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2021
Acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi Receives the Robert G. Ball Accolade for Outstanding Achievements in Social Insurance
The National Academy of Social Insurance awarded Social Security'south Interim Commissioner, Kilolo Kijakazi, the Robert Yard. Brawl Laurels for Outstanding Achievements in Social Insurance.
Acting Commissioner Kijakazi has been at the forefront of addressing economic and social problems affecting people of color and women, including structural racism and the racial and gender wealth gaps. She brought her social insurance and retirement policy expertise to our agency, offset as the Deputy Commissioner for Retirement and Disability Policy. She led the agency'southward policy development and research activities before President Biden named her Acting Commissioner of Social Security.
You can learn more by visiting the National University of Social Insurance.
Center for Plain Language Cites Social Security as a "Perfect Example"
The Middle for Plain Language released the 2021 Federal Patently Linguistic communication Report Card on October thirteen, 2021.
Over again, Social Security earned an A+ for "Organizational Compliance." For "Writing Quality," we improved on terminal yr'southward B, earning a B+ for 2021. The results are based on the Centre's review of our Coronavirus and Liberty of Information Human action webpages.
We were cited in the Center's 2021 Report Menu announcement equally "a perfect example" of an bureau that improved early on and maintained loftier grades. Back in 2012, when the Centre first launched its Federal Report Bill of fare, SSA earned a C for compliance. We've earned straight A's in compliance and either A's or loftier B'southward in writing since.
You can view the full report card by visiting the Center for Plain Language.
The National Clan of Government Communicators (NAGC) awarded Social Security its Blue Pencil and Gold Screen Award of Excellence for our my Social Security public service announcement (PSA) in the PSA category. The NAGC comprises federal, land, and local agencies committed to providing the public with news and other data about its services.
Retirement Benefits Web Portal Wins a ClearMark Accolade
Social Security'due south "Retirement Benefits Web Portal" is the 2021 ClearMark Accolade winner for the "Website" category. The portal is now also a finalist for the Grand ClearMark Award. You tin can view the portal at world wide web.ssa.gov/benefits/retirement.
The ClearMark awards are given yearly to the all-time plainly linguistic communication documents and web sites. Entries are judged by a panel of international expertise, following a strict prepare of criteria.
To view the a full list of the awardees, visit 2021 ClearMark Winners (centerforplainlanguage.org).
SSA Receives Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting
The Clan of Regime Accountants (AGA) has awarded our bureau the Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting (CEAR) for our fiscal twelvemonth (FY) 2020 Agency Financial Study (AFR). The CEAR plan aims to better accountability through streamlined, constructive reporting that conspicuously demonstrates federal agency accomplishments and challenges. Nosotros take received the CEAR award for 23 consecutive years, which is an unprecedented accomplishment.
2019
MARCOM Awards
Social Security's Ticket to Work (Ticket) programme won a MARCOM Platinum Honor for its E-learning curriculum. MARCOM awards are sponsored by the Association of Marketing and Advice Professionals to recognize excellence in the distillation of ideas, messages and media by marketing and communication professionals.
This honour-winning instruction provides cardinal training to Ticket to Piece of work service provider staff using a learning management system — this technology provides an teacher with a mode to create and deliver content, monitor student participation, and appraise pupil performance. The new e-learning curriculum offers a flipped-classroom approach designed to amend efficiency in digital learning, efficacy of human interaction, and evaluation of cognition. Previous instructor-led preparation sessions were developed equally self-paced e-learning modules with guided Question and Reply sessions and learning activities.
Noon Award for Publication Excellence
Social Security'south Ticket to Piece of work (Ticket) plan won a 2019 Noon Award of Excellence for its Choose Work! Blog. The blog focuses on providing helpful, motivational and enriching data about the Ticket plan and topics that range from chore search tips and mentoring to Social Security'due south Work Incentives and disability-related employment. The Apex Accolade recognizes excellence in publishing by professional communicators. The accolade is sponsored past Communications Concepts, Inc., an arrangement that advises publishing, public relations and marketing professionals on best practices to amend their publications and communications programs.
