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RI Official First .................... Char ............. 40 Research institution Official First Name.

RI Official Last .................... Char ............. 40 Research institution Official Last Name.

RI Official Initial .................. Char ............. 1 Research institution Official Middle Initial.

RI Official Phone ................ Char ............. 10

Tracking Number ................ Char ............. 20 Agency key identifier

(Internal number scheme).*

TIN/EIN ............................... Char ............. 10 Taxpayer/Employer Identification number, * Prefix with 1 for EIN 2 for Social Security

Number.

Contract/Grant Number ...... Char ............. 20 Agency award contract/grant number.

Solicitation Number ............ Char ............. 20 Solicitation Number.

Solicitation Year ................. Numeric ........ 4 Year

of the

Solicitation.

Title ..................................... Char ............. 800 Title of research project. *

Tracking Number ................ Char ............. 20 Agency key identifier (Internal number scheme).*

Abstract .............................. Char ............. 1500 Technical abstract (500 words).

Tracking Number ................ Char ............. 20 Agency key identifier (Internal number scheme).*

Abstract SeqNmb ............... Numeric ........ 1

Results ................................ Char ............. 1000 —Project anticipated results.

Tracking Number ................ Char ............. 20 Agency key identifier (Internal number scheme).*

Comments .......................... Char ............. 1000 —Project comments.

Tracking Number ................ Char ............. 20 Agency key identifier (Internal number scheme).*

Industry Share Amount ...... Numeric ........ 10 ATP Program Cost Share Amount.

Cost Share Tracking # ....... Char ............. 20 ATP Cost Share Tracking Number.

Note: Those fields denoted with an asterisk

are deemed mandatory in all agency

submissions. It is understood that all

agencies will not have data for each data field

listed above. Each agency must ensure that

data submissions to the SBA include all of

the data fields above, even if they are empty.

Code Research Institution Types

1 ...... Nonprofit college or university.

2 ...... Domestic nonprofit research organization.

3 ...... Federally funded research and development center (FFDRC).

(b) Codes

(1) Program Identification Code

0–STTR (Small Business Technology

Transfer)

1–SBIR (Small Business Innovation

Research)

2–ATP (Advanced Technology Program)

(2) Agency Codes 1 DOD (Department of

Defense)

2–DOE (Department of Energy)

3–NASA (National Aeronautics and Space

Administration)

4–HHS (Health and Human Services)

5–NSF (National Science Foundation)

6–DOT (Department of Transportation)

7–EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

8–ED (Department of Education)

9–DOA (Department of Agriculture)

10–DOC (Department of Commerce)

11–NIST (National Institute of Standards

and Technology)

(3) Branch Codes

1–AF (Department of the Air Force)

2–ARMY (Department of the Army)

3–BMDO (Ballistic Missile Defense

Organization)

4–DARP (Defense Advanced Research

Projects Agency)

5–DSWA (Defense Special Weapons

Agency)

6–NAVY (Department of the Navy)

7–OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense)

8–SOCO (Special Operations Command)

9–NIMA (National Imaging and Mapping

Agency)

(4) If any new codes, please advise the Office

of Technology.

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BILLING CODE 8010–01–P

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Statement of Organization, Functions

of 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 S4H, the Office of Systems

Requirements (OSR), is being deleted.

Notice is further given that a new

Subchapter S4P, the Office of Systems

Analysis (OSA), is being established.

The new material and changes are as

follows:

Section S4.10 The Office of the

Deputy Commissioner, Systems—

(Organization)

Delete

F. The Office of Systems

Requirements (S4H).

Establish

F. The Office of Systems Analysis

(S4P).

Section S4.20 The Office of the

Deputy Commissioner, Systems—

(Functions)

Delete In Its Entirety

F. The Office of Systems

Requirements (OSR) (S4H).

Establish

F. The Office of Systems Analysis

(OSA) (S4P) directs, develops and

coordinates information technology

requirements for new systems and

modifications to existing systems in

direct support of SSA programs. It is

responsible for long-range planning and

analyses to define new and improved

systems processes in support of agency

requirements and maintains a

comprehensive, updated and integrated

set of system requirement specifications.

The office directs validation of

computer programs against user-defined

requirements and performance criteria,

and approves the resulting system for

operational acceptance. It directs the

development of procedures and

instructions to support user needs in

effective implementation of all systems.

