The White House is about to throw its support behind state issuance of mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs), in part to fill the role of digital identity in securing government benefits issuance against fraud. A draft executive order yet to be signed by U.S. President Joe Biden will “strongly encourage the use of digital identity documents,” Notus reports. Estimates for how much financial aid was fraudulently collected from U.S. public coffers during the pandemic start at $80 billion, and stronger identity verification through digital IDs and biometric authentication has since been a priority for many government departments. https://www.biometricupdate.com/202408/white-house-poised-to-throw-federal-support-behind-mdls