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NewsState health departments using Social Security numbers as identifiers, finds audit
Thirty-four percent of state health departments screened in a Social Security Administration audit collected and used mothers' Social Security numbers in their newborn screening programs. Using Read more...
Public prefers telephone, in-person contact with SSA
Nearly all public contact with the Social Security Administration continues to be done over the phone or in person, the Social Security Administration inspector general notes in an Oct. 28 report. Read more...
SSA online authentication implementation wanting, says OIG
Electronic authentication standards implementation and documentation for some Social Security Administration website applications has been wanting, says the administration inspector general. In a Read more...
SSA should plan better for online self-service, says IG
Although the Social Security Administration is working to increase its online capabilities, it lacks a long-term customer service delivery plan, says the agency's inspector general. Were the IG to Read more...
NASCIO preps state CIOs for health benefit exchange IT challenges
New rules under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (.pdf) will soon take effect and require state chief information officers to implement health benefit "exchanges," or online Read more...
FierceGovernmentIT FOIAs OMB TechStat meeting info, Part II
Little information comes out from the Office of Management and Budget that isn't stage managed or carefully fed to media outlets that don't follow the workings of federal information technology Read more...
e-Verify self check online
Individuals in selected states can now use for themselves the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services electronic system some employers use to check the legality of new employees. The system, e-Verify, Read more...
IT Dashboard still inaccurate, says GAO
The IT Dashboard still does not live up to its billing as a real-time indicator of agency information technology programs' status, says the Government Accountability Office. In a report dated March Read more...
Social Security Administration data center teeters while replacement is delayed
A replacement data center that's five years away from being fully operational has the Social Security Administration scrambling to keep its current 1970s-era center from experiencing a catastrophic Read more...
Public satisfaction with federal websites outpaces satisfaction with services
The federal government has an increasingly tough time satisfying the public, but it does know how to make a decent website, according to survey results released Jan. 25 by the American Customer Read more...
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