# SSA Corrects Social Security Records

The Social Security Administration (SSA) says it has corrected nearly 15% of roughly 390 million active Social Security Number records. The work added death dates to 17 million records and updated citizenship information in about 25 million using Department of Homeland Security data; SSA is continuing work on 8.5 million records with inaccurate immigration-status information. The reports describe an operational data-integrity effort, not a disclosed procurement: no solicitation, contract award, funding amount, or procurement contact is identified. They also note concerns about errors in DHS’s SAVE data.

- The work highlights federal needs around identity-record validation, data quality, and integration between SSA and DHS systems, but does not establish a current contracting opportunity.
- Contractors with relevant data-management, identity-verification, and system-assurance capabilities can assess how those capabilities apply to similar federal data-integrity efforts; any future opportunity remains unspecified in these reports.
- Procurement teams should distinguish the reported agency-led operational work from a funded acquisition, since the signals provide no contract vehicle, requirement, or timeline.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** October 26, 2026

### Government Entities
- Social Security Administration (SSA)
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

### Sources
- [SSA ‘corrects’ millions of Social Security Number database files - Government Executive](https://www.govexec.com/technology/2026/10/ssa-corrects-millions-social-security-number-database-files/416824) - GovExec.com
- [SSA ‘corrects’ millions of Social Security Number database files - Nextgov/FCW](https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2026/10/ssa-corrects-millions-social-security-number-database-files/416822) - Nextgov/FCW