It determines automation solutions for

user needs, develops software systems

specifications, analyzes existing

computer applications, prepares

recommendations including costs and

benefits of alternatives, tests and

validates systems, documenting

systems, accepting systems on behalf of

SSA’s user community and conducting

post-installation evaluation. The office

develops security standards and ensures

implementation of the standards within

OSA. It provides system support of the

Agency’s programmatic systems

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interactive validation environment,

project management and control,

resource management, ITS Budget/FiveYear Plan coordination, Agency

Strategic Plan and workload scheduling.

Delete

Subchapter S4H, The Office of

Systems Requirements in its entirety.

Establish

Subchapter S4P—Office of Systems

Analysis

S4P.00 Mission

S4P.10 Organization

S4P.20 Functions

Section S4P.00 The Office of Systems

Analysis—(Mission)

The Office of Systems Analysis (OSA)

directs, develops and coordinates

information technology requirements for

new systems and modifications to

existing systems in direct support of

SSA programs. It is responsible for longrange planning and analyses to define

new and improved systems processes in

support of agency requirements and

maintains a comprehensive, updated

and integrated set of system requirement

specifications. OSA directs validation of

computer programs, which are part of

SSA’s large, integrated, programmatic

systems against user-defined

requirements and performance criteria,

and approves the resulting system for

operational acceptance. It directs the

development of procedures and

instructions to support user needs in

effective implementation of all systems.

OSA is responsible for several phases in

the systems development life cycle. The

responsibilities include determining

automation solutions for user needs,

developing software systems

specifications, analyzing existing

computer applications, preparing

recommendations including costs and

benefits of alternatives, testing and

validating systems, documenting

systems, accepting systems on behalf of

SSA’s user community and conducting

post-installation evaluation. It develops

security standards and ensures

implementation of the standards within

OSA. It directs the evaluation of the

effect of proposed legislation, policies or

regulations to determine the impact on

SSA systems and develops information

requirements and procedures as they

relate to such legislation, regulations

and SSA policy directives. It directs the

coordination of user requirements with

SSA central and regional operations to

ensure the efficiency and effectiveness

of program information needs and

overall systems support. Based on input

from users, OSA translates

organizational information requirements

and priorities into plans and, in

coordination with other Office of

Systems organizational components,

develops SSA’s annual automated data

processing plans (and directs

development and maintenance of the

plans). OSA serves as primary contact

and advocate for the SSA user

community on issues concerning the

development of systems requirements,

functional specifications and supporting

operational procedures and instructions.

OSA provides system support for the

Agency’s programmatic systems

interactive validation environment,

project management and control,

resource management, ITS Budget/FiveYear Plan coordination, Agency

Strategic Plan and workload scheduling.

Section S4P.10 The Office of Systems

Analysis—(Organization)

The Office of Systems Analysis (S4P),

under the leadership of the Associate

Commissioner for Systems Analysis,

includes:

A. The Associate Commissioner for

Systems Analysis (S4P).

B. The Deputy Associate

Commissioner for Systems Analysis

(S4P).

C. The Immediate Office of the

Associate Commissioner for Systems

Analysis (S4P).

D. The Division of Client,

Enumeration and Exchanges (S4PA).

E. The Division of Disability (S4PB).

F. The Division of Earnings (S4PC).

G. The Division of Notices (S4PE).

H. The Division of Payments (S4PG).

I. The Division of Planning and

Configuration Management (S4PH).

J. The Division of Retirement and

Survivors Insurance (RSI) (S4PJ).

K. The Division of Security and

Requirements Automation (S4PK).

L. The Division of Supplemental

Security Income (SSI) (S4PL).

M. The Division of Validation

Technology (S4PM).

Section S4P.20 The Office of Systems

Analysis—(Functions)

A. The Associate Commissioner for

Systems Analysis (S4P) is directly

responsible to the Deputy

Commissioner, Systems, for carrying out

the OSA mission and providing general

supervision to the major components of

OSA.

B. The Deputy Associate

Commissioner for Systems Analysis

(S4P) assists the Associate

Commissioner in carrying out his/her

responsibilities and performs other

duties as the Associated Commissioner

my prescribe.

C. The Immediate Office of the

Associate Commissioner for Systems

Analysis (S4P) provides the Associate

Commissioner and Deputy Associate

Commissioner with staff assistance on

the full range of their responsibilities.

