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Research and Development Funds for MPT&E Transformation under PE 0604703N have been consolidated within PE 0605013N PU 2905 starting in FY19. This effort is the linchpin of the Navy's MPT&E (Manpower, Personnel, Training & Education) Business IT Transformation strategy which stems from the decision to invest in programs that directly align with the Sailor 2025 vision. The current 70-year-old business processes and 40-year-old obsolete IT systems will not sustain Fleet anticipated growth and is not cost efficient nor effective. The Transformation strategy involves revolutionary change by rapid implementation of MPT&E Business IT products using the Industry Best Practices Model (e.g., early investment for largest ROI, rapid prototyping, and vanilla COTS products usage.) Four projects are the cornerstones of the N1 Transformation strategy. The Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) will become Navy Personnel and Pay (NP2) and includes personnel and pay modernization, a Customer Relations Management (CRM) solution, and the collapse of Legacy Manpower System functionality. Second, a Single Point of Entry (SPOE) for Sailor self-service is composed of My Navy Portal (MNP); Mobile Applications and Services; and Identity and Access Management (IdAM). Third, MPT&E Core Learning Stack improves the accessibility, sophistication, and collaborative nature of educational outreach. Finally, the Authoritative Data Environment (ADE) will enable the collapse of 9 legacy data warehouses into a single, authoritative source of truth for Sailors and Navy decision makers. Additionally, ADE will enable modern data analytics and business intelligence capabilities, taking advantage of current state of practice cloud services, to be leveraged in addressing the Navy's current challenges. NAVY PERSONNEL AND PAY (NP2) A 2015 analysis of alternatives for integration of personnel and pay capabilities recommended the use of Oracle PeopleSoft 9.2 with Global Payroll for achieving the Navy's Personnel and Pay IT needs. Follow-on analysis conducted as part of the MPT&E transformation efforts in 2016 and 2017 indicated that the most cost effective approach to achieving the Transformation goals of modernizing HR Business System IT consistent with industry best practices was de-customization of the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) which uses Oracle PeopleSoft as its core technology, integration with Global Payroll, use of General Ledger to maximize auditability and accounting functions and hosting of the integrated solution. Navy Personnel and Pay (NP2) will sustain and develop the core system of systems architecture; executing pilot programs and iterative development of capabilities for Navy's MPT&E Transformation. The NP2 increase in FY20 supports the de-customization of NSIPS and integration of Direct to Treasury Pay Capability via Pay Modernization (Pay Mod). This combined effort (named NP2) will result in a vanilla Commercial Off the Shelf, cloud hosted, integrated personnel and pay solution that will provide the Navy with an IT system that is modern, highly automated, auditable, and more efficient. 1. Complete end-to-end Application Functional Testing (AFT) for the NP2 Rapid Prototype Pilot (RPP). 2. Complete Compile to Combat engagement & experimentation activities for NP2 RPP. 3. Complete first capability drop for NP2 RPP (Street to Fleet functionality). 4. Begin Rapid Fielding Pilot (RFP) #1, the scope of which will include building out pay & personnel capability; interfaces and data exchanges needed for fielding; and operational testing and parallel operations, as well as training activities. 5. Complete Transition Plan for movement of NP2 to the commercial cloud environment. 6. Complete transition of NP2 from Government Cloud to the commercial cloud environment. 7. Conduct Defense Joint Military System (DJMS) data cleansing in support of transition of Pay functionality to NP2. 8. Conduct deployment planning for NP2 RFP. 9. Conduct design and development sprints for NP2 RFP #1. 10. Conduct SRR/SFR, PDR, CDR, and iterative AFT/ASIT for NP2 RFP #1. 11. Begin planning activities for NP2 RFP #2, the scope of which will include Position Management, Task Analysis, and Manpower Requirements analysis. 12. Realignment of NMRS and BBD functionality/requirements to NP2 RPP. Implementation of NP2 will result in several key benefits: 1. Improved accuracy and auditability of personnel and pay transactions. 2. Treasury Direct Disbursing eliminating Navy reliance on the sunsetting DJMS system. 3. Improved permeability of Active and Reserve Components to improve accuracy and eliminate delays in pay processing when a member moves between components. 