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Jan 13, 2026

Utah First to Implement AAMVA RESTful PDPS and DIAE

AAMVA congratulates Utah on becoming the first jurisdiction to implement AAMVA's RESTful Web Services for their Problem Driver Pointer System (PDPS) and Digital Image Access and Exchange (DIAE...

Vivienne Cameron

Jan 13, 2026

Vivienne Cameron Retiring from AAMVA

After nearly 22 years of dedicated service to AAMVA and its members, Vivienne Cameron, Sr Program Director, NMVTIS will be retiring on January 31st. For more than two decades, Vivienne led the...

Greg Hanscom

Jan 13, 2026

AAMVA Mourns Greg Hanscom

AAMVA mourns the loss of Greg Hanscom, a dedicated public servant and longtime leader in the motor vehicle administration community. Greg served as President of Region 1 and Chair of the...

FDR Training

Jan 06, 2026

Fraud Detection and Remediation (FDR) e-Learning Has Been Updated for 2026!

Fraud Detection & Remediation (FDR) Training is our most widely accessed voluntary program. The updated courseware package (January 2026 version) is now available to member jurisdictions!

GHSA + Waymo First Responder Training

Jan 05, 2026

GHSA Announces Free Safety Training for First Responders on Interacting with Automated Vehicles

The Governors Highway Safety Association and Waymo have announced an online training for first responders regarding automated vehicles. This training covers the basics of vehicle automation...

Jan 05, 2026

New Jersey to Join S2S DHR and NRII

New Jersey will begin using State-to-State (S2S) Driver History Record (DHR) functionality beginning Monday, February 23, 2026. Tasks related to onboarding New Jersey will be conducted on Sunday...

Dec 23, 2025

AAMVA Names Jennifer Ridolfi as New Vehicle Program Manager

Jennifer Ridolfi has been selected as AAMVA's new Program Manager, Vehicle Programs & Strategic Operations on our Vehicle Programs & Services team. Jennifer recently worked as a Program Coordinator...

Dec 23, 2025

Oklahoma To Join S2S and S2S DHR, New York To Join S2S DHR

Oklahoma will begin using AAMVA's State-to-State (S2S) Verification Service and S2S Driver History Record (DHR), and New York (NY) will onboard to S2S DHR starting Monday, February 16, 2026. Tasks...

2026 Region 2 Leadership Meetings

Dec 09, 2025

Region 2 Leadership Meetings

The AAMVA Region 2 Board of Directors met last week in Austin, Texas, to hold their fall Board meeting and to host the annual Region 2 Chief Administrators and Law Enforcement Officials Roundtable....

ISA Working Group Meets in Texas

Dec 09, 2025

ISA Working Group Meets in Texas

The newly-formed Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) Working Group met this week in Austin, Texas. AAMVA is committed to ensuring jurisdictions are fully informed and supported as ISA discussions...

NMVTIS JSi Training in Kansas

Dec 09, 2025

AAMVA Conducts JSI Virtual Training for Kansas

Sanghavi Iyer, Tina Roush, and Holly Merz from AAMVA's Vehicle Programs and Services team, along with Paul Steier from Law Enforcement Programs and Services team, delivered virtual training on...

Digital ID Subcommittee Meets - December 2025

Dec 09, 2025

Digital Identity Subcommittee Meets in San Diego

The Digital Identity Subcommittee came together in San Diego last week to review updates to AAMVA's mDL Implementation Guidelines, mDL Procurement Guidance, and Model Legislation documents. They...

Dec 09, 2025

FMCSA Removes Noncompliant Training Providers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has removed nearly 3,000 CDL training providers from the Training Provider Registry (TPR) that have not been active for over a year...

Dec 01, 2025

AAMVA Recognized by 2025 Viddy Awards

AAMVA has received 2025 Viddy Awards for work produced throughout the last year. The 2025 Annual International Conference Wrap-Up Video has received a Gold Award, and the 2024 AAMVA Holiday Card...

Nov 24, 2025

2025 November NMVTIS State Program Subcommittee Meeting Meets in Arlington, VA

The NMVTIS State Program Subcommittee held its first meeting of the year at AAMVA's new office. This was an opportunity for the members to meet in person as there are seven new members joining the...

Nov 24, 2025

AAMVA Presents on mDL at Georgia DDS Event

Lori Daigle, AAMVA's Program Manager for outreach & Education, presented on the state of mobile driver licenses (mDL) and AAMVA's role in the mDL ecosystem during the Georgia Department of Driver...

