PEO Pulse - May 1, 2020

►► PEO PULSE – May 1, 2020

The "PEO Pulse" is a weekly digest of relevant news, recent PEO EIS events and updates to keep our workforce informed.  

►► UPCOMING EVENTS

• Postponed - PEO EIS Newcomers Brief (originally scheduled for May 13)

• May 21 – Ms. Smith Charter (relinquishment/change TBD) and Retirement Ceremony

• May 25 - PEO EIS Lunch and Learn (Topic TBD)

►► AROUND EIS

THE LOGISTICS MODERNIZATION PROGRAM (LMP) CELEBRATES 20 YEARS...AND COUNTING

(Apr. 29) When Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) programs first hit the scene in the 1990s, their “open architecture” was a draw for companies and organizations that wanted to avoid replacement of full systems at the end of a technology lifecycle.

IPPS-A ROLLOUT COMPLETE IN ARMY GUARD

(Apr. 21) The new Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army is live in all 54 states, territories and the District of Columbia, bringing the entire Army National Guard onto a single human resources system for the first time in history.

GFEBS-SA DEPLOYS CLASSIFIED BUSINESS SYSTEM TO NATIONAL GROUND INTELLIGENCE CENTER (NGIC) DURING COVID-19

(Apr. 23) The General Fund Enterprise Business System – Sensitive Activities (GFEBS-SA) fielded and went “live” with the classified version of the Army’s accounting, financial management and auditability software system to about 100 initial users at the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.

PM DCATS SUPPORTS THE ARMY’S PREPARATIONS FOR PANDEMICS

(Apr. 24) The President has called upon the Army to help in the effort to control the spread of the coronavirus, and Soldiers and Army Leaders depend on the Army network as its fundamental weapon system to respond.

ARMY DEPLOYS ACCENTURE-BUILT ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL MGMT SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFIED TRANSACTIONS

(Executive Biz, Apr. 28, Brenda Marie Riverson)

The U.S. Army has begun operating an enterprise business system developed by Accenture to support the National Ground Intelligence Center’s classified accounting and financial management procedures in telework settings.

►► ARMY

ARMY MOVES TO RECLAIM LOST TIME IN MODERNIZATION PROGRAMS

(Army News Service, Apr. 24, Sean Kimmons) Signature modernization programs remain on track to deliver capabilities to Soldiers, despite facing delays due to the coronavirus, Army leaders said Thursday.

ARMY MODERNIZATION PROGRAMS WILL BE FIELDED ON TIME DESPITE COVID-19 DELAYS: GENERAL

(Military.com, Apr. 24, Matthew Cox) The U.S. Army general in charge of modernization says he is squeezing program schedules to make sure key soldier modernization efforts delayed by the novel coronavirus stay on track.

ARMY AUDIT FORGES AHEAD DURING COVID-19

(Thomas Brading, Apr. 20, Army News Service) Despite challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Army’s third annual audit is underway and on track to wrap up this fall, says a top Army comptroller, as the force aims to build off last year’s progress.

ARMY GOES HIGH-TECH TO FIGHT COVID-19

(Washington Times, Apr. 27, Mike Glenn) High-tech equipment designed to give soldiers the same kind of information that fighter pilots rely on are now being used in the Army’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

ARMY LOOKS TO RETURN TO MAJOR TRAINING EXERCISES AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

(Stars and Stripes, Apr. 30, Corey Dickstein)

The Army believes many of the service’s large fighting formations can return to critical, high-level training exercises in the coming weeks at their home stations and the service’s combat training centers, senior service officials said Thursday.

ECS WINS AWARD TO DEVELOP AI PLATFORMS FOR ARMY

(FEDSCOOP, Apr. 27, Jackson Barnett) ECS Federal won a small contract on a big topic: $83 million for prototyping integrated artificial intelligence platforms for the U.S. Army.

►► FEDERAL

DEFENSE INDUSTRY SHUTDOWNS TREND UPWARD, BUT LORD IS MONITORING CASH FLOW

(Defense News, Apr. 30, Aaron Mehta) The Pentagon’s top acquisition official sees positive signs for the defense-industrial base, but remains concerned that enough cash may not be flowing to the smallest, most vulnerable companies in order to keep them open in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC COULD LEAVE 'A PROFOUND ECONOMIC IMPACT' ON THE PENTAGON

(Business Insider, Apr. 23, Christopher Woody) The Pentagon's top acquisition official said this week that the Defense Department expects the economic impact of the coronavirus on supply chains to delay major weapons programs for three months.

COVID CASH CRUNCH STILL HURTING SMALL DEFENSE FIRMS

(Defense News, Apr. 24, Joe Gould) Cash flow for small defense contractors is continuing to suffer under the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey by the National Defense Industrial Association.

FIVE WAYS THE U.S. MILITARY WILL CHANGE AFTER THE PANDEMIC

(War on the Rocks, Apr. 28, David Barno and Nora Bensahel) The global pandemic is about to profoundly change the U.S. military’s role in defending the United States — even if Pentagon leaders don’t know it yet.

MILITARY CLOSING THE GAP BETWEEN NEW COVID-19 CASES AND RECOVERIES

(Military Times, Apr. 28, Meghann Myers) With 52 service members testing positive for coronavirus on Monday, a 0.8-percent rise, the Defense Department saw one of its lowest day-over-day increases since February, and an almost equal number of recoveries, with 45 troops cleared of COVID-19 on the same day.

GLOBAL DEFENSE SPENDING DECLINE EXPECTED AS NATIONS DEAL WITH CORONAVIRUS

(Defense One, Apr. 28, Marcus Weisgerber) After five straight years of growth, global defense spending is expected to decline in the coming years as nations deal with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, analysts say.

►► WORKFORCE

TEAMMATE TUESDAY: BRENT THOMAS AIMS TO INCREASE SERVICES SPEND UNDER MANAGEMENT

(Apr. 28) Brent Thomas, the product lead for Human Resource (HR) Solutions, has more than 24 years of acquisition experience and currently manages a $7.6 billion assisted-acquisition-management program that awards contracts for Army and Department of Defense customers.

TRAINING:

The 2020 Senior Enterprise Talent Management (SETM) and Enterprise Talent Management (ETM) Programs are accepting applications for training opportunities in 2020.   The application window closes on 15 May 2020, so apply now. Just log into the SETM automated system https://www.csldo.army.mil/ to apply for these great opportunities for permanent Army Civilians in grades 12 -15 and pay band equivalents. DOD has not changed their timeline for Agency nominations for the DoD programs which prevents Army from changing the current deadlines for SETM/ETM applications. You must act now and log into the automated website and apply for these 2021 developmental opportunities. 

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