The federal government has spent millions of dollars on the adjudication and credentialing of its workforce, both employees and contractors, yet as a frequent traveler, we are subjected to the same level of scrutiny as any other traveler and sometimes even more since the TSA airport employees often do not even recognize a FIPS compliant identification credential.

Why are we not leveraging the investment in tax dollars to this process, if not to authenticate individuals who have already gone through extensive scrutiny and should be able to process at airports and other border crossings expeditiously.  This would free up TSA resources to better focus on those individuals who pose a risk to air travel and entrance into the country.

Recommendation, if the HSPD-12 credential is not going to be used,  then we should stop wasting tax payers money on extensive and exhaustive background checks, since TSA personnel is more comfortable relying on a State issued drivers licenses.

It is important since it would create greater efficiency for processing travelers at both border crossings and airports.  It would save the government money in personnel costs since it should reduce the number of people required to check passengers that have been fully adjudicated and vetted, who essentially pose no risk.

It would free up TSA budget to be more effectively used to screen individuals who in fact pose a potential risk to the country.

If the credentials are not going to be used, then the process should be halted and taxpayers money would be saved to be used on other technologies or initiatives that will yield benefit in securing our borders and air travel.