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LTC Frasier Promoted
By Ellyn Kocher, PEO EIS Public Affairs
Toy Ray Frasier, Jr. served as the Project Officer for Defense Enterprise Email under the Product Director Enterprise Content Collaboration and Messaging. He was promoted to the position of Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army, in a ceremony at Fort Belvoir May 30. Throughout his 18 year career, he has held a variety of leadership and staff positions. Congratulations on your promotion, LTC Frasier!
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Posted May 30, 2014
MAJ Freeland Promoted
By Ellyn Kocher, PEO EIS Public Affairs
Laura Freeland, Assistant Product Manager for Biometric Enabling Capabilities (BEC), under the Project Manager, DOD Biometrics, was promoted to the position of Major, United States Army, in a ceremony at Fort Belvoir May 29. MAJ Freeland's responsibilities include managing all Pre-Milestone B efforts for documentation, market research, and development of the acquisition strategy for BEC. Congratulations on your promotion, MAJ Freeland!
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Posted May 29, 2014
IPPS-A Change of Charter
By Ellyn Kocher, PEO EIS Public Affairs
A ceremony was held May 2 at Fort Belvoir, Va., to officially recognize the change of charter for the Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army (IPPS-A). Project Manager COL Robert McVay, who has led IPPS-A since October 2011, transitioned leadership of the program management office to COL James “Darby” McNulty in a ceremony hosted by Mr. Douglas Wiltsie, PEO EIS.
The IPPS-A is the Army’s modern, multi-component HR system that gives Soldiers and Commanders 24/7, self-service access to personnel and payroll information, while providing decision-makers with precise, relevant, timely, and authoritative data. Under COL McVay’s leadership, the IPPS-A was one of the first programs to successfully go through the Business Capability Lifecycle, or BCL, process, and achieve Milestone Decision C and Full Deployment Decision for Increment 1, providing a single trusted database that is available to 355,000 National Guard Soldiers, and is loading the Active Army data now.
COL McVay was selected to the position of Director of CYBER by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA[ALT]), with an office at headquarters PEO EIS at Fort Belvoir.
“COL McVay has built a strong foundation for change within the PM that I am confident will continue to make a true and lasting impact on the Army,” said Mr. Wiltsie in his remarks. “Thanks to Robert’s leadership, dedication and creative problem-solving, we are changing the HR domain, and bringing the Army closer to the ultimate goal of a web-based, integrated system that provides ALL Army components with a comprehensive personnel and pay record for their entire career.”
COL James “Darby” McNulty comes to PEO EIS from the Deputy Director position for Acquisition Management, Acquisition Resources and Analysis, within the office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD AT&L). COL McNulty has served as a program manager at the ASA(ALT) and OSD level, having transitioned from field artillery officer to acquisition.
“Welcome, Darby – I am excited that you are a part of the team,” said Mr. Wiltsie in his closing remarks at the ceremony. “I look forward to continuing IPPS-A’s great contribution to supporting every Soldier, every day, everywhere.”
Posted May 19, 2014
Mr. Wiltsie participates in implementation panel at JIE Symposium
By Ellyn Kocher, PEO EIS Public Affairs
Mr. Wiltsie, PEO EIS, participated in an Army JIE Implementation Panel moderated by LTG Robert Ferrell, CIO/G-6, at the AFCEA JIE Symposium 13 May in Baltimore. The panel included MG Alan Lynn, Vice Director, DISA, and MG Earl Matthews, Director of Network Services, USAF.
Posted May 15, 2014
CAISI 2.0 Achieves Full Operational Capability
By Paul Tremblay, PM DCATS Public Affairs
Product Director, Defense-Wide Transmission Systems (PD DWTS) conducted a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Scales Army Reserve Center, Fort Belvoir, Va., May 5. The event celebrated achievement of Full Operational Capability (FOC) of the Combat Service Support (CSS) Automated Information Systems Interface (CAISI) version 2.0. Attendees included Mr. Douglas Wiltsie, PEO EIS; Mr. Kevin Carroll and Mr. Gary Winkler (former PEOs EIS); COL Clyde Richards, Project Manager, Defense Communications and Army Transmission System (DCATS); and LTC Jeff Etienne, PD DWTS.
