Information technology : Social Security Administration's data exchanges support current programs, but better planning is needed to meet future demands : report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) receives electronic data from other agencies to support its own programs, and provides electronic data to support more than 800 state and federal agency partners. This information aids in, among other things, the processing and distribution of beneficiary pay...

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Corporate Authors:	United States. Government Accountability Office, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance
Other Authors:	Melvin. Valerie C.
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]
Subjects:	United States. > Social Security Administration > Information resources management. Information storage and retrieval systems > United States. Electronic data processing > Government policy > United States. Interagency coordination > United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS119706

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Summary:	The Social Security Administration (SSA) receives electronic data from other agencies to support its own programs, and provides electronic data to support more than 800 state and federal agency partners. This information aids in, among other things, the processing and distribution of beneficiary payments and the delivery of services such as driver's license issuance and voter registration. SSA relies on its information technology (IT) infrastructure -- its databases, applications, networks, and IT management practices -- to support its current and future needs for exchanging data with its state and federal partners. GAO was asked to (1) determine the extent to which SSA's IT infrastructure effectively and efficiently supports current data exchanges, and any system-related problems affecting its exchange partners; and (2) describe SSA's efforts to ensure that its IT infrastructure can support the agency's and its partners' future data exchange environment. To do this, GAO analyzed agency documentation and interviewed SSA officials, as well as federal and state data exchange partners. GAO is recommending that SSA conduct the analyses needed to define requirements for delivering data exchange services to its partners in the future and use the results of these analyses to update its target architecture.
Item Description:	Title from cover screen (GAO, viewed October 19, 2009). "September 2009." "GAO-09-966." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (ii, 34 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.