Virtual Interactive Processing System (VIPS)
Abstract
The Virtual Interactive Processing System (VIPS) was planned to modernize and automate the Information Technology capabilities for qualifying Applicants into the Military Service. VIPS would have been the future accessioning system to be used by the US Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM) and would have replaced their legacy system, USMEPCOM Integrated Resource System (USMIRS). USMEPCOM serves as the single entry point for determining the physical, aptitude, and conduct qualifications of candidates for enlistment. VIPS would have provided the capability to electronically acquire, process, store, secure, and seamlessly share personnel data across the Accessions Community of Interest. If VIPS had been fully implemented, VIPS would have reduced the cycle time required to induct enlistees to meet the needs of Homeland Defense, reduced the number of visits to the Military Entrance Processing Stations, reduced manual data entry errors, and reduced attrition through better pre-screening practices. GAO reported that better pre-screening practices would have yielded cost savings and cost avoidance of $83M per year for the VIPS automated elements. Due to schedule delays and further refinement of the requirements, VIPS entered into a Critical Change state on May 11, 2011. The Department of Defense (DoD) Deputy Chief Management Officer (DCMO) Acquisition Decision Memorandum dated December 7, 2012, cancelled the VIPS program and directed the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to conduct a Technical Demonstration (TD) of a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) to inform any future acquisition approach to meet existing requirements.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 6_0605070S_5_0400_PB_2015
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