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OIDAP Project Director’s Report: September 2010 Meeting Overview

This report provides an overview of the OIDAP project's activities since June 2010, including panel presentations on SSA activity, completion of initial-level case reviews, and progress on the development of an Occupational Information System (OIS). It also highlights the ongoing International OIS Investigation and updates on the Social Security Administration Content Model. Additionally, it discusses investigations, meetings, and panel presentations related to the development of OIS.

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OIDAP Project Director’s Report: September 2010 Meeting Overview

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  1. September 1, 2010 Project Director’s Report OIDAP Quarterly Meeting Boston, MA Sylvia Karman OIDAP Member & Director, Occupational Information Development Project

  2. Presentation Overview OID project activity since June 2010 Panel presentations of SSA activity in support of OIS development

  3. Completed reviews of ~3900 initial-level cases at the end of July Presented highlights of preliminary results (based on first 1,350 cases) to Research Subcommittee in July Developing hearings-level Data Collection Instrument (DCI) and protocol Pre-testing of DCI expected to occur in mid-September Reviews of hearings-level cases expected to begin by final week of September Occupational and Medical-Vocational Study 3

  4. International OIS Investigation Objective:  To what extent have other nations developed comprehensive OIS and what lessons, if any, from their development and use of OI, particularly with regard to disability adjudication—can be applied to SSA’s efforts? • Conducted interviews with OIS officials at the United Nations- International Labor Organization (ILO), Canada, Australia, and New Zealand and obtained documents from them on the development and use of OIS

  5. International OIS Investigation (cont’d) • Obtained documents and written replies from European Union and the U.K. OIS officials describing the development and use of OIS in their countries • Conducted follow-up contacts for further information from OIS and disability program officials • Draft report expected in September 2010 • Final report expected in November 2010 Social Security Administration

  6. Content Model • Project staff has completed a synthesis of Panel content model recommendations, public comments, and the SSA User Needs Analysis (Summer 2009). • Project staff, working with the OISD Workgroup and including the synthesis, has drafted a list of OIS data elements for testing. Social 6

  7. Content Model (continued) • Some next steps with user identified data elements: • Develop measures and scales to enable testing of person-side elements (test instrument) with SSA users • Develop initial work analysis instrument(s) for testing • June 2010, SSA posted solicitation for contractor services to assist with testing the data elements with SSA adjudicators. Social Security Administration

  8. IPA and Published Solicitations IPA: Northwestern University I/O doctoral candidate RFQ to conduct user testing of person-side data elements RFQ to obtain VR researcher consultant services RFQ to obtain I/O or Psychometrician to develop work analysis instrument RFQ for blanket purchase agreement for job analysis business process 8

  9. Investigations & Meetings • Review of sampling methodologies for relevant Federal surveys and O*NET • Meetings in June and July 2010: • Census Bureau • OMB • DOL/ETA Social Security Administration 9

  10. Panel Presentations • SSA work to prepare for developmental and testing activities needed for OIS • What we can learn from our administrative data files and claimant files • What we can articulate regarding our programmatic needs • How this information informs development of OIS

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