Enterprise Services (ES) procures, develops, delivers, and sustains enterprise level IT products and services that enable end-to-end communication, collaboration, messaging, content management, and application hosting across the Army. In addition, ES provides the Army with HR resources and services to sustain and maintain a mission-ready workforce. ES is responsible for the delivery of mission essential enterprise services to the tactical edge. ES leads transformation of the Army’s legacy IT products and services to a shared enterprise services model—enabling a seamless, integrated front end for the Soldier on any trusted device, anywhere, anytime. Specifically: Enabling content, collaboration, and messaging services across the enterprise and transitioning legacy Army Knowledge Online (AKO) services to the next generation of services.Reducing IT modernization and lifecycle management costs through a standardized Enterprise Services architecture.Providing flexible, no-fee procurement strategy for commercial off the shelf (COTS) IT hardware, software and services.Delivering centrally managed, timely, cost effective and high quality performance-based Human Resource services in the following functional areas:Personnel Services and SupportStudies and AnalysisRecruitment and RetentionManagement and Administrative SupportFielding and sustaining an Enterprise Service Desk to provide a one-stop help desk for enterprise services.Products and ServicesES consists of five organizations: Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Enterprise Systems and Services (ALTESS); Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS); Enterprise Computing (EC); Enterprise Content, Collaboration and Messaging (EC2M); Human Resources Solutions (HR Solutions).

Officer Candidate SchoolB Btry, 1st BN, 8th FA - Platoon Leader, Battery Motor Officer and Fire Direction Officer HHD CDR - 1st BDE, 85th DIVAssistant Product Manager - RCAS and J-AIT DASA(P) ACQ Policy AnalystExecutive Officer, ASA(ALT) Army Reserve Element

Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS) is the Army’s designated primary source for commercial IT. CHESS provides a no-fee, flexible procurement strategy through which an Army user may procure commercial off the shelf (COTS) IT hardware, software and services via an e-commerce (IT e-mart) based process. CHESS offers simple, straightforward contract vehicles through its online Army e-commerce ordering system, the IT e-mart (https://chess.army.mil). These contracts provide continuous vendor competition for best value and consolidation of requirements to maximize cost avoidance and leverage the Army’s buying power.CHESS provides architecturally sound standards and policy-compliant IT Enterprise solutions from more than 20 prime industry IT providers to all Army activities and organizations. A key enabler for CHESS’ success is its relationship with the Army Chief Information Officer (CIO)/G-6, Information Systems Engineering Command (ISEC), Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM)/9th Signal Command, and Army Contracting Command - Rock Island (ACC-RI). CHESS is also the organization responsible for implementing semi-annual Consolidated Buys (CBs) of desktop and notebook computers, as well as, printers for the Army at the Enterprise level. The CB process is the most cost-effective approach to fulfilling user requirements for these products. The CB directly supports the Army CIO/G6 strategy for acquiring products which are fully compliant with Federal Desktop Computing regulations as well as DoD and Army security and interoperability standards. In addition, CHESS is the Army’s DoD Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) Software Product Manager (SPM). In this capacity, CHESS has the responsibility for managing the DoD and Army Enterprise Software Agreements (ESAs) whose use has been mandated by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplements (DFARS) and Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplements (AFARS).

The General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) is the Army’s new web-enabled financial, asset and accounting management system that standardizes, streamlines and shares critical data across the Active Army, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve. GFEBS will subsume over 80 legacy systems including the Standard Finance System (STANFINS), the most widely used standard accounting system for Army Installations, and the Standard Operation and Maintenance Army Research and Development System (SOMARDS).

Senior Resource Strategy Education for National PolicyThe Eisenhower School awards its graduates a Master of Science degree in National Resource Strategy and is accredited by the CJCS as a Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase II senior-level college as established in the CJCS Officer Professional Military Education Policy (OPMEP) CJCSI 1800.01.Additionally, The Eisenhower School has been designated by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to conduct the senior acquisition course for selected students as part of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). The Senior Acquisition Course (SAC) is the preeminent course for members of the Acquisition Corps. The course is designed to prepare selected military officers and civilians for senior leadership and staff positions throughout the acquisition community.

As the Project Director, Mr. Neff is responsible for the delivery of information technology solutions that support the training, administration, and mobilization of the Army’s Reserve Component. He leads a workforce exceeding 30 military and government personnel and manages annual budgets exceeding $80 million.

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