Registration and verification modernization

Challenge: SSS registers all male American citizens and male immigrants residing in the U.S. between the ages of 18 and 25, in the event of a national emergency that requires a mobilization for national defense. Annually, SSS manages over two million selective service registrations and about six million enrollment verification checks. This data provides eligibility verification for student aid, government jobs, free job training, and a potential streamlined process for citizenship.

Approach: With TMF support, SSS will migrate its registration, compliance, and verification software to a cloud-first software and data architecture. This will enable a steady state of readiness and for operations to scale up rapidly when activated by Congress and the President. Benefits include:

• Continuous availability from redundant geographic locations
• Enhanced protection of personally identifiable information
• Advanced data analytics to inform decisions on any future mobilization
• Enhanced cybersecurity protection and performance capabilities
• Improvements to the application’s public-facing user experience