CIO Responsibilities
This page contains a suite of CIO Responsibility issuances. Using a top-down approach, SSAD8000.01 outlines all of the responsibilities at a high level.
The policies provide additional details into specific subject areas.
This library will be expanded to include other CIO Responsibility policies in the future.
The SSA issuances contained on this website may not show the signatures of the authorized approvers.
Questions regarding the SSA IT Issuance Library can be directed to: Issuance.Library@ssa.gov
| Document Title | Issuance Number | Description | Issuance Type | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Information Officer Responsibilities | SSADIR 8000.01 | This is the third iteration of the directive to establish CIO responsibilities in the areas of leadership & accountability, IT investment management, IT budgeting, IT workforce, IT security, IT strategic planning, and PMIAA. | Directive | 01/26/2023 |
| Certification of Incremental Development | SSAPOL 8020.05 | Formalizes the policy for the CIO to certify incremental development. | Policy | 01/15/2020 |
| Chief Information Officer Ratings | SSAPOL 8020.10 | Formalizes the policy for the CIO to evaluate the current level of risk for investments in terms of its ability to accomplish its goals. | Policy | 01/15/2020 |
| Software Solutions Analysis | SSAPOL 8040.05 | Establishes policy for acquiring software that is/will be owned, deployed, and managed by SSA. | Policy | 03/05/2019 |
| IT Acquisition Approval | SSAPOL 8015.01 | Establishes the policy for the CIO to approve or delegate approval of IT acquisitions at SSA. | Policy | 10/05/2018 |
| Selection, Management, and Evaluation of Information Technology Investments | SSAPOL 8020.01 | Establishes responsibilities for planning IT investments and formalizes the IT IRB’s responsibility to select, manage, and evaluate IT investments. | Policy | 01/15/2020 |
| Information Technology Capital Planning and Investment Control | SSAPOL 8100.01 | Provides high-level guidelines for implementing CPIC at SSA. | Policy | 01/26/2023 |
| Open Data Policy | Documents SSA’s open data strategy. | Policy | 04/28/2015 | |
| Open Source Software Acquisition, Management and Use Policy | Documents SSA’s open source strategy. | Policy | 04/19/2018 | |
| Records Management | SSAPOL 8065.01 | Establishes the Administrative Instructions Manual System (AIMS) as the authorized source for the agency’s Records Management policy. | Policy | 01/23/2023 |