Social Security Administration
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235
Phone, 410-965-1234. Internet, www.ssa.gov.
Commissioner of Social Security Kenneth S. Apfel
Chief Actuary Harry C. Ballantyne
General Counsel Arthur J. Fried
Inspector General James G. Huse, Jr.
Deputy Commissioner William A. Halter
Executive Director to the Deputy John R. Dyer
Commissioner and Chief Information Officer
Chief of Staff Brian D. Coyne
Deputy Commissioner for Communications Joan E. Wainwright
Deputy Commissioner for Disability and Income Susan M. Daniels
Security Programs
Deputy Commissioner for Finance, Assessment, and Yvette S. Jackson
Management and Chief Financial Officer
Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources Paul D. Barnes
Deputy Commissioner for Legislation and Judy L. Chesser
Congressional Affairs
Deputy Commissioner for Operations Carolyn W. Colvin
Deputy Commissioner for Policy Jane L. Ross
Deputy Commissioner for Systems D. Dean Mesterharm
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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 General Counsel; a Chief Actuary; and an Inspector General.
Programs and Activities
Old-Age,Survivors, and DisabilityInsurance The agency administers...
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