4. Increased automation of common personnel and pay transactions 5. Integration of functionality currently spread across 55 different adhoc and outdated HR Business Systems. Efforts in FY20 are focused on RPP that will support the remainder of Developmental Testing (including vendor support), Training and Development efforts, and Operational/Parallel Testing with select populations in the fleet. Simultaneously, the RFP Pilot will be occurring for the full FY20 in an Agile methodology covering requirements gathering, development, testing, and support for deployment by Jan 2021. Beginning in FY20 system requirements and functionality for NMRS/BBD/AoA/CRM/ARM will be subsumed under the auspices of NP2 as part of the N1 MPT&E Transformation Effort and system consolidation. The descriptions for those systems are provided below. BILLET BASED DISTRIBUTION (BBD) BBD is a Sailor 2025 initiative aimed at modernizing distribution and order writing systems. The effort begins functional work and follow-on development to collapse Navy Reserve Order Writing System (NROWS), Navy Marine Corps Mobilization Processing System (NMCMPS), Enlisted Assignment Information System (EAIS), and Officer Assignment Information System (OAIS) into a single distribution system. The objective of BBD is to increase personnel readiness, improve fit and provide clear visibility to the impact on mission readiness at the billet level. BBD will facilitate maximizing the contributions of every member of the Navy workforce by delivering competency-based career paths. As part of the Navy's transformation initiative, BBD will be consolidated into the MPT&E Navy Personnel and Pay (NP2) System technology component of the transformation effort. NAVY MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS SYSTEM (NMRS) NMRS will modernize obsolete software and incorporate a wide array of enhancements (expanded capabilities based on sponsor's approved Functional Requirements Document) of new capabilities in support of Manpower Requirement efficiencies. NMRS is a key tool which Navy manpower managers rely on to set, implement, and execute manpower requirements. Recommendations for improving data bases and the Navy's mobilization capacity rely on NMRS to make strength determinations. The planned effort also includes technical evaluation and integration of products produced by the Simulation Toolset for Analysis of Mission, Personnel and Systems (STAMPS) program. As envisioned by the Navy's Transformation initiative, NMRS will eventually be consolidated into the MPT&E Navy Personnel and Pay (NP2) System technology component of the transformation effort. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE/ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (AOA) The Navy will conduct multiple AoAs and studies to analyze viable alternatives in order to determine the most efficient and effective solution to address the modernization of elements of the Navy's Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education (MPT&E) IT portfolio. AOA will assess operational effectiveness, suitability, and costs of non-tactical systems to meet emerging capability requirements. LEARNING STACK (FORMERLY LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - DISTANCE LEARNING (LMS-DL)) Beginning in FY20, LMS-DL is aligned with the Learning Stack (LS) technology component of the N1 Transformation initiative. LMS-DL supports ready relevant learning, with a focus to align Navy learning, create a career learning continuum, and leverage evolving technologies to expand learning solutions when and where the Sailor needs them. This will modernize content that meets Fleet-validated learning needs, to improve Sailor performance and enhance mission readiness. The collaborative learning environment (CLE) is a key component within the learning IT strategy that leverages Commercial-Off-the-Shelf products to integrate the CLE with intelligent tutors, a multi-purpose reconfigurable training system (MRTS), electronic classrooms (ECR), trainers and labs, interactive multimedia instruction (IMI), instructors, and a virtual environment. As part of the Transformation holistic IT approach, ready & relevant learning requires the development of a Learning Management System that permits: (1) Mobile & flexible delivery of modular training to the sailor (2) Synchronization of work requirements with learning modules to ensure proper training is delivered at the right time FY20 funding will develop and deploy new technologies for modularized training in fleet concentration areas to support the continuum of learning to include: (1) Development, modification or replacement of the current LMS platform (2) Integration of Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education (MPT&E) management tools to support end to end business processes (billet information, assignment, distribution, student management, learning management, personnel information, advancement) that will be impacted by changes to learning delivery and career profiles via Progressive NECs (e.g. Legacy systems: TFMMS,NSIPS, Learning Assessment System, Navy Training Management Planning System and future transformation systems: NP2 and ADE.) The Learning Management tools and supporting IT infrastructure must also be modified to support management of training into the Delayed Entry Program, the growing use of demonstration videos, social media, student and learning management for MPT&E mobility efforts, gaming and simulation technology as it is brought on-line. LMS-DL will also introduce the Learning Continuum Pilot, a risk reduction effort that develops proof of concept alignment of sailor training requirements with