The Role of State Government (5B)

Session Topic: The Role of State Government (data, policy, operations) (T5B)

Convener: Dave Burhop

Notes-taker(s): Dave Burhop

Tags for the session - technology discussed/ideas considered:

• How involved should state government, especially DMV’s, be in identity proofing…is their mission changing?
• Should state governments design their authentication systems with a national framework in mind?
• Using what technology?
• What are the policy implications
• Economic incentives?

Discussion notes, key understandings, outstanding questions, observations, and, if appropriate to this discussion: action items, next steps:

• DMV’s have the most relying parties for their credentials
• Identity “proofing” is currently done by many different types of organizations who can’t detect fraudulent credentials
• Aspects of the federal Real-ID act actually provides a stronger position for states to perform identity proofing
• Perhaps a central entity like the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) could facilitate a federated model across state DMVs similar with what they do for other systems (commercial drivers)
• Virginia cited by the feds (study done on all states) as having a 16% error rate in its healthcare eligibility databases
• The Commonwealth of Virginia recognizes the value of their DMV proofed records in combination with other agency’s records that forms an enterprise data management (EDM) model. EDM can be used to ensure a person is who they say they are and can be used by all state agencies resulting in reduced fraud and identity errors.
• Virginia to be authenticating both individuals and organizations through their Commonwealth Authentication Services (CAS) system, which they’re currently developing, in preparation for general healthcare eligibility requirements and Virginia’s Health Information Exchange (HIE) program
• Virginia is trying to get other state DMVs to consider this change in their fundamental mission – the certification that a citizen can safely operate a vehicle while also certifying that the person is who they say they are