SSA seeks $2.4B in IT funding and looks ahead after 5-year modernization plan

Photo caption: A woman reads notices on the door of a Social Security office in Burbank, Calif. in November 2020. Photo credit: Valerie Macon / AFP via Getty Images. Article by Chris Riotta. FCW – March 31, 2022.

The Social Security Administration will complete a five-year IT modernization plan in 2022 and is looking to expand digital and automated services next year. In its 2023 funding request, the agency is seeking $2.4 billion in overall IT budget authority with more than $1.5 billion going to IT services – a 40% increase over the previous year. […]

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