Service-Wide Support (Not Otherwise Accounted For)

Mission — Datalake & UI/UX Development source

"This is a new start and critical initiative activity to implement Personnel Management Act (PMA) Human Resource (HR) Information Technology (IT) Automation and develop a data layer within the existing Air Force Human Resources structure that can be utilized to meet current and future Space Force needs. In December 2023 the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act established the Space Force Personnel Management Act, a five-year term for USSF to define and implement policy, process, and system actions for a single component USSF that defines all Guardians in one of two statuses: fulltime or parttime. The CSO has directed SF/S1, with the support of SAF/SQ, to undertake the task of researching various pathways and start early development and testing of an optimized platform for use by Guardians across the service. To meet the constrained timeline, SF/S1 has developed a novel solution utilizing existing AF/A1 structures to establish a flexible data layer using an agile approach to limit development cost and allow for a customizable modular solution. In the near term the CSO has expressed concern over the loss of critical human capital as members depart military service in favor of the private sector, with no ability to retain talent within a reserve component. As a solution, the CSO has directed the required mechanisms (policy, procedures, technology) be developed and put in place by 2026 to demonstrate ability to retain guardians in a part time posture with the option to return to full time status at a later date. To meet the intent of this directive, the SF/S1 has built a pilot program to be able to demonstrate a viable solution by overhauling the current Air Force HR data infrastructure to better automate and streamline the critical pathways and deliver the functionality needed to process Reservist into a component less part-time status by Jan 2026. In the out years, additional functionality will be delivered to the system in incremental sprints to solve the problem in an efficient solution space. Agile sprints allow for better accounting for cost schedule and performance metric tracking delivering a critical HR too to the force as quickly as possible. " 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.

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