Hermes Creative Awards
Social Security's Ticket to Piece of work (Ticket) program won a 2019 Gold Hermes Creative Award for its Strategic Program and a Hermes Honorable Mention for its "Ticket Connection" e-newsletter. The strategic plan establishes program outreach goals and outlines the strategies and tactics to achieve them. The e-newsletter, sent to 1,400 stakeholders, consolidates reminders, updates, events, and key information about the Ticket plan in a unmarried, user-friendly communication. Judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, the Hermes Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing, and design of traditional materials, marketing and communication programs, and emerging technologies.
Gears of Government Awards
Seven private employees and three teams at Social Security won 2019 Gears of Government Awards for various initiatives that help u.s. improve serve the public. The Gears of Government Awards inspire excellence and continuous improvement. Throughout the twelvemonth, federal employees nominate individuals and teams whose functioning and dedication deliver fundamental outcomes for the American people, including mission results, client service, and accountable stewardship. The individuals and teams recognized exemplify the hard work and innovation essential to achieving a modern, effective government.
The winners are:
- Christopher Derringer;
- Jean Rivera Reyes;
- John Cotter;
- Joseph Amalfitano;
- Kelly Smith;
- Linda McCaw;
- Thomas Haner;
- Christopher Paris, Kimberly Fenters, Sara Ham, Shane O'Brien, and Raymond Parker;
- Janell Pegues, Bla Fang, Desirae Morton, and Olivia Mondragon; and
- Deborah Stover-Springer, Kristen Fredericks, Quison Alston, Jackie White, and Lisa Blum.
2018
Miles Romney Accomplishment Award for Innovation in Personal Holding Management
Social Security'southward Office of Media and Logistics Direction'southward Personal Property Squad (PPT) won the prestigious 2018 Miles Romney Accomplishment Honour for Innovation in Personal Property Direction. The PPT won the award for their outstanding efforts in reusing, donating, and recycling two,700 pieces of excess furniture and equipment from the nine floors of the Altmeyer building at headquarters. The team created an intranet catalogue of excess equipment, which helped Social Security and other federal and state agencies reuse 1,600 pieces of property. This system saved the government more $250,000 in property replacement costs.
MARCOM Awards
Social Security's Ticket to Work (Ticket) program won two MARCOM Aureate Awards for its Strategic Plan and its August 2018 webinar. MARCOM awards are sponsored past the Clan of Marketing and Communication Professionals to recognize excellence in the distillation of ideas, messages and media past marketing and advice professionals. In the August 2018 Work Incentive Seminar Event (WISE) webinar, experts presented information for individuals and organizations that serve people who receive Social Security inability benefits and who may be interested in joining or re-joining the workforce.
Public Relations Society of America-National Capital letter Chapter (PRSA-NCC) Thoth Awards
Social Security's Ticket to Work (Ticket) programme won the PRSA-NCC prestigious Thoth laurels for the Choose Work! Blog and an Award of Excellence for its Choose Work website. Named after the Egyptian god of advice, the Thoth awards recognize outstanding strategic public relations programs and components developed and produced in the Greater Washington, DC area. The Choose Work! Weblog focuses on providing helpful, motivational and enriching information about the Ticket program and topics that range from job search tips and mentoring to Social Security's Piece of work Incentives and inability-related employment. The Choose Work website is the key hub for Social Security's Ticket to Work plan information, news and resource for the bureau'southward disability beneficiaries, and individuals and organizations with an involvement in inability employment.
Ragan Communications Awards
Social Security'due south Ticket to Work (Ticket) program won ii Honorable Mentions for its Choose Piece of work! Blog and its Success Stories from Ragan Communications. The Ragan awards celebrate successful campaigns and initiatives in the advice, public relations and marketing industries. The Choose Work! Web log focuses on providing helpful, motivational and enriching information about the Ticket program and topics that range from job search tips and mentoring to Social Security'due south Work Incentives and inability-related employment. Success Stories are personal narratives of individuals with disabilities who have benefitted from participating in the Ticket program.