D. Division of Client, Enumeration

and Exchanges (S4PA).

1. Plans, analyzes, develops, tests,

validates, implements and evaluates

program data requirements, functional

specifications, procedures, instructions

and standards (including security and

fraud detection) for data exchanges,

enumeration and client records.

2. With the technical assistance of

DVT, plans and conducts unit and

system-wide functional validation tests

of newly-developed systems and

modifications of existing systems

against user-defined requirements and

performance criteria. Certifies that the

changes are in conformance with

functional specifications and with

Agency regulations, policies, and

procedures.

3. Participates in the development,

maintenance and co-ordination of the

overall approved SSA plans for

fulfilling short-term and long-range

programmatic system development (the

Five-Year Plans) as they relate to Client,

Enumeration and Data Exchanges. This

includes determining, classifying and

ranking systems needs of all SSA

components, and recommending final

priorities for approval.

4. Develops and maintains a

comprehensive, updated and integrated

set of system documentation and

requirements specifications and

validation tests of systems changes

against user requirements and

performance criteria and certifies that

changes are in conformance with

specifications for assigned areas of

responsibility.

5. Performs requirement analyses,

defining SSA-approved user needs and

requirements for automated data

processing services for Client,

Enumeration and Data Exchanges.

6. Evaluates legislative proposals,

regulations and policy changes affecting

Client, Enumeration and Data

Exchanges. Reports on the impact to

those processes as well as on the shortand long-range plans.

7. Intercedes on behalf of users in

resolving system discrepancies and

errors relating to the existing Client,

Enumeration and Data Exchange process

with other Office of Systems

components. Establishes, corrects,

maintains and verifies Social Security

numbers and issues new or replacement

cards.

8. Process death, prisoner and fugitive

felon data, the Death Master File; the

Integrated Client Database system; and

programmatic queries and other

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software that access and display data

from the SSA master files.

9. Provides database access to

programmatic information, access to

SSA main and sub menus, and

telecommunications support.

E. Division of Disability (S4PB).

1. Plans, analyzes, develops, tests,

validates, implements and evaluates

programmatic information and data

requirements, functional specifications,

procedures, instructions and standards

(including security and fraud detection)

for the Disability program, including

service to the State Disability

Determination Service (DDS) offices.

2. With the technical assistance of

DVT, plans and conducts unit and

system-wide functional validation tests

of newly-developed systems and

modifications to existing systems

against user-defined requirements and

performance criteria. Certifies that the

changes are in conformance with

functional specifications and with

Agency regulations, policies, and

procedures.

3. Participates in the development,

maintenance and co-ordination of the

overall approved SSA plans for

fulfilling short-term and long-range

programmatic system development (the

Five-year Plans) as they relate to

Disability. This includes determining,

classifying and ranking systems needs of

all SSA components, and

recommending final priorities for

approval.

4. Develops and maintains a

comprehensive, updated and integrated

set of system documentation and

requirements specifications and

validation tests of systems changes

against user requirements and

performance criteria and certifies that

changes are in conformance with

specifications for assigned areas of

responsibility.

5. Performs requirement analyses,

defining SSA-approved user needs and

requirements for automated data

processing services for Disability.

6. Evaluates legislative proposals,

regulations and policy changes affecting

Disability. Reports on the impact to

those processes as well as on the shortand long-range plans.

7. Intercedes on behalf of users in

resolving system discrepancies and

errors relating to the existing Disability

process with representatives of other

Office of Systems components.

8. Coordinates user requirements with

SSA central and field offices and

Federal and State agencies to ensure the

efficiency and effectiveness of program

information needs and overall systems

support.

9. Supports Individual State Disability

Determination Service offices automated

systems development by establishing

national practices and contracts and

optional local area software. The

Division evaluates State Disability

Determination Systems developing

requests with the objective of integrating

State efforts into overall SSA

automation plans.

10. Resolves systems discrepancies

and performance issues for all DDS

offices, Federal and State. The State

DDS systems interface with SSA central

systems. The division is responsible for

testing applications software that

exchanges the required disability data

between the offices involved.

F. Division of Earnings (S4PC).

1. Plans, analyzes, develops, tests,

validates, implements and evaluates

programmatic data requirements,

functional specifications, procedures

instructions and standards (including

security and fraud detection) for

reporting earnings data and for

establishment, correction, maintenance

and use of earnings and employer data.

