Government to Government Services Online Website Registration Form (SSA-159)

Guidelines for Completing the
GSO Website Registration Form
The GSO registration form should be used to register one individual website user. Please use a separate form for each user.

Input all fields unless otherwise specified.

GSO USER CONTACT INFORMATION
Enter the user’s full name.
Enter the name of the organization the user represents.

Name
Organization
Name
Organization ID
Street Address
City
State
Zip Code
Email Address
Phone
Select user type
(SSA users only)
Select the utilities
the new user will
need to access

For OCSE reporting and Direct Deposit: Three character abbreviation for the user’s organization.
For Prison Reporting, Fugitive Felon Reporting, and Totalization Death Data Exchange: Four character RID.
Enter the user’s address.
Enter the user’s city.
Enter the user’s state.
Enter the user’s zip code.
Enter the user’s email address.
Enter the user’s phone number. Include the area code.
Select Organizational Shared Account only if multiple internal users at Social Security are requesting a single account
assigned as a group account; otherwise select Individual User(s).
Select the GSO services the user will need to use.
Select the functions below that apply to every user on the application. Select all of the utilities that apply:
B – State government agencies sending Birth records to SSA.
BL – Federal/State government agencies sending Black Lung records to SSA.
D – State government agencies sending Death records to SSA.
DDE – Totalization Death Data Exchange with foreign totalization partners.
DE – This user will exchange files via the Data Exchange application.
FF – FBI, State government and law enforcement agencies send Fugitive Felon warrant information to
SSA.
IAR – State government agencies sending Interim Assistance Reimbursement files to SSA.
OCSE – Federal government agencies sending FPLS, New Hire, and Quarterly Wage data to OCSE.
Prisons – A Prison representative notifying SSA of incoming prisoners.
SM – Secure Messaging users that require encryption of sensitive email messages.
SW – Sheltered Workshops send payroll information to SSA Field Offices (FO).
OTHER – Select this item for a newly established utility not yet displayed on the registration form.
Annotate the utility name in the Sponsor Comments field.
SSA SPONSOR VERIFICATION

This section is to be completed by the SSA Sponsor after verification of the new website user information.

Sponsor Name
Phone
Sponsor
Organization:
Sponsor Email:
Sponsor
Comments
Enter trading
partners

Enter the Sponsor contact’s full name.
Enter the Sponsor’s phone number. Include the area code.
Enter the Sponsor’s SSA office/division/branch.
Enter the sponsor’s SSA email address.
Enter any additional comments or details regarding the registration of these user(s). This field may also be used to
identify a newly implemented utility for registration if not listed in the “Select Utilities field”.
Data Exchange, Sheltered Workshop, and Secure Messaging require the selection of one or more trading partners.
Enter the partner’s name, GSO user id if known, and the organization or state the user is associated with. If this
individual does not already have a GSO id, they will need to be registered for one.

Once the Sponsor completes the information above, forward the form in WORD format to: UIT.eData.Mailbox@ssa.gov
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