[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 32278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15704]
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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). Chapter S4 covers the Deputy Commissioner for
Systems. Notice is given that Subchapter S4K, the Office of Information
Management (OIM), is being amended to reflect a realignment of
functions. Functions of a Division to be abolished are being dispersed
to other areas within OIM and a new Division is being established. The
revised chapter reads as follows:
Section S4K.00 The Office of Information Management--(Mission)
Amend to read as follows:
The Office of Information Management (OIM) provides overall
management and development of the SSA-wide administrative and
management information systems. It is responsible for long-range
planning and analyses to define new and improved systems processes to
support SSA's long-term administrative, management information and
office automation needs. Directs the coordination of user requirements
with private contractors, the SSA user community and the State
Disability Determination Services to ensure efficient and effective
administration of management information (MI) needs and related systems
support.
Develops technical specifications for the acquisition,
implementation and operation of administrative, MI and office
automation ADP and telecommunications resources.
Section S4K.10 The Office of Information Management--
(Organization):
Delete:
E. The Division of Information Systems Policy and Administration
(S4KC).
Reletter :
``F'' to ``E'' and ``G'' to ``F''
Establish:
G. The Division of Office Systems Development (S4KH).
Section S4K.20 The Office of Information Management--(Functions):
D. Division of Information Resource Management (S4KB).
Add:
9. Establishes, enforces and implements security procedures and
assures they are followed and authorized access is granted to
administrative and MI data bases/files.
10. Plans, analyzes, designs, develops and maintains the central
repository containing information about all of SSA's admin/MI
applications. Responsibilities include developing and implementing
repository policies, standards, guidelines, automated access,
information dissemination and update.
Delete in its entirety:
E. Division of Information Systems Policy and Administration
(S4KC).
Reletter ``F'' to ``E'' and ``G'' to ``F''.
E. Division of Administrative Systems Development (S4KE).
Amend to read as follows:
2. Designs, develops, coordinates and implements new administrative
application systems and enhancements to existing systems which include
financial/budget, human resources and payroll systems.
F. Division of Management Information Systems Development (S4KG).
Amend to read as follows:
1. Develops SSA-wide work measurement and performance management
systems, as well as component work measurement systems for the field,
State agencies and Regional Program and Integrity Reviews offices.
2. Develops audit and analyses of MI systems and reports to ensure
adherence to users' and Agency needs, Federal and SSA guidelines and
integrity standards.
3. Plans, develops and coordinates MI policy and integration among
all involved SSA components, and plans for the transition to, and
integration with, current SSA automated information systems and with
those of the future.
4. Designs, develops, coordinates and implements new MI application
systems and enhancements to existing systems which include workload
management, work measurement, program demographics, earnings and
employee/employer statistics.
Establish:
G. Division of Office Systems Development (S4KH).
1. Designs, develops, coordinates and implements new application
systems and enhancements to existing systems to support quality
assurance, audit, investigations, action tracking, actuarial, and
Disability Determination Services activities.
2. Designs, develops and implements enterprise-wide assignment
tracking and document management applications in the IWS/LAN
environment.
3. Develops and maintains systems in support of the Agency's
ongoing requests for program demographics information.
4. Develops systems to support the quality assurance and quality
control reviews performed by the Office of Program and Integrity
Reviews at the central office, regional office and satellite office
level.
Dated: April 8, 1998.
Paul D. Barnes,
Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources.
[FR Doc. 98-15704 Filed 6-11-98; 8:45 am]
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