The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has initiated a transition to a modernized online sign-in system for veterans accessing benefits and healthcare services, implementing […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced plans to implement new secure sign-in options for its online services starting in 2025, offering veterans streamlined […]

[Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article stated that the 2022 agreement between the IRS and ID.me required facial recognition for tax filing, rather […]

ID.me is turning to David Kensick to try to improve its user experience. Kensick has specifically been hired as the company’s new Chief Experience Officer […]

The embattled identity provider ID.me is celebrating a bit of good news while downplaying a bit of bad. The good news comes in the form […]

ID.me is still attracting scrutiny from lawmakers worried about its contract with the IRS. In January, the tax agency had announced that biometric verification with […]

The IRS is sticking with ID.me for the verification of taxpayers’ identities this year, but has officially announced that those who don’t want to undergo […]

The IRS is backtracking from its decision to make facial recognition mandatory for people using its online services. The agency first announced that it would […]

ID.me is giving users a non-biometric authentication option. In doing so, the company is responding to the backlash to its expanded partnership with the IRS. […]

Amid intense media scrutiny, the Treasury Department is reconsidering its use of ID.me’s biometric technology to verify the identities of individuals filing their taxes online. […]

ID.me is reaffirming its commitment to inclusive and ethical identification practices. The company recently became the official identity provider for the IRS, and currently provides […]

The IRS is making ID.me its official identity provider. The agency first started trialing ID.me’s platform back in 2017, initially using the technology to administer […]