Aviation Resource Management System (ARMS)

Abstract

The Aviation Resource Management System (ARMS) is the authoritative data source for all aircrew and parachutist management (including flight and jump pay) covering 65,000 Aircrew/Parachutists and used by 2,800 1C0X2 Career Field members with 2.2M transactions per week. The ARMS is a web-based on-line management information system designed to support the base level Director of Operations (DO), aircrew supervisors, and managers. ARMS provides management policies and ensures the status of the Air Force flying programs are available to flying/jump supervisors to make resource allocation decisions. ARMS ensures accurate tracking of flying and ground training programs for each weapon system at each base. ARMS provides accurate and timely aircrew/parachutist information which assists in monitoring, tracking, and scheduling military training required to meet Air Force mission requirements. Additionally, the ARMS manages flying hours for aircrew parachutists world-wide to include USAF, Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and the Air National Guard (ANG). The current ARMS functionality resides at a Defense Information System Agency (DISA) DECC and consists of "5” logical modules to include: Flight and Flying Hours, Individual Training, Jumper Aircrew, Resource Tracking, Reports, and System. The sustainment of these capabilities and the introduction of new capabilities follows an agile development process, but the effectiveness of that process is severely limited by the existing production environment. A portion of the ARMS Jumper Aircrew module capabilities are being migrated to a mandated government-approved cloud environment. The cloud environment provides the Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline required to constantly deliver software in and agile framework, following the required DevSecOps methodology. The migration to the cloud environment and the DevSecOps methodology will transform ARMS into a scalable and flexible system capable of meeting all information requirements of the Aviation Resource Management community. Once the initial cloud ARMS Jumper Aircrew capability is established, all remaining legacy program capabilities and new program requirements will be incorporated into the ARMS product backlog and prioritized for migration/stand-up in the cloud program instance. The ARMS DISA legacy program will sundown, once all capabilities are successfully migrated to the cloud environment. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver ARMS capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605831F. This requirement supports performance of a full financial audit as required by Title 10 U.S.C. Chapter 9A, Sec 240-D. Funds will be used to perform studies and innovative integration efforts for common technology capabilities such as cloud migration, technology development and mobile application. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2021
• Source ID: 675304_0804743F_7_3600_PB_2021

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Fields of Study

• Engineering

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