[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 133 (Thursday, July 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46007-46008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17382]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority

    This statement amends Part S of the Statement of the Organization, 
Functions and Delegations of Authority, which covers the Social 
Security Administration (SSA). This notice moves the Chief Information 
Officer from the immediate Office of the Commissioner and establishes 
the Office of the Chief Information Officer. The new material and 
changes are as follows:

Section SA.20  Office of the Commissioner--(Functions)

    Delete from
    A.
    The Chief Information Officer is also located in the immediate 
Office of the Commissioner and reports directly to the Commissioner on 
statutorily defined CIO duties and as a key advisor to the Deputy 
Commissioner of Social Security.

Section S.10  The Social Security Administration--(Organization):

    Add
    M. The Office of the Chief Information Officer
    Add
Subchapter TH
The Office of the Chief Information Officer
TH.00  Mission
TH.10  Organization
TH.20  Functions

Section TH.00  The Office of the Chief Information Officer--(Mission)

    The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) develops the 
Information Resource Management Plan and defines the Information 
Technology (IT) vision and strategy for the Social Security 
Administration. The Office shapes the application of technology in 
support of the Agency's Strategic Plan including the Information 
Technology Architecture that outlines the long term Strategic 
Architecture and Systems Plans for the Agency and includes Agency IT 
Capital Planning. The OCIO supports and manages pre and post 
implementation reviews of major IT programs and projects as well as 
project tracking at critical review points. The OCIO provides oversight 
of major IT acquisitions to ensure they are consistent with Agency 
architecture and with the IT budget, and is responsible for the 
development of Agency IT security policies. The Office directs the 
realization of the Agency's Information Technology Architecture to 
guarantee architecture integration, design consistency, and compliance 
with federal standards, works with other Agencies on government-wide 
projects such as e-GOVERNMENT, and develops long range planning for IT 
Human Resource Strategies.

Section TH.10  The Office of the Chief Information Officer--
(Organization)

    The Office of the Chief Information Officer, under the leadership 
of the Chief Information Officer includes:

A. The Chief Information Officer
B. The Immediate Office of the Chief Information Officer
C. The Office of Information Technology Systems Review
D. The Office of Information Technology Security Policy

Section TH.20  The Office of the Chief Information Officer--(Functions)

    A. The Chief Information Officer is directly responsible to the 
Commissioner for carrying out the OCIO mission and providing general 
supervision to the major components of the OCIO. The CIO is a member of 
the Federal CIO Council. The Deputy Chief Information Officer assists 
the Chief Information Officer in carrying out his/her responsibilities.
    B. The Immediate Office of the Chief Information Officer provides 
the CIO with management support on the full range of his/her 
responsibilities. Other duties include the coordination and preparation 
of reports on a variety of IT projects, the Information Resource 
Management Plan, and enterprise IT Architecture. The Office is 
responsible for Agency compliance with legislation, OMB directives and 
GAO guidance concerning IT capital and investment control and for 
issuance of Agency procedures in this area. It also designates a member 
to serve on the Architecture Review Board (ARB). The CIO will select 
the chair of the ARB.
    C. The Office of Information Technology Systems Review serves as 
the principal independent source of advice to the Information 
Technology Advisory Board, the SSA Chief Financial Officer, and the CIO 
on the feasibility, suitability, and conformance to regulations of 
proposed systems plans and acquisitions, on proposed systems design and 
requirement specifications, and on all other systems strategies and 
related issues. It reviews the proposed Information Technology Systems 
(ITS) budget and Agency Procurement Requests for adequacy, clarity, 
cost-effectiveness, achievability, consistency with Agency plans, and 
to ensure that project objectives are realistic and complete. It 
conducts technical reviews of the functional requirements and design 
specifications of all ITS hardware and software systems to ensure their 
sufficiency and compliance with applicable policies, procedures, and 
Agency plans. The Office conducts in-process reviews of systems, 
planned implementation strategies, contracts, interagency agreements, 
and other ongoing work in the systems area to determine compliance with 
Agency decisions and plans and monitors significant ITS projects to 
ensure that Agency objectives and timeframes are met. The Office 
conducts Information Management reviews, maintains the Agency ITS 
budget projects accounting data base, and provides the CIO and 
Commissioner with regular status reports on the execution of the 
Agency's ITS budget.
    D. The Office of Information Technology Security Policy is 
responsible for directing and managing SSA's overall information 
systems security program. This includes the development of SSA's 
security policy requirements and the effective implementation of other 
governing directives. It guides SSA-wide security awareness programs 
for management and employees on security policy/requirements. The 
Office is also

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responsible for setting policy for developing and implementing security 
requirements/safeguards for SSA's state information exchange program 
and leading and coordinating physical security policy.

    Dated: July 1, 2002.
Jo Anne B. Barnhart,
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 02-17382 Filed 7-10-02; 8:45 am]
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