Dec. 2, 2024

US Army Upgrades Pay System with Cloud Migration

The US Army has recently taken a major step toward modernizing its personnel and pay management by migrating the Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army (IPPS-A) to a cloud-based platform. This transition, reportedly spearheaded by Oracle under the Pentagon’s Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) initiative, will affect more than one million

Nov. 29, 2024

Army expands its officer rebranching program

The U.S. Army is offering its lieutenants an opportunity to voluntarily transfer into the service’s understrength career fields, including adjutant general, air defense, finance, logistics and signal corps. Building on last year’s pilot program, which targeted lieutenants from the Infantry and Armor branches, this year, the Army’s Officer

Nov. 27, 2024

Army aims to move its pay system to the cloud by 2027

Oracle will soon host the service’s HR systems, under the Pentagon’s biggest cloud contracting vehicle. The Army is moving its personnel and pay system to the cloud, an effort that has begun in earnest with the hiring of Oracle to host the HR records of more than 1 million soldiers. Announced last month, the effort will move the guts of the

Nov. 22, 2024

IPPS-A Marketplace changing way HRC determines Active Guard Reserve assignments

FORT KNOX, Ky. – The Reserve Personnel Management Directorate, or RPMD, here at the U.S. Army Human Resources Command recently completed its first successful IPPS-A Marketplace that brought Reserve Soldiers and units together in a collaborative effort to increase transparency and efficiency when it comes to future assignments. The two-way

Nov. 18, 2024

IPPS-A Update (CSM/SGM Sends): PAI Reconciliation Deadline Extended

Command Sergeant Major / Sergeant Major, Please inform your units that the deadline for the Personnel Asset Inventory (PAI) Reconciliation Phase 1 has been extended to 24 November 2024. Phase 2, will occur 25 November through 31 December. HR Professionals and Leaders must prioritize PAI Reconciliation to (1) correct Failure to Lose/Failure to Gain

Nov. 18, 2024

IPPS-A Update: PAI Reconciliation Deadline Extended

Teammates, The deadline for the Personnel Asset Inventory (PAI) Reconciliation Phase 1 has been extended to 24 November 2024. Phase 2 will occur 25 November through 31 December. HR Professionals and Leaders must prioritize PAI Reconciliation to (1) correct Failure to Lose/Failure to Gain (FTL/FTG) discrepancies in IPPS-A, (2) ensure current and

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