National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) Awards
Social Security won iii Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards and an Award of Excellence from the National Association of Authorities Communicators (NAGC). In the "K-12 Educational Programs" category, our Social Security Educator Toolkit won first place. It provides information and resources to develop engaging and informative lessons on Social Security. The visual product, What is Social Security?, which explains how our agency promotes the economic security of the nation's people, as well placed first in the category of "Infographics." In "Electronic Publications," our web log "We Are There" that explains how Social Security is there for y'all throughout every stage of your life, securing today and tomorrow.
2017
National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) Awards
Social Security was awarded two kickoff place Blue Pencil & Gilt Screen Awards and an Honor of Excellence from the National Clan of Authorities Communicators (NAGC). Our new sign-in website won first place. The new website provides our customers easy access to my Social Security and our Concern and Government Services. We also placed commencement in the "Infographics" category for Social Security's Inability Insurance Facts. We also won an Award of Excellence for our Branding/ Rebranding Campaign, "The Confront of Social Security," which showcases Social Security's commitment "From nascency into retirement, we are with yous through life'south journey, helping secure today and tomorrow."
2016
W. Edwards Deming Outstanding Preparation Award
Social Security's Continuous Quality (CQ) Area Director Review Procedure Team won Graduate School USA's 2016 W. Edwards Deming Outstanding Training Award. This honor is presented to a federal regime system or noncombatant branch of the military that has demonstrated innovative training excellence through a beneficial workforce development training programme. CQ increases the quality and accuracy of workloads processed in field offices, educates technicians, and improves work processes in a timely way. Since 2014, more than than 86,000 reviews have been completed, and the rate of cases requiring cosmetic action has improved by 16 percent. CQ will continue to emphasize Social Security training and employee development in years to come. The CQ team received the honour at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Oct v, 2016.
National Association of Government Communications (NAGC) Awards
Social Security won three Awards of Excellence from the National Association of Government Communications (NAGC) at their awards anniversary in June 8, 2016. In the category of "Educational Programs," we received the honor for our 80th ceremony video, a artistic expect at the changes in the plan and society over the past lxxx years and featuring candid stories from executives. In the "Documentary," category, we were awarded for the "Oklahoma Metropolis – A Survivor'southward video," produced by the Historian'south Function. Finally, we received the award in the "Special Issue" category, for the Ticket to Work Virtual Job Fair, a first-of-its-kind event for disability beneficiaries to see federal contractors looking to hire.
FedHealthIT and G2Xchange Health Announced First Place Digital Engagement Category Winner
The Office of Electronic Services and Technology (OEST), within the Role of Operations, won the FedHealthIT Innovation starting time place award for the Client Date Tools (CET) program in the Digital Date category. The CET programme includes innovative projects for the web and most recently has focused on a search widget, called Dynamic Help, along with a suite of "Click To" client services such equally Click-to-Call-Back and Click-to-Chat. Although relatively new, the programme has started with great success. To date, the Dynamic Help widget has been accessed over five.6 million times. The tool helps users to stay in their preferred service channel and seek answers to their own questions. This useful tool allows us to concentrate our connected efforts on providing a superior customer service feel. The award was presented at the State Theatre on May 4, 2016.
ForeSee Digital Excellence Award
Foresee held their almanac forum in Washington DC on Monday, April 4, 2016. During the celebration Social Security was awarded the ForeSee Digital Excellence Award for our consequent eService excellence, high customer satisfaction scores, and for having the greatest improvement in score since the start of measurement. Based on the latest ForeSee Quarterly East-Gov report, Social Security 's customer satisfaction scores continue to boss the federal website rankings. The Retirement Estimator, Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plans and iClaim all tied for starting time place, with the my Social Security application in fourth place, and Business concern Services Online staying in the superlative ten, giving Social Security five of the height ten spots. Staff from the Office of Electronic Services and Engineering science (OEST) were on hand to accept this award on behalf of OEST and Social Security .
