DHS FAQs.
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