It took a torturous three-year environmental review by state and federal authorities before Ivanpah received its license and the project is currently the subject of two lawsuits filed by an environmental organization and a Native American group over its impact on the imperiled desert tortoise and cultural artifacts.
Sometime in the near future, the Administration is expected to submit to Congress, under the provisions of the Arms Export Control Act, a certification announcing its intention to approve General Dynamics' export license application for codevelopment participation in the Japanese FS-X project.
Kentucky will also use these funds to expand the scope of its REAL ID Pilot Project by comparing U.S. foreign born citizens applying for a REAL ID driver's license with the U.S. Department of State's foreign born citizen birth record information.