These functions include trust fund

accounting information provided to the

Department of the Treasury; reconciling

disagreements and discrepancies related

to earnings data; the establishment and

maintenance of employer identification,

classification and control information

and the SSA/IRS reconciliation process.

Functions also include providing

certified earnings data to support other

agency processes and reinstating

earnings data from suspense.

2. With the technical assistance of

DVT, plans and conducts unit and

system-wide functional validation tests

of newly-developed systems and

modifications to existing systems

against user-defined requirements and

performance criteria. Certifies that the

changes are in conformance with

functional specifications and with

Agency regulations, policies, and

procedures.

3. Participates in the development,

maintenance and co-ordination of the

overall approved SSA plans for

fulfilling short-term and long-range

programmatic system development (the

Five-year Plans) as they relate to

Earnings. This includes determining,

classifying and ranking systems needs of

all SSA components, and

recommending final priorities for

approval.

4. Develops and maintains a

comprehensive, updated and integrated

set of system documentation and

requirements specifications and

validation tests of systems changes

against user requirements and

performance criteria and certifies that

changes are in conformance with

specifications for assigned areas of

responsibility.

5. Performs requirement analyses,

defining SSA-approved user needs and

requirements for systems’ services for

Earnings.

6. Evaluates legislative proposals,

regulations and policy changes affecting

Earnings. Reports on the impact to those

processes as well as on the short- and

long-range plans.

7. Intercedes on behalf of users in

resolving system discrepancies and

errors relating to the existing Earnings

process with representatives of other

Office of Systems components.

8. Coordinates user requirements with

SSA central and field offices and

Federal and State agencies to ensure the

efficiency and effectiveness of program

information needs and overall systems

support.

G. Division of Notices (S4PE).

1. Plans, analyzes, develops, tests,

validates, implements and evaluates

programmatic data requirements,

functional specifications, procedures,

instructions and standards (including

security and fraud detection) in

conformance with SSA’s software

engineering environment, for title II

(RSDI), XVI (SSI), and VIII Notices.

2. With the technical assistance of

DVT, plans and conducts unit and

system-wide functional validation tests

of newly-developed systems and

modifications to existing systems

against user-defined requirements and

performance criteria. Certifies that the

changes are in conformance with

functional specifications and with

Agency regulations, policies, and

procedures.

3. Participate in the development,

maintenance and co-ordination of the

overall approved SSA plans for

fulfilling short-term and long-range

programmatic system development (the

Five-year Plans) as they relate to

Notices. This includes determining,

classifying and ranking systems needs of

all SSA components, and

recommending final priorities for

approval.

4. Develops and maintains a

comprehensive, updated and integrated

set of system documentation and

requirements specifications and

validation tests of systems changes

against user requirements and

performance criteria and certifies that

changes are in conformance with

specifications for assigned areas of

responsibility.

5. Performs requirement analyses,

defining SSA-approved user needs and

requirements for automated data

processing services for Notices.

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6. Evaluates legislative proposals,

regulations and policy changes affecting

Notices. Reports on the impact to those

processes as well as on the short- and

long-range plans.

7. Intercedes on behalf of users in

resolving system discrepancies and

errors relating to the existing Notice

process with representatives of other

Office of Systems components.

8. Coordinates user requirements with

SSA central and field offices and

Federal and State agencies to ensure the

efficiency and effectiveness of program

information needs and overall systems

support.

9. Provides systems expertise and

leadership in agency initiatives related

to Plain Language, Non-English

Speaking notices and Target Notice

Architecture.

H. Division of Payments (S4PG).

1. Plans, analyzes, develops, tests,

validates, implements and evaluates

programmatic data requirements,

functional specifications, procedures,

instructions and standards (including

security and fraud detection) for titles II,

VIII and XVI Payments. This includes

both direct deposits and checks; Debt

Management (including overpayment,

underpayment, misuse, fraud and civil

suit actions); Representative Payee

Processing and Accounting; Workload

Controls (including the paperless

process, claims, folders, and

transactions); and benefit-related

accounting operations.

2. With the technical assistance of

DVT, plans and conducts unit and

system-wide functional validation tests

of newly-developed systems and

modifications to existing systems

against user-defined requirements and

performance criteria. Certifies that the

changes are in conformance with

functional specifications and with

Agency regulations, policies, and

procedures.

