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kennydude
Looks to be the USA equivalent to the GOV.UK One Login system which is also being pushed. Good to see goverments trying to working across departments to make things, eventually, easier https://www.sign-in.service.gov.uk/
psd1
Gov.uk can push a login system because it already has penetration across departments of the civil service.

It has that because of political will to implement it, combined with a coherent design language implemented as a set of well-thought-out components. It is a "pit of success" - departments get better quality for less expense, so they don't chafe about it being mandated.

I don't see the political will in America. The population hates anything that the other side touched. "The proud state of Mississippi was built on jQuery", etc.

charlesabarnes
Login.gov is being used by a number of government services already.

I personally used it for global entry and I have seen it used for the PPP site during covid

seatac76
Not to mention Social Security Administration is using this as login now which is a big deal.
cbanek
I'm a happy user of login.gov for various things (IRS, SSA, etc). But I was surprised that there's also id.me, which is used many places for the same thing, as if there's another login.gov. I'm still not sure why there is two.

"It is a bad thing when one becomes two." - Hagakure

esbranson
To use ID.me one must:

* Consent to the collection, use, and sharing of their personal information to third parties (i.e. data brokers).

* Agree to binding arbitration and a waiver of class action rights.

* Agree to limits on liability for any indirect, punitive, special, exemplary, incidental, or consequential damages.

* Consent to arbitrary termination of the account at any time for any reason.

Login.gov does not.

firethief
ID.me also seems to be the only way to interact with the IRS online, and has arbitrarily decided my identity is unverifiable.
JohnFen
The ID.me requirement is what keeps me from using the IRS online services. I hope that it will be replaced by login.gov eventually.