Army Contracting Command – New Jersey released a Prototype Project Opportunity Notice on July 9 to award up to three prototype Other Transaction Agreements for a new effort: Enterprise Information Technology as a Service (EITaaS). This is a pilot effort that asks industry to propose commercial IT service delivery options with the understanding that the Army would not optimize the network ourselves at the current network modernization strategy and funding levels.

 

CPT Ruperto, IPPS-A Release 2 Operations Lead, shares how he came to work on the IPPS-A project and why Talent Management is so important to him.

The Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army (IPPS-A) integrates all 1 million Soldiers into a single system for the first time. IPPS-A provides increased visibility, talent management capabilities and auditability to all three Army components (active duty, Reserve and National Guard). The system delivers enhanced transparency and access to Soldier records and personnel actions like never before. It provides timesaving, self-service tools to total force Soldiers, commanders and human resources professionals, and enables mobile capabilities.

Pat Ocasio is the new Deputy Project Manager (DPM) for Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO). Ocasio replaces Jennifer Potts, who is leaving to become DPM for Army Enterprise Systems Integration Program (AESIP).

Lt. Col. Scott Helmore, product manager (PdM) for Cyber Platforms and Systems (CPS), gives insight on how some of DCO's newest products were named.

The U.S. Army awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a $152 million agreement using its Other Transaction Authority on April 30 for a prototype project to modernize the recruitment and retention system used by the Army Accessions Enterprise (AAE).