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Frederick Porter

Apr 22, 2025

AAMVA Mourns the Passing of Fred Porter

Fredrick Dailey Porter, 75, of Rogers, AR, passed away on April 17, 2025. In 1980, Fred was appointed by the Clinton Administration to lead the Arkansas Office of Motor Vehicles. During his 24-year...

2025 Leadership Academy

Apr 15, 2025

AAMVA Leadership Academy Wraps Up

The 2025 Class of AAMVA's Leadership Academy officially completed their training last week, wrapping up several days of professional development, leadership training, and networking. As part of the...

Apr 15, 2025

AAMVA Provides Testimony on mDLs to Texas Legislature

On Wednesday, April 9, AAMVA Identity Management Programs and Services team member Tim Roufa spoke before the Texas House of Representatives' Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety and...

Apr 07, 2025

Registration Now Open for the 2025 Region 4 Conference

Registration is now open for the 2025 Region 4 Conference, July 22-24, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. 

Apr 07, 2025

AAMVA Seeks Vice President, Law Enforcement Programs and Services

AAMVA has initiated a search for a Vice President, Law Enforcement Programs and Services. This position will continue to guide the overall strategy and operation of the Law Enforcement Programs and...

Apr 07, 2025

AAMVA Leadership Academy This Week

The 2025 AAMVA Leadership Academy kicked off today in Arlington, Virginia, with 20 participants joining the class.  

Mar 18, 2025

2025 Workshop and Law Institute Wraps Up

From March 12-13, 2025, AAMVA hosted the 2025 Workshop and Law Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah. During the conference, members had the opportunity to network and attend sessions on hot topics...

Mar 18, 2025

Standing Committee Updates Presented at 2025 Workshop and Law Institute

AAMVA's Driver, Identity Management, Law Enforcement, and Vehicle Committees each gave a video update at the 2025 Workshop and Law Institute, detailing their accomplishments over the past year and...

Mar 18, 2025

New NVMTIS State Web Interface (SWI)

AAMVA is releasing a new version of the NMVTIS State Web Interface (SWI) on March 23, 2025. The updated application features a modernized user interface, additional search options, and integration...

Mar 18, 2025

New NMVTIS Courses Available on the LMS!

We are pleased to inform you that AAMVA has released two new training courses for NMVTIS: NMVTIS SWI Training – Help Desk FunctionsNMVTIS SWI Training – VIN & Title Number Search For a...

Alaska DTS Handover Ceremony

Mar 10, 2025

Alaska Joins the AAMVA Digital Trust Service

On Tuesday, March 4, Lori Daigle and Tim Roufa of the AAMVA Identity Management Programs and Services team traveled to Anchorage to receive the mDL public key from the Alaska Division of Motor...

Mar 10, 2025

AAMVA at Lifesavers Conference

AAMVA was well represented at the Lifesavers Conference in Long Beach, CA, March 9 – 11, 2025. Among the 1,887 total attendees were Brian Ursino, Vice President, Law Enforcement Programs (Brian...

Mar 10, 2025

2025 Workshop and Law Institute This Week

We're looking forward to seeing you this week at the 2025 Workshop & Law Institute. All conference sessions will take place at the Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek. Get ready to learn...

Secure Technology Alliance ID & Pymt Summit

Mar 03, 2025

AAMVA Joins Secure Technology Alliance Identity and Payment Summit

Lori Daigle, Identity Specialist with AAMVA’s Identity Management team, participated in the Secure Technology Alliance Identity and Payment Summit in San Diego, California, February 24-26. Her...

Mar 03, 2025

Driver Testing & Examiner Training Subcommittee (DTET) and CSTIMS Subcommittee Hold Meetings

The Driver Testing & Examiner Training (DTET) Subcommittee and CSTIMS Subscommittee both held meetings last week in Savannah, GA. The DTET reviewed and approved minor changes to the CDL...

