June 2, 2025

IPPS-A Update: PCS Season, Leader’s Dashboard, Readiness Reporting Enhancements, DD Form 214 Series, PII, and Terminal/Transition Absence Request

Teammates, May proved to be an incredibly productive month, and I want to thank you all for your hard work and dedication. Some important updates and guidance: Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Season It’s PCS Season, and IPPS-A is here to help! IPPS-A is the system of record for personnel accountability, so proper planning and use of the system

May 28, 2025

HOT TOPIC: Flag R Code, Terminal/Transition Absence Request Warning Message, YMAV/SABIR Update, Upload up to 8MB to PARs, & More

28 MAY 2025: Flag R CodeWe've identified and are actively resolving a system error. Flag Code R is being erroneously applied to all non-deployable Soldiers, including those with medical or unrelated restriction codes. We have also identified those Members who were selected for promotion by 1 June. Those members will still receive their promotion

May 15, 2025

IPPS-A Update (CSM/SGM Sends): PCS Season Resources, AFT Data for Promotions, Updating Personal Information, Absence Request Improvement, DD Form 214 Series Update, Leader’s Dashboard, Terminal/Transition Absence Request

Command Sergeant Major / Sergeant Major, Thank you for encouraging your Soldiers to become proficient in IPPS-A.  You are truly empowering them.  Please continue to support them in HR Universities and any job-specific training they have in your respective footprints.  While I know most every Soldier in the Army is assigned a weapon system, we (as

May 1, 2025

IPPS-A Update: PCS Resources, Absence Request Improvement, Data Correctness Dashboard and DD 214 Series

Teammates, We have had another busy, yet productive month. Thank you for continuing to provide us with feedback as we build upon IPPS-A together. Some important updates and guidance: Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Season Resources PCS Season is here! Please remember that Soldiers must utilize IPPS-A tools and resources to learn and execute the

April 18, 2025

Deltas in Data: How to Close the Gaps

The Greek letter delta (Δ) refers to the differences between two data points or parameters. Warfighters throughout human history have wrestled with the pervasive presence of deltas between data reporting and data reality. Deltas in data have perennially hindered the ability of commanders and staffs to maintain accurate understanding to make

April 15, 2025

IPPS-A Update: PCS Season, DD Form 214, Leaders Dashboard

Command Sergeant Major / Sergeant Major, It is an exciting time for IPPS-A with some great new features coming out.  These features will enhance Leaders’ abilities to support their Soldiers and overall auditability for the Total Force.  I want to provide you with some updates, guidance, and resources to share with your units as they continue to

April 7, 2025

IPPS-A Update: PCS Season, PPM Report, Multiple Promotions Issue and Help Desk Hours

Teammates, The collaboration between our dedicated HR Professionals and the hardworking Soldiers in the field has been truly invaluable to our success. Your engagement and enthusiasm for IPPS-A is much appreciated. I want to share with you some crucial updates, guidance, and resources: Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Season With PCS season

March 25, 2025

2 Army Programs Ready for DOD’s Software Acquisition Pathway

Two programs of the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office Enterprise, or PEO Enterprise, are looking at other PEO Enterprise initiatives for lessons learned and best practices as they prepare to begin the execution phase under the Department of Defense’s Software Acquisition Pathway, or SWP. The military branch said Monday the Operational Medicine

March 24, 2025

Two vastly different Army programs prepare for Software Acquisition Pathway

At U.S. Army Program Executive Office Enterprise, which is now over two years into its Agile transformation, several enterprise software programs are already in the execution phase of the DOD’s Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP), which is designed to facilitate rapid and iterative delivery of software capability to users. Those programs include

March 17, 2025

IPPS-A Update (CSM/SGM Sends): Non-Transferable Flags, DD 214 Series Coming to IPPS-A, Records Review, PayPer Mismatch (PPM) Report, Latest IPPS-A User Manual, SMA Joins the IPPS-A Podcast

Command Sergeant Major / Sergeant Major, Thank you for continuing to encourage your Soldiers to learn and work with the system.  I want to provide you with some updates, guidance, and resources to share with your units as they continue to navigate IPPS-A.  With the sunsetting of milSuite on 31 March 2025, we will lose S1Net as a resource for