learning content delivery. SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY (SPOE) (FORMERLY MY NAVY PORTAL (MNP)) SPOE is an integrated web portal that consolidates the Navy's Human Resource portals, knowledge, and applications into a single and simplified user experience. Through the use of a multi-phased development approach, SPOE will provide an intuitive self-service capability for Sailors to view and manage their personnel and career information. SPOE provides Active and Reserve Sailors with personalized interactive experiences and allows access to relevant information including learning content, human resource applications, and career business processes. FY20 will support the following new efforts: 1.New challenges within technical development including transactional mobile applications 2.Development and production of commercial cloud based Identity and Access Management (IdAM) services 3.More robust level-of-effort requirement for cybersecurity 4.System and services integration - integration with My Navy Career Center, CRM solution, IdAM, Mobile Apps, and legacy systems APPLICANT RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (ARM) ARM provides automated support of the management of recruiting information. ARM enables all levels of recruiting to have real-time access to timely and accurate information. ARM provides managers with decision-making support by consolidating Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) legacy application systems. The complete ARM Systems Dev/Mod effort will incorporate biometrics and paperless implementation across all lines of business systems to gain additional efficiencies. Included in the ARM program is the Self Service Accessions Application (SSAA). Phase II of this effort will build the SSAA application into the ARM system. SSAA is a mobile device-based software application. SSAA supports a change in the NRC business processes from a recruiter-driven business model to an applicant self-service business model. This "app" will be used by applicants to collaborate with recruiters anytime & anywhere to more efficiently and effectively navigate the recruiting process. As envisioned by the Navy's Transformation initiative, ARM will be consolidated into the NP2 Customer Relations Management (CRM) in FY20. AUTHORITATIVE DATA ENVIRONMENT (ADE) ADE is part of the Navy's MPT&E IT Transformation initiative aligned directly with the Authoritative Data Environment technology component of the transformation effort. ADE is aimed at transitioning the current project based ADE into a full enterprise solution that is based on modern IT service models and cloud hosting technology. This will advance data analytics and visualization capabilities, and add common platform services in a big data environment that is consistent with private industry. This acceleration toward a true Navy-wide personnel authoritative data environment is a transformational increase in capability for decision support and improving personnel readiness. As part of the Transformation strategy, the Chief of Naval Personnel has directed expansion and improvements of the ADE in making MPT&E data more available to commanders, sailors, business owners and fleet executive leadership. The ADE provides infrastructure, operations and sustainment of the Navy MPT&E Authoritative Data Warehouse(ADW), enterprise service bus, and web support services. The capabilities delivered by this funding include: (1) Completed "golden record" expansion increments - Data quality - Governance - Security - Data standardization (2) Increased capabilities for MPT&E supply chain & business operations - Data discovery - Advanced visualization tools - Predictive analytics (3) Enhanced architecture to support unstructured data and "big data" analytics (4) Improved support for future identity management & access for mobile device capability RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION (RMI) The RMI program is a consolidation of DON risk management requirements into a single Program of Record (POR) to provide modern safety reporting and management capabilities for both active and reserve Navy and Marine Corps commands. RMI enables agile responses to business rule changes, automation of routine actions, improved data integrity, and facilitates self-service for organizations and individuals. RMI is being developed in three increments of capabilities: Streamlined Incident Reporting (SIR), Safety Program Management (SPM), and Analysis & Dissemination (A&D). A fourth requirement, Portal integration, will be accomplished as part of the development of the three RMI increments since each will be built on the same Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) platform. Each of these capabilities will be acquired as individual Abbreviated Acquisition Programs using an incremental development approach for reengineered business processes, while consolidating five legacy systems Web-Enabled Safety System (WESS), Enterprise Safety Application Management Systems (ESAMS), Portsmouth Occupational Accident and Illness Reporting System (POAIRS), Medical Mishap and Compensation (MMAC), and Injury Tracker (INJTRK).

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