Selective Service System (SSS)

The Selective Service System (SSS) provides the Department of Defense personnel in the event of a national emergency. Male citizens and immigrants are required to register with the Selective Service when they turn 18.

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Official name: Selective Service System
Display name: Selective Service System (SSS)
Short name: SSS
Branch: Executive
Agency type: service
Phone: 1-847-688-6888
Main address: PO Box 94638 Palatine, IL 60094-4638

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Notice

Published December 17, 2025

90 FR 58677

Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

The purpose of this notice is to meet the requirement of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and OMB Circular No. A-108 to provide notice that the SSS is modifying three systems of records: (1) Registration, Compliance and Verification (RCV) provides a central repository for all data related to active registrants and potential violators; (2) Enterprise Content Management (ECM) manage the document workflow and processing automation of the Data Management Center (DMC); and (3) Information Management Information System (IMIS) manages the daily operational needs for the agency, i.e., requests for reimbursements, financial records, and personnel data are processed by batch and transaction processing. SSS is adding two routine uses and removing two that are no longer applicable.

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1-847-688-6888

Main address

PO Box 94638 Palatine, IL 60094-4638

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