The Armyâs current personnel, pay, talent and data systems must be upgraded to align with future organizational needs.
There are about 200 human resources and pay systems and over 650 interface and data exchanges between internal and external systems. The manual, paper-driven transactional processes are not fully auditable, cyber or information assurance compliant, nor do they allow easy tracking of the knowledge, skills and behaviors of Soldiers in the total force.
The Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army is an online solution that supports a 21st century system that fills the capability gap in personnel, pay, talent and data; improves the lives of Soldiers and families as part of the Army People Strategy; enhances total Army readiness. HR processes and systems must modernize and change to provide enhanced capabilities and readiness, influencing the Armyâs ability to meet new challenges. IPPS-A will streamline more than 30 personnel and pay systems, eliminate over 30
New in 2021: The Army’s diversity initiatives December 30, 2020 A non-commissioned officer inspects soldiers before starting a promotion board at the Vaziani Military Base near Tbilisi, Georgia, in August 2019. (Pfc. Denice Lopez/Army) The Army set in motion a series of reforms intended to cut down on unconscious biases by removing certain biographical data points from promotion packets, issuing exit surveys to soldiers leaving the force and looking at how the service recruits and mentors personnel, such as ROTC cadets. “We want to ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion is an integrated part of how we do business in the Army,” Lt. Gen. Gary Brito, the Army’s deputy chief of staff for personnel issues, said this fall.
9 SHILOH, Ill. The Headquarters, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command senior enlisted leader hosted a three-day professional development forum last week from Scott AFB, Illinois. To ensure maximum participation and to meet COVID-19 restrictions, the event was conducted virtually.
During the forum, subject matter experts from SDDC and the U.S. Army Human Resources Command spoke on topics that were in line with the Army People Strategy’s second line of effort, Develop Talent, by identifying employment, education and training opportunities, closing talent gaps and maximizing military and civilian members’ contributions to the Army. “Senior leaders from around the Army took time out to help us professionally, and we certainly appreciate everyone’s participation, making this event not only noteworthy but something we can learn from, record and playback and get better,” said SDDC’s senior enlisted leader, Command Sgt. Maj. Rocky Carr.