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The Social Security Administration is shedding its reputation as an agency stuck in the 1980s when it comes to IT. SSA cobbled together a few leftover computers...

Federal News Network Staff

February 5, 2015 5:08 pm

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The Social Security Administration is shedding its reputation as an agency stuck in the 1980s when it comes to IT. SSA cobbled together a few leftover computers and took advantage of an open source platform to develop a new approach to conquering its big data problem. Ann Am-Rhein is SSA’s deputy associate commissioner for the Office of Earning, Enumeration and Administrative systems. Ron Sikes is SSA’s director of business intelligence and analytics. They tell Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller why their new approach earned honors in the Igniting Innovation awards. Read Jason’s related story.