In starting off the new year, the Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army (IPPS-A) team reflected on its achievements, beginning with a Microsoft Teams session celebrating going live with the Army National Guard (ARNG) two years ago on January 7. Within the last two years, IPPS-A completed migration of Release 2 to the ARNG in March 2020 and completed the building of the system in September 2020 for its Release 3 phase to the Active and U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) components.

IPPS-A is the number one human resources (HR) modernization effort for the Army and will be live across the Total Force in December 2021. IPPS-A is a critical enabler for The Army People Strategy and its transition to a talent management system and an HR data-rich environment.

During January 2021, IPPS-A will host other virtual engagements across their social media channels to commemorate the program’s milestones including the IPPS-A “Live” townhall, with Army deputy chief of staff for personnel, Lt. Gen. Gary M. Brito, as a featured guest.

As the program gets closer to Release 3 implementation, the emphasis of the data correctness campaign increases to ensure seamless record transitions to IPPS-A prior to Release 3 go live. The campaign is designed to identify and correct data inconsistencies within every Soldier record and authoritative system in the Active Army and USAR.