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Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! COL Rebekah Lust is joined by CPT Palmer, IPPS-A Data Analyst, as we kick off a new season by looking ahead to what’s coming next in Army HR modernization. In this episode, we’ll walk through the IPPS-A Roadmap and highlight key enhancements planned for the year ahead – including DD Form 93 auto-generation, continued Agile development, updates to the DD Form 214. Understanding the Roadmap will help you stay informed about what’s coming next and how each effort supports continued progress. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is your HR Weapon System!

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this All-Enlisted episode, we’ve reached three years of IPPS-A going live across the entire Army! SGM Smith welcomes two very special guests: First, SGM Eva Commons, Former Western Hemisphere Command G1 Sergeant Major / Incoming Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 Sergeant Major, joins us to discuss the importance of modernization for building the Army of 2030 (and beyond), USAWHC biggest readiness priorities going into next year, and more. Next, where there’s Smoke, there’s … SGM Christopher “Smoke” Stevens, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 Senior Enlisted Advisor, who talks about Soldier-focused objectives for 2026, readiness, and how IPPS-A can help build the Army of the future. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system! Training Aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/ IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/   IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/ IPPS-A YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IPPSA IPPS-A Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usarmy_ippsa/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! IPPS-A’s Promotions Design Lead, CW4 Chris Akbaroff, chats with special guests Chief Warrant Officer of the Army, CW5 Aaron Anderson, and Chief Warrant Officer of the AG Corps, Michael J. Falton, about the importance of embracing change in the Army, and how Warrant Officers will help shape the Army of 2030. We’ll also hear from CW5 Charmaine L Hilliard, Assistant Executive Officer for Chief of Staff of the Army, on her experience using IPPS-A from a CWO’s perspective, and how IPPS-A can be leveraged to support the Warrant Officer community. If you’re looking for the insight of Army Warrant Officers, Warrant Officers on the AG Corps, change management, and embracing transformation, this episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system.

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this episode, we enjoy a visit from Army Human Resources Command (HRC)! COL Becky Lust, IPPS-A FMD Deputy Director, talks with MG Hope Rampy, Commanding General at Army HRC, and COL Don Fagnan, Director, Military Personnel and Readiness Directorate at HRC, about the latest with Talent Management; the Marketplace; Knowledge, Skills and Behaviors (KSBs); and data-driven career capabilities in the system. Listen here for more on IPPS-A Marketplace! This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is your HR Weapon System!   Drive the Change: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/ IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/ IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/ Army Human Resources Command (HRC): https://www.hrc.army.mil/ Training Aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/ Talent Management: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/Talent-Management/ IPPS-A Jobs: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Jobs/   Teams:  General | IPPS-A Talent Marketplace Training | Microsoft Teams S1Net SharePoint: https://armyeitaas.sharepoint-mil.us/teams/S1NETHomePage/SitePages/Marketplace-Manning-Cycle-Page.aspx ACTNOW: https://actnow.army.mil/ Note: (Navigate to Communities > S1NET > S-1NET Home page)

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this episode, COL Alicia Pruitt, IPPS-A FMD Deputy Director, talks with COL Mary Divine, OCAR IPPS-A Program Chief for the Army Reserve, and MSG James Souther, IPPS-A Develop and Design NCO, about the latest with IPPS-A’s U.S. Army Reserve team and the latest with IPPS-A’s DD Form 214 Series. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is your HR Weapon System!  Drive the Change: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/ IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/ IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/ DD Form 214 Series: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/DD-214/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this episode, SGM Paul Smith, IPPS-A’s Senior Enlisted Advisor, talks with CPT Taylor Vladic, Assignments Product Team Lead, and SFC Carlos Briceno, Senior HR NCO, about PCS functions in IPPS-A, as well as some of the PCS-related IPPS-A questions we get from the field. We’ll also chat with MSG Robert Simmons, NCO for the IPPS-A Finance team, about IPPS-A BAH Recertification processes to help you out this PCS season. Listen here for more on IPPS-A for PCSing! This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is your HR Weapon System!      PCS: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/PCS-Season/  Job Aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/  Drive the Change: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/   IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/   IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/   Training Aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/  

