The IPPS-A Podcast

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this episode, COL Ali Pruitt, IPPS-A Functional Management Division Interim Director, is joined by CPT Joshua Lieb, IPPS-A FMD Application Security (APPSEC) Lead, and CW3 Keri Sellon, IPPS-A Reserve APPSEC Lead, as we break down how subcategories (SUBCATs), roles, and access management work in IPPS-A — and why getting access right matters. Learn how proper role as...

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. Und...

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)...

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 Exe...

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-dr...

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 Weapo...

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 Recer...

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 th...

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’...

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 Marke...

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 Smo...

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 dr...

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 giv...

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...

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 Ar...

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 wi...

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this episode, SGM Paul Smith chats with CW3 Chris Akbaroff, IPPS-A Promotions Design Lead, and MSG Robert Simmons, NCO for the IPPS-A Finance team, about the New Promotion, Demotion, Lateral Appointment Personnel Action Request (PAR) Framework and understanding Permanent Change of Station (PCS) absences! CW3 Akbaroff tells us how the new PAR framework and what it...

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this episode, COL Rebekah Lust chats with CPT Taylor Vladic, Assignments Product Team Lead, and CPT Patrick Hill, SABIR/BI Data Analyst, about the In-Transit Grid (ITG) and Leader’s Dashboard! CPT Vladic tells us how the ITG is a game-changer for processing arrivals and departures, tracking Soldiers in transit, and requesting and taking leave. CPT Hill gives us an...

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! COL Rebekah Lust chats with LTC John Elko, IPPS-A Human Resources Agile Release Train Lead, and MAJ Ian Morris, IPPS-A Business Intelligence Product Team Lead, about the Power of Soldier Feedback! LTC Elko tells us how CRM enhancement requests submitted by system users have significantly improved IPPS-A, and MAJ Morris discusses the new Personnel Action Request (PAR)...

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 April Marketplace launch for AGR Strength Managers, Marketplace resources, current sprint work, and upcoming Marketplace priorities over the...

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! IPPS-A Instructor and Developer CW2 Jessica Recinos chats with special guest Chief Warrant Officer of the Branch (CWOB), CW5 Chad G. Bowen, about the importance of embracing change in the Army, what IPPS-A means for AG Corps Warrant Officers, and the future of the AG Corps — “Defend and Serve!” We’ll also hear from CW2 James Walden, G1 HR Systems Branch Chief, and CW...

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! COL Rebekah Lust chats with MAJ Ian Morris, IPPS-A Business Intelligence Analyst, and CPT Benjamin Kier, IPPS-A Assignments, Separations and Restrictions Lead, about the Account for the Army campaign, leveraging SABIR as the Army’s authoritative strength projection tool, the latest with Assignments, and the new Pay-Absences-Incent-Ded (PAID) and InTransit Grid (ITG)...

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast all NCO episode! SGM Paul Smith chats with MSG David Minder, IPPS-A’s Training and Deployment team NCOIC, MSG Anre Hall, IPPS-A’s Design and Development Lead, and MSG Robert Simmons, IPPS-A’s Sr. Finance NCO about Army-wide personnel accountability, training for NCOs, IPPS-A’s Operational Training Environment (OTE), Enlisted accessions and pay prioritizations, and Mil...

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! COL Rebekah Lust chats with LTC Jade Root and MSG David Minder about the importance of training to maintain your IPPS-A skills, using OBIEE for Army-wide personnel accountability, and some impressive statistics one year after Go-Live. Listen here for more on IPPS-A training, OBIEE, and Army accountability. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a...

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! COL Rebekah Lust chats with LTC John Elko and LTC Jade Root about how far IPPS-A has come one year after Release 3 (R3), improvements made based on user feedback, and the benefits of using Agile Methodology for the system. The team also gives a glimpse into what’s next in 2024 for IPPS-A’s Service for Analytics and Business Intelligence Reports (SABIR) and Business I...