2015
Social Media Honor
Social Security was an awardee in the 2015 Social Media Icon Awards competition at their awards ceremony in Miami Beach on June iii, 2015. The issue honored the agencies, companies and the people who crafted campaigns and strategies that broke the mold in social media communications. Social Security was an Honorable Mention in the Facebook Best Marketing Campaign category for the agency'due south my Social Security Facebook Entrada. The campaign successfully generated increased sensation of my Social Security, producing over 25 one thousand thousand impressions most our services. Those impressions generated 291,650 visits to the my Social Security landing page to learn more about all the benefits of my Social Security. Almost xviii,000 people began the conversion procedure to create an account upon visiting the landing folio.
Bluish Pencil Gold Screen Awards
Social Security won two Bluish Pencil and Gilded Screen Awards from the National Association of Government Communications (NAGC) at their awards anniversary on June three, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. In the category of "Internal Communications," nosotros received outset identify for our weekly news video for employees, "Good Morn Social Security." In the "Promotional Campaigns" category, nosotros earned 2d identify for our "Someday" entrada, which features multi-aqueduct publicity encouraging the public to create a my Social Security account on our website.
Oft Asked Questions Website Enhancement Selected for the ClearMark Accolade of Stardom
The Center for Plain Linguistic communication selected the enhanced Social Security Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) website for the "ClearMark Award of Distinction" in the "Public Sector Websites" category. The ClearMark awards are given yearly to the best manifestly language documents and web sites. Entries are judged by a console of international experts, following a strict set of criteria. The award was presented at the ClearMark Award Ceremony at the National Printing Club in Washington, D.C. on May 12, 2015.
2014
Social Security Wins Summit Award for Public Service Proclamation
Social Security won first place in the Blueish Pencil and Gilded Screen Awards given past the National Association of Regime Communications (NAGC) for its public service annunciation, "Retire Online." The announcement features a baseball theme and promotes the popularity and convenience of applying for Social Security retirement benefits using its secure online awarding. The award was given at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on June 12, 2014.
Redesigned Social Security Cyberspace Selected for the ClearMark Award of Distinction
The Center for Plainly Language selected the redesigned Social Security Internet for the "ClearMark Award of Distinction" in the Public Sector Websites category. The ClearMark awards are given yearly to the best plain language documents and web sites. Entries are judged by a panel of international experts, following a strict set of criteria. The honour was presented at the ClearMark Award Ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on April 22, 2014.
Xix Federal Agencies Receive Association of Authorities Accountants Prestigious CEAR Award
For the sixteenth consecutive year, the Social Security Administration received the prestigious Document of Excellence in Accountability Reporting (CEAR) laurels. Social Security is the only agency to win this laurels sixteen years in a row. Each yr the Association of Regime Accountants (AGA) recognizes the outstanding performance and accountability reporting efforts of the federal agencies. Nosotros also won a best in grade laurels for best improper payments elimination and recovery act reporting.
View the unabridged awardee list.
2013
Xx Federal Agencies Receive Association of Government Accountants Prestigious CEAR Award
For the fifteenth consecutive year, the Social Security Assistants received the Prestigious Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting (CEAR) accolade. Each year the Association of Authorities Accountants (AGA) recognizes the outstanding performance and accountability reporting efforts of the federal agencies. Social Security was among 20 federal agencies that received this honor for financial year 2012.
View the unabridged awardee listing.
2011
Social Security Executive Diane Braunstein Wins the 2011 Service to America Medal
Diane Braunstein, at present the Acquaintance Commissioner for International Programs, received the 2011 Citizen Services Medal from the Partnership for Public Service at the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal Awards Gala. Ms. Braunstein oversaw the development of the Compassionate Allowances programme, which fast-tracks disability decisions to ensure that Americans with the about serious disabilities receive their benefit decisions within days instead of months or years.
2010
For the 3rd year in a row, Social Security was recognized every bit i of the top ten "Best Places to Work in the Federal Regime"
Social Security employees rate their agency as one of the All-time Places to Work in the Federal Government according to The Partnership for Public Service and American University's Found for the Study of Public Policy Implementation. Among the large federal agencies in the height ten Best Places to Work, Social Security likewise had the greatest improvement in overall employee satisfaction.
