Blake Hall, CEO for ID.me, joins Scoop News Group to discuss how federal and state agencies can improve citizen access through portable identity proofing.

A new report looks at how states like Arizona are adopting modern identity verification tools to save billions in fraud and provide benefits to eligible claimants.

The digital offering allows veterans to verify their identities via video chat, saving a visit to the nearest VA field office.

​Connect.gov is live in its first phase, but only a few agencies so far have agreed to use the uniform digital credential platform. However, as the service matures and its benefits are realized, ID.me, one of the credential-providing partners on the project, believes that will change.