3. Participates in the development,

maintenance and coordination of the

overall approved SSA plans for

fulfilling short-term and long-range

programmatic system development (the

Five-year Plans) as they relate to

payments. This includes determining,

classifying and ranking systems needs of

all SSA components, and

recommending final priorities for

approval.

4. Develops and maintains a

comprehensive, updated and integrated

set of system documentation and

requirements specifications and

validation tests of systems changes

against user requirements and

performance criteria and certifies that

changes are in conformance with

specifications for assigned areas of

responsibility.

5. Performs requirement analyses,

defining SSA-approved user needs and

requirements for automated data

processing services for payments.

6. Evaluates legislative proposals,

regulations and policy changes affecting

payments. Reports on the impact to

those processes as well as on the shortand long-range plans.

7. Intercedes on behalf of users in

resolving system discrepancies and

errors relating to the existing Payment,

Debt Management, Representative Payee

and Workload Control processes with

representatives of other Office of

Systems components.

8. Coordinates user requirements with

SSA central and field offices and

Federal and State agencies to ensure the

efficiency and effectiveness of program

information needs and overall systems

support.

I. Division of Planning and

Configuration Management (S4PH).

1. Coordinates on Software Process

Improvement (SPI) and metrics

activities. Participates in developing

DCS policy, procedures and training for

SPI and metrics. Provides training and

guidance to project managers to

implement process improvement

practices.

2. Works with the customer

community and Systems components to

produce the 5-Year Plan that prioritizes

workloads and developmental efforts

that the Systems component works on.

This division is responsible for

coordinating this activity for SSA,

including the support activity for the

Customer Targeted Workload. In

addition, this Division is responsible for

coordinating the development of

requirements, validation and data

storage for the DCS 5-Year data in the

5-Year System.

3. Provides standards, procedures,

systems support and technical

assistance to OSA project managers to

facilitate preparation of work plans.

Directs review of project work plans to

ensure completeness, compatibility with

standards and managerial directives,

and requirements and conformity to the

5-Year Plan, Configuration Control

Board (CCB) recommendations and

other management decisions.

Coordinates systems-wide approval of

new and modified plans, and ensures

that the differences and conflicts among

components are resolved. Provides for

monitoring progress of work projects

against work plans and reporting status

to systems management.

4. With approval of systems

management, sets standards for

developing, maintaining and

implementing configuration control and

systems change control processes.

Directs review and control of requests

for modification of SSA systems and

functional requirements. Ensures that

all systems change requests are in

accordance with the 5-Year Plan

process, conform to CCB decisions and

correspond with the approved project

work plans. For each change, ensures

that all necessary concurrence and

approvals are obtained through the

Systems Life Cycle.

5. Develops, analyzes, operates,

validates and maintains the

Management Support System (MSS).

The MSS provides automated support to

OSA and DCS planning, monitoring,

project and resource management

functions. Analyzes management

requirements and needs of other OSA

components, and develops appropriate

systems support capability. Works with

OSPI, OIM and contractors (as well as

other involved components) to develop,

maintain and implement systems’

management support and control

processes. Ensures that the OSA

management support systems and

processes are integrated systems-wide.

Participates in the development, design

and validation effort of the Systems

Release Certification online System

(SRCOL) on the Intranet WEB. This

division ensures that all required

Systems lifecycle documentation (from

requirements through systems

certification) is maintained and

available.

6. Monitors DCS workloads, resource

estimates and resource usage and

provides comprehensive resource

information to DCS management to

support workload priority decisions.

Directs resource estimation and

reporting processes for OSA.

7. Coordinates Modernized Systems

Operations Manual (MSOM) activities

including Version Directory

Management, Indexing, Scheduling and

Transmittal release and the preparation

of MSOM on CD–ROM. Also, analyzes,

develops requirements and validates

software changes for the MSOM

ORACLE-based authoring system.

8. This division is responsible for

coordinating the evaluation of

legislative proposals affecting SSA

programs for their impact on SSA’s

programmatic and administrative

systems. Monitors systems changes

required to implement legislation. Acts

as the DCS liaison with other SSA

components on legislation. Coordinates

the evaluation of legislative proposals to

assess impact on DCS resources and

scheduled activities. Establishes project

management activities for enacted

legislation, and monitors the

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developmental activity through

implementation.

9. Responsible for the development of

policies, procedures and standards for

specific OSA phases of the life cycle

development process and development

of methods to assure the quality of these

products.

