As mDLs and verifiable credentials move from pilots toward deployment, NIST says one of the biggest remaining obstacles is no longer technology but adoption. For the government project, NIST is building on the base of its SP 800-63-3 Digital Identity Guidelines and working closely with partners at Login.gov and the states of Maryland and Georgia to try and capture practical, real-world implementations of mDL for access to government services. Outputs will focus on communications: a new blog series introducing the VDC ecosystem and the standards that underpin it, and an online resource hub, as well as the Special Publication 1800-42A practice guidelines, which has already been published for public comment.