Now is a great time to make this announcement. Everyone's trust in the US government has never been higher!

Makes you wonder if they really give a damn about positive PR, or understand PR period.

Exactly what I was thinking, I can't believe the populace is not choking on this concept!

Also the same US Gov whose identifiers are routinely required to fly, interact with banks and insurance companies, have a job, pay your federal taxes, etc.

If they were to mandate use of this system for, say, forum comments, I'd be worried. All they're proposing is a more secure and efficient way to identify yourself in situations where you already need to use a real identity.

I know! It's almost like there are a bunch of different federal agencies, with different schedules and wide-ranging and sometimes contradictory sets of goals.