By:
Adnan Lulu
Jacob Patterson
Eric Tabor
Jonathan Garcia
BCIS 502
New Mexico State University Introduction
What is the Real ID Act of 2005? The Real ID Act of 2005 is Division B of an act of the United States Congress titled Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Wikipedia). The Real ID Act has been talked about for many of years but with the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, more politicians thought now is the time to really push it again. The Real ID Act is intended to deter terrorism and make America safer. The Real ID Act will implement the following:
1. Establish national standards for state-issued driver 's licenses and non-driver 's identification cards.
2. Waive laws that interfere with construction of physical barriers at the borders.
3. Update and tighten the laws on application for asylum and deportation of aliens for terrorist activity.
4. Introduce rules covering "delivery bonds" (like bail bonds but for aliens who have been released pending hearings);
5. Fund some reports and pilot projects related to border security; and
Change visa limits for temporary workers, nurses, and Australian citizens. (Wikipedia)
September 11, 2001 should not have spawned the Real ID Act to be taken into action.
The Real ID Act of 2005 is going to be hard to implement. The Real ID Act of 2005 requires the states to do a lot of the work. To get around the first obstacle the federal government is going to have to control of the project. The federal government is going to have to be the project manager. The Real ID Act of 2005 also requires the linking of the driver license to a database, but the Real ID Act does not make this a requirement. This is going to be one enormous ERP software rollout. SAP or Oracle will definitely have to be involved or at least consulted with for this project. This is going to be a bumpy rollout unless
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