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In this Issue: Data correctness, distance learning and training reminders to make Release 3 (R3) Go-Live a success in September. PDF Download Data, Data, Data Accurate and up to date legacy system data is critical to IPPS-A’s success. Our areas of focus include eMILPO, RCMS, TOPMIS II, DTMS and ATRRS. As a reminder, IPPS-A is notRead more

The time is now to upskill the Army’s Officer Corps to prepare for a more sophisticated and technologically defined operating environment with increased complexity and deadlier strategic threats. The Operational Environment and the Changing Character of Warfare, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command reported “the Army will confront strategic competitors in an increasingly contested battlefieldRead more

Money, money, money! Join us as we learn about the Army’s new personnel and pay system and updates to the release timeline. Listen as COL Eggers, Division Chief, IPPS-A Functional Management Division, explains what the Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army (IPPS-A) is all about and when the program will be released to activeRead more

Maj. Gen. Thomas Drew and Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony McAdoo, command team for Human Resources Command at Fort Knox, Kentucky, visited human resources troops at the Great Place, Nov. 16, to find out their questions and concerns as they prepare to roll out the Army’s newest program to integrate HR capabilities across the Army. “WeRead more

Making his first in-person appearance at AFCEA Belvoir Industry Days since taking the helm at PEO EIS in May 2020, Program Executive Officer Ross Guckert held a Nov. 4 keynote address and participated in a panel with other service PEOs the following day. Noting that the Army workforce “needs to change the way we think”Read more

The Army Service Center falls under The Adjutant General Directorate of the U.S. Army Human Resources Command at Fort Knox, Kentucky. It is the primary entry point into HRC for military related human resource inquiries, supporting Soldiers, veterans, family members, civilians and government agencies in their efforts to process and receive military entitlements or benefits.Read more

It’s a data-driven world out there. More and more companies across America are turning to human resources analytics to identify and manage their internal talent. And soon, the Army’s platform to collect, analyze, and harness that data for the uniformed workforce will come online. Ahead of AUSA, Army Times spoke with the service’s senior leadersRead more

Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville says his eye is on the service’s people in the coming year. It’s a wide-ranging priority that involves new software programs, leadership selection courses and investments for families. But McConville is also closely watching the Army National Guard’s operational tempo, which has been increasing as Guardsmen across theRead more

The Army said that it is not expecting delays in further implementation of its human resources IT overhaul, called the Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army (IPPS-A), after putting a hold on the most recent release of the program. Lt. Gen. Gary Brito, deputy chief of staff for the Army G-1, said taking aRead more

WASHINGTON – U.S. Army senior leaders announced today that the rollout of the Integrated Personnel Pay System-Army Release 3 will be moved from December 2021 to September 2022. IPPS-A is the Army’s No. 1 human resources modernization effort, and is currently undergoing vigorous testing prior to deployment. “We must make sure that IPPS-A is aRead more

The Association of the United States Army will present a dynamic conference designed to deliver the Army’s key messages, highlighting the capabilities of Army organizations, and presenting a wide range of industry products and services. For registration, click here. To watch some of the livestreamed events, visit the DVIDS AUSA 2021 feature page. October 12: 1115-1150 — WarriorsRead more

The Army’s efforts to advance enlisted talent management into the 21st century will be on full display at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2021 annual meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 12, at the convention center from 11:15 a.m. to 11:55 a.m. The warrior’s corner segment entitled, “Enlisted Talent Management: Now and the Future,” featuresRead more

The vast majority of the U.S. Army and its components are familiar with pay and personnel readiness. They govern a Soldier’s rank, roles, responsibilities, compensation and means to support themselves and families. These systems require trained and proficient individuals to perfect and manage them to keep the force up-to-date and proficient. U.S. Army Reserve’s ChiefRead more

Get the people right, and the rest follows. So says General James McConville, the US Army’s chief of staff (effectively, the Army’s CEO), who also served as its G-1 (essentially it’s chief of human resources) for several years. Given this, perhaps it’s unsurprising that the Army is continuing a push to transform its human resource practices.Read more

The Army strives for a future where Soldiers no longer will waste their valuable time filling out paper forms or trying to figure out the status of their personnel actions. Soldiers no longer will wait in human resources (HR) offices experiencing delays because of legacy system outages or inefficient analog processes. A future where theRead more

Human resources professionals from across the 88th Readiness Division’s 19-state region gathered here to learn about the new Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army in a train-the-trainer course from July 19 to 30, 2021. The course is designed to prepare these HR professionals with enough knowledge and understanding of the IPPS-A system – that is setRead more

Human resource and financial management professionals from various installations around the country converged at Fort Lee July 6-16 to learn about the Army’s newest personnel and pay information management system. Roughly 30 administrators and technicians from locations such as Carlisle Barracks, Pa.; West Point Military Reservation, N.Y.; Fort Jackson, S.C.; Joint Base Langley-Eustis and othersRead more

A four-person Army Functional Management Division team is here this month conducting training on a new personnel system in preparation for a “go-live” event toward the end of this year. Called the Integrated Personnel and Pay System — Army, or IPPS-A for short, officials said the software is a web-based human resources system that providesRead more

he Army has launched its first app that allows soldiers to access personnel records without the need for a Common Access Card. Called the Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army (IPPS-A), the app is available on Apple’s App Store and is expected to have roughly 1 million users among active-duty personnel and members of the ArmyRead more

“I need you to update your personnel records,” said Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston. The Army’s top enlisted advisor recently reached out to the entire Army force, alerting Soldiers to a new human resources and pay system expected to go live Dec. 21. Called the Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army, theRead more