The Best Places to Piece of work in the Federal Government® rankings draw on responses from more than than 263,000 federal employees to produce detailed rankings of employee satisfaction across 290 federal agencies and subcomponents. Information from the Function of Personnel Management's Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey is used to rank agencies according to a All-time Places to Piece of work index score, which measures overall employee satisfaction. In improver to the employee satisfaction rating, agencies are scored in workplace categories such as constructive leadership, employee skills/mission match, pay and work/life remainder. Social Security employees gave the agency college ratings in all of these categories when compared to the prior survey.
"I am always impressed by the outstanding piece of work of our employees and by their commitment to public service," said Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security. "Our workloads have grown tremendously due to the recession and we are under more than pressure than ever to keep up with the increased demand for our services. Despite these pressures, every day our employees bring the energy and teamwork necessary to provide the public with the highest standard of considerate service."
"Our employees brand a positive difference in the lives of millions of Americans," Commissioner Astrue said. "I encourage anyone looking for a career in public service to look closely at Social Security. You can make a difference in people's lives and your own."
To learn more about careers with Social Security, go to www.ssa.gov/careers. For more data about the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® rankings, get to www.bestplacestowork.org.
Social Security'due south Online Services Have Top 3 Spots in Customer Satisfaction Survey
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, announced that the agency'due south online services go along to be the best in government and exceed the top private sector sites in client satisfaction. In results from the American Client Satisfaction Alphabetize (ACSI), Social Security's online Retirement Estimator and benefit application remain in the top spots, each with a score of 90, and the Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs application placed third with a score of 87.
2009
Social Security online was selected by Nextgov as one of five government sites "that employ what consultants say are best online practices." The full report tin be constitute here.
2008
Social Security's New Retirement Estimator Rated the Federal Government'due south Best Online Service
In the tertiary quarter ratings of the University of Michigan's American Customer Satisfaction Index for Federal Websites, the Social Security Assistants'southward new online Retirement Estimator ranked every bit the best in government. The Retirement Calculator debuted with a score of 90, the highest score in this survey and the 2d-highest score ever received by a government website. Several other Social Security online services also are rated among the regime'southward top performers and equal to the highest caliber private sector sites, such as Amazon and Google.
2007
Social Security's "Multilanguage Gateway" wins accolade in the 2007 Web Marketing Association competition
The "Multilanguage Gateway" has won a Standard of Excellence WebAward (3rd identify) in the government category from the 2007 Spider web Marketing Association competition.
The 2007 WebAwards named the all-time websites in 96 industry categories. Nominations for best spider web site came from interactive agencies and web site marketing departments in more than 33 countries from effectually the earth.
The Web Marketing Clan was founded in 1997 to set a loftier standard for cyberspace marketing and site development on the Www. A list of websites that won awards in the 2007 competition can be institute at http://www.webaward.org.
Social Security Rated I of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government
The Social Security Administration was ranked one of the top 10 "best places to work" and the most improved large agency by The Partnership for Public Service and American University'southward Institute for the Report of Public Policy Implementation.
The "Best Places to Work" rankings are based on the results of the Office of Personnel Direction'due south Federal Human Capital Survey, a government-wide assessment of federal employees' task satisfaction and their level of satisfaction with their particular organization.
A closer look at the ranking data shows that Social Security scored very high in the following areas: employee skills/mission lucifer; teamwork; effective leadership; performance-based rewards; and advancement, training and development.
"I'1000 very pleased that this score reflects what many of united states of america already know--Social Security is a dandy identify to work," said Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security. "It's my sincere hope that anyone thinking about a career in public service will seriously consider Social Security."
If you want a position with professional person and personal growth potential, then join our team at Social Security!
2005
Social Security Assistants Business organization Services Online Site recognized equally a Leader in Online Customer Satisfaction. The Social Security Administration (SSA) Business Services Online website has received a pinnacle satisfaction score in comparing to the recent survey by the University of Michigan's American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) for E-Authorities.
SSA's Business organisation Services Online website received a score of 82, using the aforementioned methodology used by the ACSI, based on a 100-bespeak scale. With this loftier score, the Social Security Concern Services Online site outperforms the aggregate score for federal government websites (72.6) past nearly 13 percent.
