human resources Archives

Why the U.S. Government needs to modernize workforce management systems

Outdated federal human resources platforms increasingly hinder agency recruiting and training, say OPM’s Steve Krauss and Workday’s Matthew Cornelis. In a new FedScoop interview, they discuss how…

4 days ago By Scoop News Group

OPM’s new HR Marketplace aims to be ‘community center’ for federal services

The HR Marketplace aligns with the workforce agency’s pre-designation as the quality services management office (QSMO) for human resources solutions.

May 1, 2024 By Madison Alder

OPM was quietly redesignated the point office for HR shared services

OPM now leads governmentwide HR shared services from enterprise resource planning platforms to point solutions.

Apr 28, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Louis Burge, Army National Guard (ARNG) Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army (IPPS-A) Build and Sustainment Manager, went to the National Guard Bureau to hang a banner in recognition of IPPS-A reaching live status. ( Staff Sgt. Benjamin D Applebaum)

Army delays update to its largest HR system

The Army's largest HR IT platform's latest release is being pushed back to September 2022, Army leaders said.

Oct 8, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

Army launches personnel records app

The new application is projected to have a million users by December.

Jul 7, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

Breaking the cycle: Modernizing the federal payroll systems

In an exclusive op-ed, GSA Administrator Emily Murphy explains how NewPay is breaking the cycle of using separate, stand-alone legacy payroll systems that have outgrown the federal…

Dec 17, 2020 By Emily Murphy

CIO Council report recommends improvements to federal IT hiring

The report's top recommendation is to create a comprehensive special pay system for IT jobs across government.

Jun 10, 2020 By Billy Mitchell

Army financial management — Joint Service members and civilians participate in Exercise Diamond Saber at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, on June 26, 2019. It’s the Army’s only large-scale financial management exercise. (U.S. Army / Russell Gamache)

The Army’s financial management systems have enough tech. Here’s what they need next.

Hint: It involves people.

May 22, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

An entrance at the Pentagon. (DOD / Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kathryn E. Holm / Flickr)

DOD’s new HR system presents change management ‘issue’

Developers who led the sprints, design and configuration couldn't test the SaaS, cloud-based solution at first because of how different it was.

Jun 21, 2019 By Dave Nyczepir