Department of Defense (Dod) Has Thesis

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Included in the reserve components are the following capabilities:

(1) Accurate and timely data on personnel assets;

(2) Standard data for comparison across services and components;

(3) Proper tracking of reservists for pay and service credit;

(4) Tracking of all military personnel into and around the theater; and (5) Integrated personnel and pay functions. (Ladra, 2005)

IV. DIMHRS: A Web-based Tool

The work of Wilson (2008) entitled: "New and Improved" states that DIMHRS is "...a web-based tool that will be available 24 hours a day making personnel and pay records available to human resource professionals, combatants commanders and other authorized users throughout the armed services." (Wilson, 2008)

The DIMHRS system is one that will be the "largest fully integrated HR system in the world and deliver timely and accurate pay and benefits to all service members and their families." (Wilson, 2008) DIMHRS will "fix shortfalls" as it takes "the place of the legacy systems of all the services currently in place." (Wilson, 2008) According to Wilson (Wilson, 2008) there is a lack of standardization between the services" and DIMHRS will assist in the transfer between services and statuses.
This system was stated to be under expectations to go live late in 2009.

III. Potential Effectiveness of DIMHRS

The DIMHRS system has the potential to be a highly synchronized and optimized system and as well as the potential to streamline DOD human resource functions across all branches of the military service. However, there is a challenge as noted in the work of Koch (2009) who states that DIMHRS with all its potential has not been implemented in a timely manner and this has created other complications and specifically in the work of Koch (2009) noted are Navy applications that are presently on hold until DIMHRS has been fully implemented.

Funding cuts are stated to have resulted in impairing "readiness and retention" as well as impact the ability to "support migration to the DIMHRS" and specifically from the view of the Navy to "develop Navy-unique functionality that will not exist in the DIMHRS." (Koch, 2009)

Summary and Conclusion

There do appear to be issues with the DIMHRS system that have been yet to be completely ironed out and implementation is slower than was estimated in.....

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