    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2007]
    [Pages 527-531]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

    6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235

    Phone, 410-965-1234. Internet, www.socialsecurity.gov.
    Commissioner of Social Security                   Michael J. Astrue
        Deputy Commissioner                           (vacancy)
        Chief of Staff                                David V. Foster
        Counselor to the Commissioner                 Laurence J. Love
        Executive Counselor on Interagency            Rita S. Geier
                Adjudication
        Executive Director for Disability             Mary B. Chatel
                Service Improvement
        Senior Advisor                                Michel N. Korbey
    Chief Actuary                                     Stephen C. Goss
        Deputy Chief Actuary (Short Range)            Eli N. Donkar
        Deputy Chief Actuary (Long Range)             Alice H. Wade
    Chief Information Officer                         Thomas P. Hughes
        Deputy Chief Information Officer              Gregory C. Pace
    Chief Quality Officer                             G. Kelly Croft
        Deputy Chief Quality Officer                  H. Alan Lane
    Chief Strategic Officer                           Myrtle S. Habersham
        Deputy Chief Strategic Officer                Laraine Williams
    Deputy Commissioner for Communications            James J. Courtney
        Assistant Deputy Commissioner for             Philip A. Gambino
                Communications
    Deputy Commissioner for Disability Adjudication   Lisa de Soto
          and Review
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        Assistant Deputy Commissioner for             A. Jacy Thurmond
                Adjudication and Review
    Deputy Commissioner for Disability and Income     Martin H. Gerry
            Security Programs
        Assistant Deputy Commissioner                 Frederick G.
                (Income Security Programs)                    Streckewald
        Assistant Deputy Commissioner                 Patricia A. Jonas
                (Disability Programs)
    Deputy Commissioner for Finance, Assessment, and  Dale W. Sopper
            Management
        Assistant Deputy Commissioner for             Anthony F. Dinoto
                Finance, Assessment, and
                Management
    General Counsel                                   Thomas W. Crawley,
                                                              Acting
        Deputy General Counsel                        Frank V. Smith III,
                                                              Acting
    Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources           Reginald F. Wells
        Assistant Deputy Commissioner for             Felicita Sola-Carter
                Human Resources
    Inspector General                                 Patrick P. O'Carroll
        Deputy Inspector General                      James A. Kissko
    Deputy Commissioner for Legislation and           Robert M. Wilson
            Congressional Affairs
        Assistant Deputy Commissioner for             Diane B. Garro
                Legislation and
                Congressional Affairs
    Deputy Commissioner for Operations                Linda S. McMahon
        Assistant Deputy Commissioner for             Mary E. Glenn-Croft
                Operations
    Deputy Commissioner for Policy                    Laurence J. Love,
                                                              Acting
        Assistant Deputy Commissioner for             Linda D. Maxfield
                Policy
    Deputy Commissioner for Systems                   William E. Gray
        Assistant Deputy Commissioner for             Jerry L. Berson
                Systems

    [For the Social Security Administration statement of organization, see
            the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 20, Part 422]

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    The Social Security Administration manages the Nation's social insurance
    program--consisting of retirement, survivors, and disability insurance
    programs--commonly known as Social Security. It also administers the
    Supplemental Security Income program for the aged, blind, and disabled.
    The Administration is responsible for studying the problems of poverty
    and economic insecurity among Americans and making recommendations on
    effective methods for solving these problems through social insurance.
    The Administration also assigns Social Security numbers to U.S. citizens
    and maintains earnings records for workers under their Social Security
    numbers.
    The Social Security Administration (SSA) was established by
    Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1946 (5 U.S.C. app.), effective July 16,
    1946. It became an independent agency in the executive branch by the
    Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 (42
    U.S.C. 901), effective March 31, 1995.
        The Administration is headed by a Commissioner, appointed by the
    President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
        In administering the programs necessary to carry out the agency's
    mission, by law the Commissioner is assisted by a Deputy Commissioner
    who performs duties assigned or delegated by the Commissioner, a Chief
    Financial Officer, a Chief Information Officer, a Chief Strategic
    Officer, a General Counsel, a Chief Actuary, and an Inspector General.
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    Programs and Activities

    Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance  The agency administers
    social insurance programs, which provide monthly benefits to retired and
    disabled workers, their spouses and children, and to survivors of
    insured workers. Financing is under a system of contributory social
    insurance, whereby employees, employers, and the self-employed pay
    contributions that are pooled in special trust funds. When earnings stop
    or are reduced because the worker retires, dies, or becomes disabled,
    monthly cash benefits are paid to partially replace the earnings the
    family has lost.
    Supplemental Security Income  The agency administers this needs-based
    program for the aged, blind, and disabled. A basic Federal monthly
    payment is financed out of general revenue, rather than a special trust
    fund. Some States, choosing to provide payments to supplement the
    benefits, have agreements with the Administration under which it
    administers the supplemental payments for those States.
    Medicare  While the administration of Medicare is the responsibility of
    the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Social Security
    Administration provides Medicare assistance to the public through SSA
    field offices and call centers, and adjudicates requests for hearings
    and appeals of Medicare claims.
    Black Lung  By agreement with the Department of Labor, SSA is involved
    in certain aspects of the administration of the black lung benefits
    provisions of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as
    amended (30 U.S.C. 901).
    Regional Offices  Social Security Administration operations are
    decentralized to provide services at the local level. Each of the 10 SSA
    regions, under the overall direction of its Regional Commissioner,
    contains a network of field offices and call centers, which serve as the
    contact between SSA and the public. The Administration operates nearly
    1300 field offices, 38 call centers, and 7 processing centers. These
    installations are responsible for the following:
        --informing the public of the purposes and provisions of Social
    Security programs and their rights and responsibilities;
        --assisting with claims filed for retirement, survivors, disability,
    or health insurance benefits, black lung benefits, or Supplemental
    Security Income;
        --developing and adjudicating claims;
        --assisting certain beneficiaries in claiming reimbursement for
    medical expenses;
        --developing cases involving earnings records, coverage, and fraud-
    related questions;
        --making rehabilitation service referrals; and
        --assisting claimants in filing appeals on SSA determinations of
    benefit entitlement or amount.
    Hearing Offices  SSA also administers a nationwide hearings and appeals
    program which provides a mechanism for individuals dissatisfied with
    determinations affecting their rights to and amounts of benefits or
    their participation in programs under the Social Security Act. The act
    allows for administrative appeals of these determinations in accordance
    with the requirements of the Administrative Procedure and Social
    Security Acts. SSA has approximately 140 hearing offices located in the
    10 SSA regions.

    For further information, contact the Social Security Administration.
    Phone, 800-772-1213. TTY, 800-325-0778.

    Sources of
    Information

    Inquiries on the following subjects may be directed to the appropriate
    office, Social Security Administration, 6401

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    Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235.
    Contracts and Small Business Activities  Contact the Office of
    Acquisitions and Grants. Phone, 410-965-7467.
    Electronic Access  Information regarding the Social Security
    Administration may be obtained through the Internet at
    www.socialsecurity.gov.
    Employment  For information about careers with the Social Security
    Administration, go to www.socialsecurity.gov/careers. For current
    vacancies, go to jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/a9ssajob.asp.
    General Information  The Office of the Deputy Commissioner for
    Operations manages SSA's toll-free public service telephone. Phone, 800-
    772-1213. TTY, 800-325-0778.
    Inspector General  The Office of the Inspector General maintains a toll-
    free hotline that operates between the hours of 10 am and 4 pm, e.s.t.
    (phone, 800-269-0271; TTY, 866-501-2101) to receive allegations of
    fraud. Persons may submit allegations by fax at 410-597-0118, by Web
    site at www.socialsecurity.gov/oig or by mail at P.O. Box 17768,
    Baltimore, MD 21235-7768.
    Publications  The Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Communications
    publishes numerous pamphlets concerning SSA programs. Single copies may
    be obtained at any local office or by calling 800-772-1213. SSA also
    collects a substantial volume of economic, demographic, and other data
    in furtherance of its program mission. Basic data on employment,
    payments, and other items of program interest are published regularly in
    the Social Security Bulletin, its Annual Statistical Supplement, and in
    special releases and reports that appear periodically on selected topics
    of interest to the public. Additional information may be obtained from
    the Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics. E-mail,
    op.publications@ssa.gov. Phone, 202-358-6274.
    Reading Room  Requests for information, for copies of records, or to
    inspect records may be made at any local office or the Headquarters
    Contact Unit, Room G-44, Altmeyer Building.
    Speakers and Films  SSA makes speakers, films, and exhibits available to
    public or private organizations, community groups, schools, etc.,
    throughout the Nation. Requests for this service should be directed to
    the local Social Security Office.

    For further information, contact the Office of Public Inquiries, Social
    Security Administration, 6401 Security Boulevard, Windsor Park Building,
    Baltimore, MD 21235. Phone, 410-965-2736. Internet,
    www.socialsecurity.gov.

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