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Virginia DMV reports Real ID surge, $143 million undesignated balance and plan to move mainframe to cloud
Summary
The Department of Motor Vehicles told the Senate committee it handled a surge in Real ID transactions, has a $143 million undesignated cash balance intended for modernization, and plans to migrate its mainframe to a cloud environment and launch a mobile ID in July.
Gerald Lackey, Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, briefed the Senate Finance Committee on June 4 about recent operations, Real ID demand, and a multi‑year modernization program.
Lackey said DMV managed a substantial Real ID surge in April and May — transactions peaked near one million in April — and that statewide Real ID saturation stood at about 63.6% of the population. Average in‑office wait times during the surge were roughly 20–25 minutes, and the agency…
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