Download or read book Social Security Administration: Better Planning Needed to Improve Service Delivery written by Barbara D. Bovbjerg and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of people rely on the services of Social Security Admin. (SSA) field offices. In FY 2009, SSA¿s approx. 1,300 field offices provided service to a record 45.1 million customers. People visit field offices to apply for Social Security cards, apply for retirement and disability benefits, request replacement benefit checks, and a host of other services. Over the last several years, growing workloads have challenged field offices¿ ability to manage work while continuing to deliver quality customer service. This testimony discusses a Jan. 2009 report on SSA field office service delivery challenges, specifically: (1) the state of SSA field office operations; and (2) the status of SSA¿s efforts to develop a plan to address future service delivery challenges.