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U.S. military installations are no longer allowing visitors to gain base access using official ID cards from five states -- Illinois, New Mexico, Missouri, Washington and Minnesota -- because those cards don’t comply with federal standards.

Fliers who don't have the latest driver's licenses will have a two-year reprieve before their IDs are rejected at airport security checkpoints.

More than 181,000 consumer drones have been registered since the Federal Aviation Administration rolled out a mandatory registration program two weeks ago.
 

The Department of Homeland Security is accepting applications from graduate and undergraduate students for its Cyber Student Volunteer Initiative. 

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson activated the National Terrorism Advisory System for the first time today.
 

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy wants to ban people on federal terrorism watch lists from buying firearms in the state. 

DHS will unveil a new national alert system in the coming days to reflect the "new phase" of the terror threat.

GEICO has become the first insurer in New York State to complete the certification process through the DMV to allow customers to begin using electronic ID cards on their smart phones and electronic devices.

Metal detectors have been installed at three entrances to the Ohio Statehouse as part of increased security measures.
 

In an effort to increase security of passports, the U.S. State Department said U.S. passport holders will no longer have the option to pay for additional page inserts.