Passport verification unavailable amid outage

A system used to verify passport document data for agencies that issue driver's licenses and identification cards was unavailable Wednesday amid an outage, according to a transportation group.The U.S. Passport Verification Service provides a means for driver license agencies to verify that data against the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) back-end systems, according to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA). The organization, per its website, represents sta