For your protection, please do not include any personally identifiable information in your email message to us. Also, note that this email channel is not the place to send inquiries about any claims or other specific business you have with us. Please visit the Contact Social Security web page for multiple ways to contact the Social Security Administration.
This page is designed to help you contact the Open Government team specifically. We welcome your feedback about open government, so please use the email address below to share your thoughts related to open government.
Bob Patterson Associate Commissioner for Office of External Affairs
Email: open.government@ssa.gov
We posted our Open Government Plan 4.1 based on input from the public, Social Security advocates, and our employees. Our new plan includes several high-profile agency projects and initiatives that utilize Open Government principles and techniques to further the agency’s mission. They include our flagship initiative, the National Disability Forum, as well as Customer Engagement Tools, Data Exchanges, Analytics Center of Excellence, Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Programs, and Health Information Technology.
Under certain circumstances, Social Security can provide a speaker to discuss our programs, benefits, and services. We provide speakers free of charge, and they are generally available during business hours only. Please note that we are not able to fulfill all requests.
The Social Security Administration is committed to creating an open and transparent government through the following initiatives: