Bonnie Rubenstein-Montano <br/><br/>
Knowledge management :  A U.S. Social Security Administration case study 

 - New York :  Pergamon,  2001 
<br/><br/> Knowledge management can be a powerful tool for addressing the "graying of government" and other factors contributing to the loss of expertise in government organizations. This paper presents a case study of knowledge management at the U.S. Social Security Administration and provides recommendations for how knowledge management might better protect valuable knowledge resources. A two-phase study was conducted of the Benefit Rate Increase/Premium Amount Collectible (BRI/PAC), a core process at the U. S. Social Security Administration, where critical knowledge is at risk of being lost. The study suggests that knowledge sharing, training, and the overall development of a working environment conducive to knowledge management promise to enhance performance of the BRI/PAC operation, at SSA