Originally Posted by dank0014

Well IMO, checking ID's is a complete waste of time and resources by the TSA - does nothing to improve security and just causes a longer wait time, but regardless of that, the the poster mentioned above, they have other ways to confirm identification. When your father arrives, have him go to the ticket counter and request to speak to a TSA lead. Have him explain the situation, and ask for verification through the Public Databases. They will be able to verify the information elsewhere.

I once had my DL expired (just honestly wasn't paying attention) and they called the TSA lead, asked me a whole four questions in the side room, verified (I had my passport number, but not the passport with me), and they verified it all and was on my merry way - took me a whole 5 extra minutes.