Nov 24, 2025

Québec Takes the Lead in Canadian French Translation of AAMVA FDR Training

We are proud to recognize Québec, and in particular, Renée Delisle, for their outstanding efforts in translating the AAMVA Fraud Detection and Remediation (FDR) training into Canadian French. This...

Nov 19, 2025

2025 November Region 4 Board of Directors Meeting

The AAMVA Region 4 Board of Directors met last week in Las Vegas, Nevada, bringing together leadership to discuss key regional priorities and strengthen collaboration across jurisdictions. The...

Region 3 Conference Wraps Up

Nov 14, 2025

Region 3 Conference Wraps Up

From November 4-5, AAMVA hosted the 2025 Region 3 Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, ending with the swearing in of the new Region 3 Board of Directors and the transition from Pong Xiong (MN) to...

2025 Train-the-Trainer Class, Tulsa

Nov 14, 2025

AAMVA Hosts Second Train the Trainer in Tulsa

This week, Denise Hanchulak, AAMVA’s Program Manager, Driver/Med Cert/ Standards, and Philip Hadwin, AAMVA’s Program Manager, CSTIMS, met with commercial driver license (CDL) subject matter experts...

Nov 14, 2025

AAMVA Visits North Carolina

Ian Grossman, AAMVA's President and CEO, Patrice Aasmo, AAMVA's Director of Member Services for Regions 1 and 2, and Tom Foster, AAMVA's Law Enforcement Program Manager, spent time with the North...

Nov 14, 2025

Vermont Joins S2S and S2S DHR and Implements NRII Solution and the CDLIS Solution for DACH

Vermont becomes the 44th State to join State-to-State Verification Service (S2S), 39th State to join S2S Driver History Record (DHR), 22nd State to join CDLIS Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (DACH),...

Nov 04, 2025

Region 3 Conference This Week

The 2025 Region 3 Conference gets underway this week in Minneapolis, MN. The conference provides an opportunity for attendees to discuss relevant driver’s license, motor vehicle, and law...

AAMVA at AASHTO

Nov 04, 2025

AAMVA Highlights Importance of Driver Education and Work Zone Safety at AASHTO Conference

At the 2025 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Conference in New Orleans, LA, Jeff Oberdank, AAMVA's Portfolio Director, Driver and Examiner Testing...

Nov 04, 2025

Vermont To Join S2S and S2S DHR

Vermont will begin using State-to-State (S2S) Verification Service and S2S Driver History Record (DHR) functionality on Monday, November 10, 2025. Tasks related to onboarding Vermont will be...

2025 Driver Committee

Oct 27, 2025

2025 Combined Committees Meeting

AAMVA's Driver Committee, Law Enforcement Committee, Identity Management Committee, MVA Operations and Customer Experience Committee, and Vehicle Committee came together last week in Los Angeles...

AAMVA Visits Kansas Highway Patrol

Oct 27, 2025

AAMVA Presents for Kansas Highway Patrol

Holly Merz, AAMVA's National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) Junk, Salvage, and Insurance (JSI) Senior Program Analyst, and Sanghavi Iyer, AAMVA’s Program Manager for Vehicle...

AAMVA Attends IACP International Conference

Oct 27, 2025

AAMVA Attends IACP International Conference

Members of the AAMVA staff attended the 2025 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference, held in Denver, Colorado, from October 18–21. AAMVA staff participated in...

AAMVA Presents at the British Columbia Police Chie

Oct 27, 2025

AAMVA Presents at the British Columbia Police Chief’s Association Conference

On October 16, AAMVA's Law Enforcement Program Manager, Tom Foster, attended the British Columbia Police Chief’s Association conference in Vancouver, BC. Tom presented on the history of AAMVA and...

Oct 22, 2025

AAMVA Visits Wisconsin

AAMVA’s Julie Knittle, Mike McCaskill, Paul Steier, Patrick Fernan, Darcy Doty and Surajit Chatterjee met with leadership teams from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor...

Oct 22, 2025

Wyoming’s DHR, DACH, and NRII Implementation

AAMVA congratulates Wyoming on successfully implementing State-to-State (S2S) Driver History Record (DHR), the Commercial Driver License Information System (CDLIS) solution for DACH, and the...

Oct 22, 2025

AAMVA Leadership Academy Applications Now Being Accepted

The Leadership Academy provides professional development opportunities for future leaders in the AAMVA community. This week-long program will include modules on defining leadership, team building...

Oct 22, 2025

The 2026 AAMVA Awards Submission Portal Is Now Open!

AAMVA’s awards program fosters a tradition of excellence in the motor vehicle and law enforcement community by honoring individuals, teams, and organizations who have committed their time and...