ID.me is a legitimate identity verification tool used by federal agencies, but scammers exploit its trusted reputation. Learn how to stay safe online.

McLean, Virginia identity tech company ID.me is once again facing scrutiny from the federal government over its work on federal contracts. Coronavirus Committee Chair Rep. James Clyburn said in a ...

Much like all of us when April comes around, McLean, Virginia identity tech firm ID.me is having some trouble with taxes. There are pros here, including a potential lessening of tax fraud, for one.

A view of the IRS building in Washington, D.C., on April 17, 2023. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images) The IRS’s identity-proofing program needs stronger oversight and better ...

TAMPA, Fla. — As Congress continues its probe into ID.me, a company contracted to verify identities for access to critical government services, like unemployment, a former employee is speaking ...

For more than a year now, thousands of Arizonans have complained they can't get the unemployment pay they deserve. $1,075,140. That's how much taxpayer money the State of Arizona paid a company called ...

ID.me, the verification service that most U.S. states turned to during the pandemic to confirm the identity of people applying for unemployment aid, attracted public scrutiny this month when it was ...

The major reversal comes one day after the IRS ended its use of ID.me's facial recognition service and amidst an outpouring of public pushback. Reading time 3 minutes In a major turn of events, ...

(CBS4) - In an effort to combat fraud, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment is paying a company called ID.me to verify unemployment claimants' identities, and it has stipulated claimants ...

The Internal Revenue Service has awarded McLean digital identity tech company ID.me a blanket purchase agreement valued at up to $1 billion for identity verification and authentication products and ...

On June 7, 2025, the Social Security Administration permanently retired its legacy username-and-password login, making Login.gov and ID.me the only gateways to online services. Both platforms let you ...