Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army Increment 1 (IPPS-A Inc 1)
Abstract:
The Integrated Personnel and Pay System - Army IPPS-A will provide the Army with an integrated, multi-ComponentActive, National Guard and Reserve, personnel and pay system which streamlines Army Human Resources HR,enhances the efficiency and accuracy of Army personnel and pay procedures, and supports Soldiers and their families. IPPS-A will be a web-based tool, available 24 hours a day, accessible to Soldiers, HR professionals, Combatant Commanders, personnel and pay managers, and other authorized users throughout the Army. IPPS-A addresses major deficiencies in the delivery of military personnel and pay services and also provides internal controls and audit procedures that prevent erroneous payments and loss of funds. IPPS-A Inc 1 provides a single, multi-Component, trusted database with a single record for all Army Soldiers, and serves as a trusted data source for personnel and HR data for the entire Army. The database is the single trusted record for all Army Soldiers and shall be used as the authoritative database for all future IPPS-A increments. IPPS-A Inc 1 allows for interface communications and generation of new multi-Component reports, including a Soldier Record Brief, for all Army Components Active, National Guard and Reserve. The Soldier Record Brief serves as a management tool for decisions regarding the utilization of Soldiers. It represents a snapshot of a Soldiers military career displaying personal information, qualification skills, training, assignment history and various other Soldier attributes. IPPS-A Inc 1 includes the build out of permanent and temporary data interfaces with fifteen legacy systems. Soldiers have 247, web-based access to their personnel data from a single source, enabling them to better manage their careers and ensure accuracy of information. IPPS-A Inc 1 provides three capabilities not currently available within the Army consolidation of personnel data from all Army Components into a single trusted source enhance