2004
The Digital Government Achievement Awards (DGAA) for 2004 take been appear by the Center for Digital Government. The awards program recognizes outstanding agency and department web sites and applications that enhance interactions, transaction and/or services – in iv categories: government-to-government, authorities-to-citizen, government-to-business, and government internal. The DGAA is produced in conjunction with the Center'south annual Best of the web (BOW) competition. BOW recognizes the about innovative, user friendly state and local authorities portals, while the DGAA spotlights some of the nation's most creative, advanced government websites' applications. The Centre received more than 300 combined entries for the awards programs.
Government-to-government category winners:
Third place: Concern Services Online, U.S. Social Security Admin. ( http://www.socialsecurity.gov/bso/bsowelcome.htm)
Microsoft Government Solutions Honour Regime to Citizen
On January 14, 2004, at the Microsoft Government CIO Summit in Redmond, Launder, Microsoft Corp, with Regime Technology's Public CIO Magazine, awarded the Social Security Administration the Microsoft Authorities Solutions Award in the Government to Citizen category. This award is for E-initiatives aiming to enhance government-to-government or government-to-citizen interaction, transactions, and/or services and was given to recognize the net Social Security benefit awarding, found on the world wide web.socialsecurity.gov website.
The honor reads: "Recognizing an innovative and exemplary Information technology solution for the Public Sector. Awarded to the regime solution which best demonstrates as effective use of It in helping authorities perform information technology'south (sic) mission more than effectively or provide superior service to the citizens."
Made up of three split up parts, the application allows a person to apply for Social Security retirement, disability or spouse's benefits, or any combination of those benefits online, and eliminate the need to come up in or call a Social Security field office.
2003
Social Security Rated Among the All-time in Regime on Computer Security Study Card
Grade Improves to "B+"
A Congressional report card rates Social Security's computer security efforts among the best in Federal authorities. This report card, issued past the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, gave the Social Security Assistants a grade of "B+," the tertiary highest among Federal agencies. Social Security has been among the acme-ranking government agencies each of the iv years the report has been issued.
"For more than 68 years, Social Security has honored its commitment to the American people to maintain the confidentiality of our records," said Jo Anne Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security. "Through hard work and dedication, nosotros have earned a well-deserved reputation as an Agency worthy of the conviction and trust of the American people."
In the iii previous years the report card was issued Social Security has fared well, earning the highest class in government in 2002 and 2000, and the second highest mark in 2001. The subcommittee's computer security grades are based on data independent in agency reports required by the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).
Committee on Government
Reform. Chairman Tom Davis
108th Congress
According to a Brown University rating of recent analysis of more than i,600 country and lx federal websites, institute the number of online services has jumped by 21 percent in the past year, but accessibility remains a lingering problem. Sites received points in the ratings for features such equally accessibility, readability, database access and fees. Among federal sites, the General Services Administration's FirstGov portal received the acme score of 84 points. The top five federal sites were:
- FirstGov
- Federal Communications Committee
- Social Security Administration
- IRS and
- Library of Congress.
The written report ranks Social Security's website third overall, up from sixth last year. The Social Security Assistants'south website ranks third out of the federal websites and, according to the Brownish University report, the website "includes useful information such as how to protect against identity theft every bit well equally a host of databases and statistics including a 'monthly statistic snapshot'. From a bill of fare bar at the top the user may select foreign linguistic communication translation into xv separate languages. Post-obit accessibility standards, the website is both WC3 and Section 508 compliant.
The website offers 17 split services which include applying for retirement benefits online and requesting a Medicare carte online. There is also a link soliciting feedback on the website's "new look" and the option to receive Social Security'south electronic newsletter. A convenient drib-down menu at the top of the screen provides answers to hundreds of oftentimes asked questions bundled past topic. Social Security'southward website also includes fun information like a "kids" folio and a list of the most popular baby names for 2002.
Social Security Online won the 2003 WebAwards Standard of Excellence award, which recognizes web sites that are "the standard of excellence for which all corporate web sites should strive." WebAwards are given by the Web Marketing Association, founded in 1997 to set up a high standard for internet marketing and site development on the Www.