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! COL Rebekah Lust chats with CPT Brooks Seeger, IPPS-A Project Manager and SABIR Lead, and SFC James Souther, IPPS-A Develop and Design NCO, about the IPPS-A Leader’s Dashboard and the new DD Form 214 Series coming to IPPS-A. Listen here for more on IPPS-A Leader’s Dashboard, technical capabilities, DD Form 214 Series, and user resources. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system. Drive the Change: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/ DD Form 214 Series: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/DD-214/ IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/ IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/ Training Aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this All-Enlisted episode, SGM Paul Smith, IPPS-A’s Senior Enlisted Advisor, talks with special guest CSM Robert Atkinson, Senior Enlisted Advisor for U.S. Army Human Resources Command, and MSG David Minder, Training and Development Team NCOIC. We’ll take a look back at life before IPPS-A and all of the manual paper processes that the system has now digitized. We’ll also get the latest updates with HRC as well as IPPS-A’s Training and Development efforts. Listen here for more on IPPS-A’s HR Modernization initiatives. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system. Drive the Change: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/ IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/ IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/ Training Aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! COL Rebekah Lust chats with MAJ Linda Platt, Chief of Training and Deployment for the U.S. Army Reserve, and CW2 Von Blas, Human Resources Technician, about the status of the IPPS-A Marketplace platform, lessons learned from the Marketplace launch, Marketplace resources, current sprint work, Marketplace plans, and team priorities. Listen here for more on IPPS-A Marketplace, talent management initiatives, and user resources. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system.    Drive the Change: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/  IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/  IPPS-A S1Net: https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/apf/s1net/ipps-a  IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/  Training Aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/  AGR Marketplace Posters: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Resources/Marketing-Media/Posters/.  IPPS-A Podcast: Launching the IPPS-A Marketplace  IPPS-A Release 3 Functionality Demonstration: Talent Management - Closed Marketplace Full Process 

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! We’re not only celebrating the New Year, but two years of IPPS-A going live! In this All-Enlisted episode, SGM Paul Smith, IPPS-A’s Senior Enlisted Advisor, talks with special guest SMA Michael R. Weimer, Sergeant Major of the Army, about his priorities of the year, his thoughts on the system, and his opinion that this is the “Year of IPPS-A!” Also, where there’s Smoke, there’s … SGM Christopher “Smoke” Stevens! SGM Smith talks to the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 Senior Enlisted Advisor, about Soldier-focused objectives for 2025, ways Soldiers can improve their system, and how G-1’s priorities could be achieve with IPPS-A’s help. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system.   ACCESS Your Toolkit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_GMnxGnVVw Training Aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/ IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/ IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/ IPPS-A YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IPPSA IPPS-A Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usarmy_ippsa/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this episode, COL Rebekah Lust talks with LTC John Elko, Capability Support Lead, about his team’s plans for the upcoming year and the top technical enhancements of 2024 that were requested by the field. We’ll also hear from LTC Paris Holman, Change Management Chief, about FMD’s Change Management (CM) goals for the new year, and how Strategic Communications are driving change. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system. Drive the Change: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/ IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/ IPPS-A S1Net: https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/apf/s1net/ipps-a IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/ Training Aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this special end-of-year episode, COL Rebekah Lust talks with LTG Brian Eifler, Deputy Chief of Staff G-1, SGM Christopher “Smoke” Stevens, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 Senior Enlisted Advisor, and SGM Paul Smith, IPPS-A Senior Enlisted Advisor, about Army G-1’s strategic priorities for the upcoming year and the top IPPS-A enhancements of 2024. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system. Training Aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/ IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/ IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/ IPPS-A YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IPPSA IPPS-A Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usarmy_ippsa/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this episode, COL Rebekah Lust talks with COL Matthew Paul, IPPS-A Project Manager, and LTC Jade Root, IPPS-A Requirements Division Lead, about the recent server switchover/switchback exercise and IPPS-A’s role in the Army’s Personnel Asset Inventory (PAI) Reconciliation initiative. COL Paul gives us some insight into the significance of the switchover/switchback and how the event went. LTC Root explains why HR Professionals and Leaders must prioritize PAI reconciliation, and gives us some insight into correcting Failure to Lose/Failure to Gain (FTL/FTG) discrepancies in IPPS-A. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system. Account for the Army Checklist Pay-Absences-Incent-Ded (PAID) and In-Transit Grid (ITG) User Guide Personnel Accountability & Strength Reporting (PASR) https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/   IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/ IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/ IPPS-A YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IPPSA IPPS-A Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usarmy_ippsa/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this all-enlisted episode, SGM Paul Smith chats with MSG David Minder, Training and Development Team NCOIC, and SFC Shenika Wilson, HR Specialist and Product Owner on the Army Military Pay (AMP) Team, about lessons learned from Team IPPS-A’s installation visits, taking advantage of Adjutant General (AG) and Human Resources (HR) Universities, and the latest with Army Military Pay (AMP). MSG David Minder tells us what has the Training and Deployment (T&D) Team been working on and why HR Universities are important to the AG Community. SFC Wilson offers insight into where we currently stand with AMP, what progress we have made, and the AMP Team’s plans for the future of military pay with IPPS-A. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system. MILPAY User Manual: https://hr.ippsa.army.mil/upk/r3/resources/help/Publishing%20Content/PlayerPackage/data/toc.html Soldier Support Institute: https://www.ssi.army.mil/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this episode, COL Rebekah Lust welcomes COL Alicia Pruitt as Deputy Director of the Functional Management Division, and MAJ Paris Holman as IPPS-A’s Change Management Chief. COL Pruitt and MAJ Holman tell us about their backgrounds, what excites them about IPPS-A, where they see the program heading, and how they view their new roles on the program. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system. IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/ IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/ IPPS-A YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IPPSA IPPS-A Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usarmy_ippsa/