10. Serves as the focal point for

coordinating the development of all

OSA standards and procedures.

11. Responsible for providing program

expertise and process management

direction and oversight for cross-cutting

segments for all OSA systems

initiatives, legislative initiatives or

projects involving the initiation,

interpretation and/or the

implementation of programmatic

systems.

J. Division of Retirement and

Survivors Insurance (RSI) (S4PJ).

1. Plans, analyzes, develops, tests,

validates, implements and evaluates

programmatic data requirements,

functional specifications, procedures,

instructions and standards (including

security and fraud detection), for title II

(RSDI) Initial Claims and Postentitlement systems processing and for

title XVIII, Medicare enrollment,

withdrawal and termination actions.

Coordinates such processes with the

Health Care Financing Administration.

This includes work on the Master

Beneficiary Record (MBR) update

operations, including the annual cost-ofliving adjustment (BRI), and benefit

taxation records.

2. With the technical assistance of

DVT, plans and conducts unit and

system-wide functional validation tests

of newly-developed systems and

modifications to existing systems

against user-defined requirements and

performance criteria. Certifies that the

changes are in conformance with

functional specifications and with

Agency regulations, policies, and

procedures.

3. Participates in the development,

maintenance and co-ordination of the

overall approved SSA plans for

fulfilling short-term and long-range

programmatic system development (the

Five-year Plans) as they relate to title II

Initial Claims and Post-entitlement/

Medicare systems. This includes

determining, classifying and ranking

systems needs of all SSA components,

and recommending final priorities for

approval.

4. Develops and maintains a

comprehensive, updated and integrated

set of system documentation and

requirements specifications and

validation tests of systems changes

against user requirements and

performance criteria and certifies that

changes are in conformance with

specifications for assigned areas of

responsibility.

5. Performs requirement analyses,

defining SSA-approved user needs and

requirements for automated data

processing services for title II Initial

Claims and Post-entitlement systems

and Medicare systems.

6. Evaluates legislative proposals,

regulations, and policy changes

affecting the title II Initial Claims and

Post-entitlement systems processes, and

title XVIII Medicare systems processes.

Reports on the impact to those processes

as well as on short-term and long-range

plans.

7. Intercedes on behalf of users in

resolving system discrepancies and

errors relating to the existing title II

Initial Claims and Post-entitlement

process, or Medicare systems processes,

with representatives of other Office of

Systems components.

8. Coordinates user requirements with

SSA central and field offices and

Federal and State agencies to ensure the

efficiency and effectiveness of program

information needs and overall systems

support.

K. Division of Security and

Requirements Automation (S4PK).

1. Provides consultations and makes

recommendations on security, audit,

internal control and integrity review

issues for all SSA programmatic

systems, and ensures the

implementation of security standards

within all areas of OSA’s functional

responsibilities. Also, develops methods

to improve control and security features

based on established standards and

cost/benefit considerations.

2. Leads and/or coordinates reviews

of programmatic processes and systems

to identify weaknesses in control,

auditability and security features, makes

recommendations for improvement, and

coordinates activities with other SSA

components to ensure that approved

recommendations are implemented.

3. Provides the capability for and

performs static testing of all

programmatic systems in support of

SSA and oversight Agency

requirements, as well as in support of

OSA control and audit process reviews.

4. Develops, executes and validates

software to provide information to

security officers and investigators

throughout the Agency in support of

investigations of fraud, waste and abuse.

5. Manages the security access control

process to access and interface with

SSA’s programmatic systems.

6. Performs requirements analyses

and definition, conveys SSA approved

user needs in the form of specifications

in the area of integrity review and audit

data collection, conversion and

reporting to OSDD for the development

of systems designs for integration of

SSA programmatic systems.

7. Performs requirement analyses and

definition of SSA approved security

access control requirements and

conveys the specifications to the

appropriate component for an update of

the access control apparatus.

8. Performs security, functional

security, access control, Individuals of

Extraordinary National Prominence and

Social Security Number Block

validations, and integrity review and

audit trail data collection, conversion

and reporting validations to ensure that

the requirements have been properly

integrated within SSA’s programmatic

systems.

9. Develops requirements for and

validates software changes to the TOP–

SECRET Administration process.

10. Manages the Security 5-Year Plan.

11. Implements and supports the

appropriate standards and procedures

for functional requirements definition

and analysis stages through the use of

Computer-Aided Software Engineering

(CASE) tools.