WebAward entries are submitted by diverse agencies, web site owners or in-house marketing and e-commerce departments from more than than 19 countries worldwide, and judged by a panel of independent net experts in such areas equally design, navigation, innovation, and usefulness to target audiences.
The National Federation of the Bullheaded awarded its Non-visual Accessibility Web Awarding Certification to the Social Security Assistants's redesigned home page and online class I3368 (Disability Report).
The Social Security Administration is the beginning federal agency to earn such an award. "HP, Wells Fargo and the U.S. Social Security Administration are leaders in spider web accessibility," said Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Bullheaded. "Nosotros created the certification procedure so that net accessibility leaders, such every bit these, could be publicly recognized by the NFB for their efforts. Nosotros hope that more companies and organizations volition follow the case that these innovators take fix and make web accessibility a priority in their organizations." The award was granted later on the National Federation of the Bullheaded conducted task-operation tests of the chief functions of the organizations' websites.
2002
The Social Security Online Multilanguage Gateway received an E-Gov Explorer Award at the 2002 Eastward-Gov Exposition. The award reads, in office, "The 2002 winners provide splendid examples of the genuine progress being made to evangelize reliable and efficient E-Government services. E-Gov congratulates the 2002 award winners."
2001
The Newsletter on Newsletters awarded Social Security'south online newsletter, eNews , the 2001 "Gold Award" for online subscription newsletters.
The "Gold Honor" is one of the oldest and most prestigious awards given to newsletters. Described by Time Magazine as "The bible of the newsletter manufacture," the organization has been roofing newsletters since 1964. Newsletters were judged on their overall excellence - superior editorial content, enhanced by appropriate design and typography, employ of photographs and graphics, and ease of access. "Social Security's eNews is an eminently readable newsletter," said Paul Swift, Editor and Publisher of The Newsletter on Newsletters. "The only other federal agency ever to win the Newsletter Awards Contest was the Federal Election Commission in 1994."
1999
The April 26, 1999 edition of Government Computer News featured an article on Social Security Online entitled, "SSA sets mature example for websites." The GCN commodity said, "The Social Security Assistants'due south primary website is a good case of how to extend web reach through custom applications. It provides fast public access to a wealth of data collected by SSA."
The Dow Jones Business Directory chose Social Security Online as a "Select Site." The Directory, which contains more than 1,000 website reviews, is written and edited by the Dow Jones business organization news service. Social Security Online was considered along with thousands of other business sites in many categories. It was named a "Select Site" considering it provides infrequent value to Dow Jones' readers, business professionals who are savvy cyberspace users, who use the service to find reliable information on the spider web.
1998
On March 24, 1998, Social Security Online was featured on a fiscal show hosted by Bill Griffeth as MSNBC Power Lunch's "Cool Site of the Day."
1997
Lycos, one of the iargest search engines on the Net, named the Social Security Assistants's History spider web page as one of the "Pinnacle 5 percent" sites on the web for September of 1997.
The Authorities Executive Magazine named Social Security Online as one of the "Best Feds on the Spider web", forth with ix other government websites including those of the IRS, the Smithsonian Establishment, and the White Business firm.
1996
Implementation of the Social Security Statement won " Best OF Form" in the Regime/Public Administration category at the Water ice (Cyberspace Commerce Expo).
A June 3, 1996 article in the Washington Business section of the Washington Mail service named Social Security Online " the ultimate website." The commodity particularly cited the online Social Security Statement .
1995
Vice President Al Gore, along with the National Performance Review, honored Social Security's Squad Internet with the prestigious "Hammer Honour" for their work in developing Social Security Online.
Social Security Online was selected as one of the "Superlative five pct" of websites past the Bespeak Survey.
On June 5, Social Security Online was the "Pick of the Week" of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.
The May issue of PC/Calculating mag cited Social Security Online equally one of the "101 Best Net Bets,"describing information technology equally one of, "the well-nigh interesting and useful" places out of the, "more than 2,000,000 sites on the cyberspace."
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/agency/awards/
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