But she said the government would have had a difficult time tracking down other cattle that may have been eaten the same feed because the nation lacks an effective animal ID program.

CNN: Mad cow case confirmed in California

The FY 2008 REAL ID Demonstration Grant Program is designed to standardize the way driver's licenses are issued and will help protect citizens against fraud and identity theft.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Myth: REAL ID creates a national identification (ID) card

From then on, any time the user clicks on a Web site, program or database that requires its own user ID and password, the software issues the proper credentials, all in the background, without the user having to lift a finger or remember a word.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Poor women who want to receive money through the Benazir Income Support Program, a government plan to give money to poor people, need a valid ID card.

NPR: In Pakistan Town, Men Have Spoken: No Women Vote