Launched in 1991, the CAISI network is the largest tactical wireless network in the DOD. An easily portable wireless solution that provides secure local area network connectivity for real-time transfer of sustainment and other tactical data, CAISI connects forward deployed sustainment personnel with established logistics operations in the rear.
The Army Acquisition Objective for CAISI 2.0 was 39,375 systems. PD DWTS attained that objective by fielding 29,156 CAISI 2.0 Bridge Modules (CBMs) and 2,906 System Support (SSR) Representative Kits since December 2008, and by acquiring another 7,019 CBMs and 294 SSR Kits as float systems and spare parts for sustainment operations, thus achieving FOC.
Congratulations to LTC Etienne and the DWTS Team!
Posted May 09, 2014
MC4 Celebrates 15 Years
By MC4 Strategic Communications Office
FORT DETRICK, Md. – Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) celebrates its 15th anniversary today. Since its inception in 1999, MC4 continues to support deployed Soldiers by enabling Army medical staff to capture electronic medical records (EMRs) for all care rendered to Soldiers.
MC4 was first deployed to Kuwait in 2003, in advance of Operation Iraqi Freedom at the U.S. Army Surgeon General’s request. More than 500 MC4 laptops were fielded to Kuwait, marking the first time in Army history that Soldier care was electronically documented on the battlefield. To date, MC4 systems have enabled U.S. Army medical providers to capture more than 21.6 million electronic patient encounters.
In 2004, MC4 achieved what is commonly known in the acquisition lifecycle as Milestone C, which effectively permitted MC4 to begin fielding.
“In essence, this milestone gave MC4 legitimacy in the acquisition world,” said Deputy Product Manager Orlando J. Illi, Jr., who was the first federal civilian employee to arrive at MC4 in November 1999, and who has served as the deputy product manager since that time. “Even though MC4 had already fielded systems to Kuwait, when the program received a Full Rate Production Decision Review (FRPDR) in 2005, MC4 was sustaining those systems already fielded and fielding new systems at the same time.”
Receiving approval to field MC4 systems to deployed Army medical units came just in time; in September 2005, 100 MC4 systems were deployed and used by medical professionals caring for the thousands of Army and National Guard Soldiers during Hurricane Katrina disaster relief efforts.
The system was used concurrently to electronically document care provided to civilian victims of the hurricane battered Gulf Coast – a testament to the versatility of the EMR system. MC4 has been used to document military working animal care and on Army vessels during contingency operations.
In the past 15 years, MC4 has received 39 team and individual honors for its unique mission and continued support to Soldiers and deployed medical personnel. In 2008, MC4 was the first PEO-EIS Army Product Management Office and the fifth Army Acquisition Corps affiliated organization to receive the Army Superior Unit Award (ASUA).
“The ASUA is still a significant testament to the value of lifelong EMRs,” Illi said. “All the awards we won before and since are for the injured Soldiers who benefit from having their care electronically documented.”
Lt. Col. Danny J. Morton, MC4’s current product manager, is leading the organization through change to prepare for the future.
“The program cannot rest upon its past successes and must adapt to fiscal austerity,” Morton said. “The final software upgrade, TMIP-J Increment 2, Release 3, or EMR 2.3.0.0, will be delivered to Soldiers in fiscal year 2016 and 2017 and transition to sustainment.
“Now the program seeks to reset its core mission, staffing model and provide support within fiscal constraints,” Morton said. “We further seek opportunities to advance emerging requirements and play a key role in the next generation electronic medical record, cloud/mobile computing, and enhanced systems integration and delivery methods. MC4 will transition and posture for the future."
Posted May 01, 2014