Nov. 14, 2024

4th Infantry Division hosts Human Resources University

4th Infantry Division hosts Human Resources University  By CPT Davontae J. Hair   FORT CARSON, Colo. – The 4th Infantry Division and Adjutant General’s Corps Regimental Association Pikes Peak Chapter hosted the Human Resource University Oct. 22-24 at Fort Carson. The four-day event was an initiative by the division’s personnel staff directorate

Nov. 8, 2024

Army Project Office Discusses Acquisition Needs, Focus Areas

Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army, a project office handling acquisition programs related to human capital solutions for the U.S. Army, held its first Broadcast to Industry event in October. The event, which took place virtually and was attended by IPPS-A leaders and over 200 people, sought to help businesses understand how they can

Nov. 7, 2024

HOT TOPIC: Upload up to 8MB to PARs, BAH Recertification, & More

7 NOV 2024: Upload up to 8MB to PARsAttention HR Professionals, Commanders, and Self-Service Personnel Action Requests (PAR) Users! Thank you for submitting feedback. Users are now able to attach larger files (up to 8MB) to PARs. Only attach REQUIRED documentation. The ability to attach larger files will cut down on upload times, leading to

Nov. 4, 2024

8 key takeaways from IPPS-A’s first Broadcast to Industry

Integrated Personnel and Pay System — Army (IPPS-A) leaders shared insights about how they approach software acquisition during the organization's first Broadcast to Industry event on Oct. 10.More than 200 people tuned into the virtual event designed to help industry understand how they can support IPPS-A.“You have a commitment from me to engage

Oct. 29, 2024

IPPS-A Update (CSM/SGM Sends): Personnel Asset Inventory (PAI) Reconciliation, Switchover/Switchback Exercise, Customer Relationship Management (CRM)-PayPer Mismatch (PPM) Stats & Resources

Command Sergeant Major / Sergeant Major, As we continue to make progress, I want to provide you with some important updates, guidance, and resources. Please help me with the dissemination of this information to your formations. Personnel Asset Inventory (PAI) ReconciliationIt is essential that the Army can see the overall strength of all components

Oct. 28, 2024

IPPS-A Update: PAI Reconciliation and Resources

Teammates, Thank you for continuing to navigate the system and quickly bring issues to our attention for resolution. We could not do this without the help of HR Professionals and Soldiers in the field. I want to share with you some updates, guidance, and resources: Personnel Asset Inventory (PAI) ReconciliationIt is essential that the Army can see

Oct. 16, 2024

United States (U.S.) Army to Modernize its Integrated Personnel and Pay System (IPPS-A) on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Migration of the Army IPPS-A to Oracle U.S. Defense Cloud expected to help reduce costs while enhancing security and information access that will support readiness and auditabilityAUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army is migrating its IPPS-A to Oracle U.S. Defense Cloud. Serving more than one million users, the project

Oct. 16, 2024

Reimagining Contracts in the Digital Era

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (October 15, 2024) – Agile. It’s defined as the ability to move quickly and easily, and one of the “buzz” words heard around the globe as the Army continues to modernize. Commanders must be agile in multiple ways. Physically – to shoot, move and defend over their adversaries; and mentally – to learn, understand and lead

Oct. 10, 2024

IPPS-A Update: BAH Recertification, Switchover/Switchback Exercise, TM SUBCATs, Revocation/Promotion PARs, Absence Attachments, Clearance Data, PayPer Mismatch Report and Resources

Teammates, Thank you for providing valuable feedback as we continue to build upon IPPS-A together. The FMD team and I appreciate your continued engagement. Recently, we achieved an incredible milestone—1 million distinct users to IPPS-A! We could not have done this without your continued support and enthusiasm for this system. However, there is

Sept. 13, 2024

IPPS-A Update (CSMs/SGMs): Absence Analytics, Incorrect Clearance Data on Soldier Talent Profiles (STPs), Talent Management (TM) SUBCATs, Revocation/Promotion Personnel Action Requests (PARs), Assignment Dashboard Improvements

Command Sergeant Major / Sergeant Major, With your guidance, we can count on NCOs to ensure Soldiers become fully trained in IPPS-A. It is with your help that we have reached an incredible milestone—1 million distinct users to IPPS-A! The system is designed to benefit Soldiers, so please continue to encourage your teams to access IPPS-A, learn how