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Budget and Finances

The Office of the Chief Actuary deals with the financial impact of risk and uncertainty. They provide expert assessments of financial security systems, with a focus on their complexity, their mathematics, and their mechanisms.

Audits and Investigations

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is known as "the investigative arm of Congress". GAO helps improve the performance and accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people.

The Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has the following responsibilities:

Read OIG's reports, investigations, news releases, stories, and testimonies. Also visit OIG's Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages, as well as its blog called "Beyond the Numbers."

FOIA Requests

The Freedom of Information Act creates procedures whereby members of the public may obtain SSA records.

Information Quality


Multimedia Archive

Online Services From Social Security - In Spanish!

Updated: April 26, 2012

Older Spanish male and female using SSA online servicesAre you a Spanish speaker and thinking about applying for Social Security retirement benefits, Medicare, or the Extra Help with the Cost of Medicare Prescription drugs?  Or maybe you would like to get an estimate of your future retirement benefits using our Retirement Estimator?  
Find out how you can do business in Spanish, using our online services! Watch our webinar, "¡Servicios del Seguro Social por Internet en Espanol!," presented in Spanish, to learn about our Spanish applications and ask us questions during a live interactive broadcast. And if you don’t use a computer, have a loved one check out this webinar to help you get started with your online applications.

en Espanol

Social Security: What's in it for You?

Updated: April 5, 2011

Collage of young workers and college studentsOn March 10th at 3pm EST, Social Security hosted a webinar for college students and young workers, called “Social Security 101: What’s in it for me?”  Participants learned answers to questions like “what’s that FICA tax that comes out of my paycheck?,” “how can Social Security help me at my age?” and “why should I worry about planning for retirement now?”  Following the presentation, the audience had an opportunity to pose additional questions during an interactive session.

Watch recording of the webinar

Social Security Announces "How Social Security Has Made a Difference in My Life" Video Contest Winner

Updated: September 17, 2010

Congratulations to Erica Solway, Lindsay Trapnell, Laura Hunt, Alex Butterwick, and Kate Schriver, whose video, "Social Security: Real Stories," has won our "How Social Security Has Made a Difference in My Life" video contest!

Thank you to all who participated!


View "Social Security: Real Stories" on YouTube

View the other video contest submissions

Social Security Posts Video Highlights from Open Government Employee Awareness Day

Posted: August 24, 2010

Video Highlights from Open Government Employee Awareness DayOn July 14 2010, the Chief Information Officer hosted an Open Government Employee Awareness Day Event at Social Security's Headquarters in Baltimore, MD. The purpose? To Increase employees' understanding of the principles of open government and how they can become involved in activities to help SSA become more transparent, participatory, and collaborative.

View speaker videos and presentations