How We're Organized

Organization of the Social Security Administration	The Social Security Administration (SSA) is headed by a Commissioner and has a staff of approximately 62,000 employees. SSA's central office is in Baltimore, Maryland. The 15 central office components are organized along functional lines. The field organization is decentralized to provide services at the local level, and includes 10 regional offices, 6 processing centers, and approximately 1300 field offices.
Office of the Actuary	Makes estimates of financial status including future benefit costs and future tax collections. Works with policymakers in developing changes to improve benefits and the program's financial status. Monitors and evaluates the cost impact of the many proposals to change the Social Security programs.
Office of the Chief Information Officer	Develops the Information Resource Management Plan and defines the information technology vision and strategy for the Social Security Administration.
Office of the Chief Strategic Officer	Directs the administration of SSA's comprehensive management programs including Agency-level planning and performance monitoring.
Office of the General Counsel	Promotes, advocates, and protects all legal interests of the Social Security Administration.
Office of the Inspector General	Improves and protects Social Security programs and operations against fraud, waste, and abuse by conducting independent and objective audits, investigations, and evaluations.
Office of Quality Performance	Directs the development of innovative changes to the current Agency quality management program, including the program’s initiatives and mechanisms when they are not clearly delineated by statutory authority.
Budget, Finance and Management Office of Acquisitions and Grants Office of Budget Office of Facilities Management Office of Financial Policy and Operations Office of Publications and Logistics Management	Provides financial accounting, travel, systems security, library, historical, budget, acquisition and contracting, supply, facilities management, employer reporting and ethics counseling services for the Agency.
Communications Office of External Affairs Office of Communications Planning and Technology Press Office Public Inquiries	Conducts the Agency’s national public information and public affairs programs. Manages the Agency’s Internet and Intranet websites. Responds to inquiries relating to the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs. Prepares press releases and arranges press conferences for the national press corps.
Disability Adjudication and Review Office of Appellate Operations Office of Management Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge Office of the Federal Reviewing Official National Hearing Office	Provides a way for individuals and organizations to appeal a decision when they are dissatisfied with determinations affecting their rights to benefits, the amount of their benefits or their participation in programs administered by the Social Security Administration.
Disability and Income Security Programs Office of Disability Programs Office of Employment Support Programs Office of International Programs Office of Income Security Programs Office of Program Development and Research	Directs and manages the planning, development, issuance and evaluation of operational regulations, standards and instructions for the Retirement and Survivors Insurance (RSI), Disability Insurance (DI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and international SSA programs.
Human Resources Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Office of Labor-Management and Employee Relations Office of Personnel Office of Training	Provides human resource leadership and services to SSA employees.
Legislation and Congressional Affairs	Serves as the focal point for all legislative activity in SSA.
Operations Office of Automation Support Office of Central Operations Office of Disability Determinations Office of Electronic Services Office of Public Service and Operations Support Office of Telephone Services
Regional Offices:	Manage administration of Social Security programs in local offices across the U.S. that are the primary contacts between the public and SSA. These regions cover the following States and U.S. Territories:
Atlanta	Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Boston	Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Chicago	Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Dallas	Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Denver	Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Kansas City	Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri
New York	New Jersey, New York, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands
Philadelphia	Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
San Francisco	Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Guam, Saipan
Seattle	Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Policy Office of Disability and Income Assistance Policy Office of Retirement Policy Office of Research, Evaluation and Statistics	Serves as the Agency's focal point for policy development, policy analysis and research, evaluation, and statistics, available to the public through a quarterly journal and numerous statistical publications, in print and on the Internet.
Systems Office of Applications and Supplemental Security Income Systems Office of Disability Systems Office of Earnings, Enumeration and Administrative Systems Office of Enterprise Support Architecture and Engineering Office of Retirement and Survivors Insurance Systems Office of Systems Electronic Services Office of Telecommunications and Systems Operations	Conducts systems and operational integration and strategic planning, and implements a comprehensive systems configuration management, data base management and data administration program. Acquires software and hardware acquisition for SSA. Oversees software and hardware acquisition procedures, policies and activities. Directs the development of operational and programmatic specifications for new and modified systems, and oversees the development, validation and implementation of those systems.
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