WEB Notes: We have all heard about this in the past. The Feds are pushing hard for one ID for the entire nation and that is what Real ID is all about. A centralized database.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will begin posting signs at airports this week notifying travelers that beginning January 2018 it will start enforcing REAL ID requirements at airport security checkpoints, meaning that travelers seeking to use their state-issued driver’s license or identification card for boarding commercial aircraft may only use such documents if they are issued by a REAL ID compliant state or a non-compliant state with an extension.
Source: TSA to Notify Travelers of Upcoming 2018 Real ID Airport Enforcement | Homeland Security