12. Supports the procurement,

training, use and integration of

automated tools and equipment in

support of OSA’s development and

maintenance of FRs, documents and

data models for SSA’s programmatic

systems.

13. Defines, designs, develops,

validates and implements computer,

programs and automated processes

which support the development and

maintenance of integrated programmatic

data processing systems.

14. Develops, maintains, and provides

technical support of hardware, software

and all networking functions within

OSA and provides technical assistance

to other components within DCS that

interface with OSA.

15. Supports various platforms OSA

uses in the development and validation

of software that run on SSA’s Intelligent

Work Station/Local Area Network (IWS/

LAN) to support its field offices

nationwide.

16. Develops strategies and guidelines

for base lining automated functional

requirement databases.

17. Responsible for the development

of proposals and recommendations for

new software engineering methods for

use at OSA, based on extensive research

into various methodologies utilized by

other data processing installations.

L. Division of Supplemental Security

Income (SSI) (S4PL).

1. Plans, analyzes, develops, tests,

validates, implements and evaluates

programmatic data requirements,

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functional specifications, procedures,

instructions and standards (including

security and fraud detection) for title

XVI (SSI) processes, title VIII and

redetermination operations. This

includes updates to the Supplemental

Security Income Record (SSR) and the

annual cost-of-living adjustment

(COLA).

2. With the technical assistance of

DVT, plans and conducts unit and

system-wide functional validation tests

of newly-developed systems and

modifications to existing systems

against user-defined requirements and

performance criteria. Certifies that the

changes are in conformance with

functional specifications and with

Agency regulations, policies, and

procedures.

3. Participates in the development,

maintenance and coordination of the

overall approved SSA plans for

fulfilling short-term and long-range

programmatic systems documentation

and requirement specifications and

validation tests of systems changes

against user requirements and

performance criteria and certifies that

changes are in conformance with

specifications for assigned areas of

responsibility.

4. Develops and maintains a

comprehensive, updated and integrated

set of system documentation and

requirements specifications and

validation tests of systems changes

against user requirements and

performance criteria and certifies that

changes are in conformance with

specifications for assigned areas of

responsibility.

5. Performs requirement analyses,

defining SSA-approved user needs and

requirements for automated data

processing services for SSI initial claims

and post-eligibility operations,

computation and record balancing

operations, and redeterminations.

6. Evaluates legislative proposals,

regulations and policy changes affecting

SSI processes. Reports on the impact to

those processes as well as on the shortand long-range plans.

7. Intercedes on behalf of users in

resolving system discrepancies and

errors relating to the existing SSI

process with representatives of other

Office of Systems components.

8. Coordinates user requirements with

SSA central and field offices and

Federal and State agencies to ensure the

efficiency and effectiveness of program

information needs and overall systems

support.

M. Division of Validation Technology

(S4PM).

1. Provides test-engineering services

for systems-level functional testing in

the Office of Systems. The Division:

2. Designs, develops, implements, and

maintains test automation software,

automated test methods and techniques,

and procedures, test files, test databases,

and tester productivity tools used in the

systems-level functional, integration,

acceptance and usability testing of

SSA’s programmatic, administrative,

and management information systems.

3. Builds test systems that simulate

the target production system within the

parameters of SSA’s Software

Engineering Facility using in-house and

commercially available software

development tools and products.

4. Controls and executes systems-level

functional tests of programmatic,

administrative, and management

information systems; ensures that the

correct software versions are under test

and provides appropriate test output for

evaluation and systems acceptance and

certification.

5. Develops test procedure

specifications and test design

specifications for use in systems-level

functional testing.

6. Performs test case design for

regression testing of programmatic

systems.

7. Performs software quality assurance

and quality control regarding test

coverage and test risk analysis as they

relate to management decisions to

release new or modified software to the

production environment.

8. Develops standards of functional

testing and software validation for the

Office of Systems.

9. Develops and manages the

environment in which functional testing

occurs.

10. Defines standards for test planning

and participates, along with other Office

of Systems components, in the

development of test plans for systemslevel functional testing.

11. Serves as the Stage Manager for

the Software Evaluation Stage of SSA’s

Software Engineering Environment and

Systems Development Life Cycle.

Dated: May 7, 2001.

Larry G. Massanari,

Acting Commissioner of Social Security.

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