Vox - Explain It To Me

Mar 03, 2025

AAMVA Discusses REAL ID on 'Explain It To Me'

AAMVA President and CEO Ian Grossman appeared on the most recent episode of the Vox podcast, Explain It To Me, discussing REAL ID and the upcoming enforcement deadline. Listen to the episode here...

Feb 24, 2025

Welcome Associate Members!

AAMVA is pleased to welcome the following organizations to our Associate Membership program. Follow the links below to learn more about each organization.  •    MATTR Trading US Inc  •    KeyMark...

Feb 19, 2025

Washington Joins State-to-State Verification Service Driver History Record

AAMVA congratulates Washington on successfully implementing AAMVA's State-to-State Verification Service (S2S) Driver History Record (DHR) on February 16, 2025. All migration activities have...

Feb 19, 2025

More AAMVA IT Courses Available on the LMS

We are pleased to inform you that AAMVA has released a new training course for CDLIS Reports: CD90.10.1 DACH Transaction Report (advanced). For a comprehensive list of all systems training and...

2025 Winter Board Meeting

Feb 11, 2025

AAMVA Board of Directors Holds Annual Winter Meeting

The AAMVA Board of Directors held their annual winter meeting last week in Arlington, VA. The Board received operational updates on key initiatives including member support, financial management...

AAMVA Visits Alberta

Feb 11, 2025

AAMVA Visits Alberta

Ian Grossman, AAMVA's President & CEO and Julie Knittle, AAMVA's Director of Member Support for Regions 3 and 4, recently visited Alberta to celebrate the retirement of Firoz Mohamed who retired...

AAMVA Presenting Before Secretaries of State

Feb 11, 2025

AAMVA Presents Before Secretaries of State

AAMVA's Vice President of Government Affairs, Cian Cashin, presented on issues of collaboration between state agencies responsible for the administration of motor vehicle and public safety records...

AAMVA staff training at the Dover DMV

Feb 11, 2025

Delaware DMV Gets Ready for the Modernized CDL Testing System

AAMVA commercial driver license (CDL) training staff provided 3-days of on-site training at the Dover, Delaware DMV. Training consisted of virtual sessions, in-person training and outdoor range...

S2S DHR

Feb 11, 2025

Washington To Join State-to-State Driver History Record

Washington will begin using AAMVA’s State-to-State (S2S) Verification Service Driver History Record (DHR) functionality on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Tasks related to onboarding WA will be...

Multi-Stage Vehicle Working Group, January 2025

Feb 03, 2025

Multi-Stage Vehicle Working Group Meets in Arlington

Members of the Multi-Stage Vehicle Working Group met from January 28-29, at AAMVA Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. The group spent time developing content for a best practice document regarding...

AAMVA at SAE Meeting

Feb 03, 2025

AAMVA Attends SAE Government/Industry Meeting

Paul Steier, AAMVA’s Director of Vehicle Programs, participated in a panel discussion during the SAE Government/Industry Meeting in Washington, DC, on January 30. The session focused on policy gaps...

CMV

Feb 03, 2025

Driver Testing and Examiner Training Subcommittee To Host CDL Train-the-Trainer Course in Tulsa

AAMVA’s Driver Testing and Examiner Training (DTET) Subcommittee has scheduled a Commercial Driver License (CDL) Train-the-Trainer (Instructor Development) Course for April 14-18, 2025, in Tulsa...

AAMVA Awards

Feb 03, 2025

Congratulations to the 2024 IDEC Examiners of the Year

AAMVA is pleased to announce the 2024 IDEC Examiners of the Year recipients have been posted to the AAMVA website. The examiners were selected by their jurisdiction for their excellence in adhering...

PDPS REST System Specification, V1.0

Feb 03, 2025

Now Available: PDPS REST System Specification V1.0

The Problem Driver Pointer System (PDPS) REST System Specification document, Version 1.0, is now available on the AAMVA website. The PDPS REST solution has been developed in such a way that there...

AAMVA Logo

Feb 03, 2025

Welcome Associate Members

AAMVA is pleased to welcome the following organizations to our Associate Membership program. Follow the links below to learn more about each organization. InfoPay - InfoPay's proprietary...