The Foreign Service Journal, March 2023

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | MARCH 2023 53 AFSA NEWS Changes to Domestic Travel Rules Beginning May 7, 2025, every air traveler 18 years of age and older will need a Real ID–com- pliant driver’s license, state- issued enhanced driver’s license, or another form of identification accepted by the Transportation Security Administration, such as a passport or a permanent residency card, to board a domestic flight within the United States. This requirement also applies to TSA PreCheck pas- sengers. Children under the age of 18 traveling domesti- cally with an adult, however, are exempt. To find out if your identifi- Columbia and the majority of U.S. territories. To obtain a Real ID, check your state’s requirements online. In most cases, you can get one by visiting your local Department of Motor Vehicles, either as part of a standard license renewal or by filling out a special application. Applicants will be asked to provide a Social Security num- ber, proof of address through documents like a utility bill or bank statement, and identity verification through additional documents such as a birth certificate or passport. This change has been in the making since the passage of the Real IDAct in 2005, which mandated a recommendation from the 9/11 Commission to establish better identification standards. That panel found that nearly all of the Sept. 11 hijackers were carrying U.S. driver’s licenses and state IDs, and that most of these documents had been obtained fraudulently. Rules for identification when traveling internationally will not be affected. Learn more about the new guidelines at www.tsa. gov/real-id. For information by state, visit www.dhs.gov/ real-id, and click your state on the map. n cation is Real ID–compliant, check the card for the seal. Usually in gold or black, it features a star in the center and indicates that the bearer of the card has been screened and approved according to a standard set by the federal government, not only by the state issuing the license. State-issued enhanced driver’s licenses, which will also be accepted at airport security checkpoints, are marked with a flag. Real ID–compliant licenses and TSA-accepted identification cards are now being issued in all 50 states, as well as in the District of USAID Framework Negotiations Complete In late October, AFSA and USAID concluded the rene- gotiation of their Framework Agreement (aka Collective Bargaining Agreement). AFSA and USAID negotiating teams signed the agreement on Dec. 7, 2022, sending it for a final USAID agency head review. On Jan. 4, 2023, USAID Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources Paloma Adams-Allen also signed, putting the agree- ment into effect. Developed over the course of negotiations begun in June 2022, the new agreement provides a broad framework for AFSA–USAID relations, covering areas such as union rights and rep- resentation; management rights and responsibilities; and negotiation procedures. It replaces an agreement signed in 1993 and slightly updated in 2008. The new Framework Agreement can be found on the AFSA website under the USAID vice president’s page at www.afsa.org/USAID. n On Dec. 7, 2022, USAID and AFSA met at USAID headquarters to sign the renegotiated Framework Agreement. From left: USAID Senior Employee and Labor Relations Specialist Krista Grimmett, USAID Employee and Labor Relations Specialist James Truong, USAID Office of the General Counsel’s Attorney Adviser Kenny Bledsoe, USAID Deputy Director of Employee and Labor Relations Joseph Laster, USAID Director of Employee and Labor Relations Nick Gottlieb, AFSA USAID VP Jason Singer, AFSA General Counsel Sharon Papp, USAID Labor Management Adviser Sue Bremner, and AFSA Attorney Adviser Briana Odom. AFSA/JULIAWOHLERS