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<DIV id=date>Edition: Tue, August 14, 2007<BR><A
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<H2>TODAY'S FOCUS</H2>
<P><B>Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System</B><BR><BR><B>What is
it?</B> Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System (DIMHRS) Personnel
and Pay (Pers/Pay) is an internet based, single integrated military personnel
and pay management system for all DoD military Services (Army and the Air Force)
and components, designed to support peacetime and wartime readiness
requirements. The development and implementation of DIMHRS is more than the
deployment of an information technology solution. It is a revolutionary change
in how the military Services conduct their personnel and pay
business.<BR><BR><B>What has the Army done?</B> The Army finalized DIMHRS
development requirements and passed them to Northrop Grumman Information
Technology (NGIT) at the Army Requirements Review (ARR) on 15 September 2006.
The ARR defined the expected functionality of the DIMHRS Initial Operating
Capability (IOC) and allowed NGIT to continue DIMHRS development. To ensure
DIMHRS will provide the robust personnel, pay processes and security needs of
the Army, a rigorous testing program has been developed. <BR><BR>The Army
Operational Test Command completed a significant milestone on 21 November 2006,
by conducting the DIMHRS Operational Test Readiness Review (OTRR) at Fort Hood.
Human Resources Command (HRC) tasked the Army DIMHRS Program Office to
accomplish the mission of providing the functional guidance, data migration, and
operational (legacy) system interfaces, retirement of subsumed systems,
training, support infrastructure, and fielding of the finished product. The Army
G1, HRC, and the Program Executive Office Enterprise Information System
established a Memorandum of Agreement for Systems Acquisition Support for the
Army implementation of DIMHRS. <BR><BR><B>What continued efforts does the Army
have planned for the future?</B> Assess the best value for the Army and report
the findings to the Defense Business Systems Modernization Committee. Under the
current roll strategy, the Army is the first to implement DIMHRS (Per/Pay)
followed by the Air Force. To better support fielding of DIMHRS in April 2008,
Human Resources Transformation will assist in the transition to DIMHRS. The Army
will design and implement new Business Process Training in accordance with
doctrine and established standards while working with NGIT on DIMHRS Application
Training. Training is scheduled to take place November 2007 through February
2008. Future Army testing activities will include System Integration Test,
System Acceptance Test and Initial Operational Test. <BR><BR>• This topic was
taken directly from the <A href="http://www.army.mil/aps/07" target=_blank>2007
Army Posture Statement.</A><BR><BR>•<B><FONT size=5>To continue reading this
topic in its entirety, </FONT><A
href="http://www.army.mil/aps/07/infopapers/58.html" target=_blank><FONT
size=5>click here.</FONT></A></B><BR><BR></P>
<H2>INFORMATION YOU CAN USE</H2>
<P>• <A href="https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/409993" target=_blank><B>2007
Strategic Communication Guide</B></A> - Be Army Strong, and Army Smart. Read the
2007 Army Strategic Communication Guide.</P></DIV>
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<H2>NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>High-ranking Army official tours Bliss,</B> swears in recruits (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070814536459.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A href="http://www.elpasotimes.com/search/ci_6616900"
target=_blank>EPT</A>)
<LI><B>America's Army</B> to launch new game (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/08/13/4399-americas-army-to-launch-new-game/"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
<LI><B>Army hoping to keep UAVs</B> from Air Force (<A
href="http://www.al.com/huntsvilletimes/stories/index.ssf?/base/news/118699671722440.xml&coll=1"
target=_blank>AL</A>)
<LI><B>U.S. Army struggles with Soldier</B> who won't pull the trigger (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070814536314.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0814/p20s01-usmi.html"
target=_blank>CSM</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WAR ON TERROR NEWS</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Latest U.S. push meant</B> to target Al-Qaida in Iraq (<A
href="http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=48071"
target=_blank>SAS</A>)
<LI><B>In Iraq, another summer</B> of power shortages (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070814536407.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A
href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-heat14aug14,1,838472.story?ctrack=2&cset=true"
target=_blank>LAT</A>)
<LI><B>Coalition troops launch</B> Operation Phantom Strike in Iraq (<A
href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47033"
target=_blank>AFIS</A>)
<LI><B>For top general in Iraq,</B> role is a mixed blessing (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070814536325.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/world/middleeast/14petraeus.html?_r=1&oref=slogin"
target=_blank>NYT</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>OF INTEREST</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>'Black Jack' Soldier</B> signs record deal (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/08/13/4393-black-jack-soldier-signs-record-deal/"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
<LI><B>Witness cites Laurel Soldier</B> in Iraq beating (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070814536394.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A
href="http://washingtontimes.com/article/20070814/METRO/108140037/1004/metro"
target=_blank>WT</A>)
<LI><B>Arkansas Guardsman</B> awarded Silver Star (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/08/13/4402-arkansas-guardsman-awarded-silver-star/"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
<LI><B>Area loses out on Army funding</B> for base realignment projects (<A
href="http://www.examiner.com/a-879827~Area_loses_out_on_Army_funding_for_base_realignment_projects.html"
target=_blank>EXM</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WORLD VIEW</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Mosque raided as U.S., Iraqi forces</B> seek Soldiers (<A
href="http://in.reuters.com/" target=_blank>RT</A> | <A
href="http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-28957120070813"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>2 U.S. Army choppers make hard landings</B> in Afghanistan (<A
href="http://english.people.com.cn/index.html" target=_blank>PDO</A> | <A
href="http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/6239469.html"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>U.S. Army mounts</B> major Iraq assault (<A
href="http://www.middle-east-online.com/english" target=_blank>MEO</A> | <A
href="http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=21761"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>Four U.S. Soldiers</B> killed in Iraq (<A
href="http://www.khaleejtimes.com/" target=_blank>KT</A> | <A
href="http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2007/August/focusoniraq_August79.xml&section=focusoniraq"
target=_blank>Story</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>A model</B> of the American Warrior (<A href="http://soldiersmind.com/"
target=_blank>SM</A>)
<LI><B>Suffer the little</B> children (<A href="http://mikegulf.blogspot.com/"
target=_blank>MG</A>)
<LI><B>False advertising</B> is afoot. (<A
href="http://www.somesoldiersmom.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>SSM</A>)
<LI><B>Troops launch</B> Operation Phantom Strike (<A
href="http://thetension.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>TN</A>)</LI></UL>
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