GSFC Will Change Time and Recording Systems in November

GSFC will transition from OMNI to the Agency's standard time and recording system, WedTADS, in November as a necessary part of the Agency's/OPM's e-Payroll initiative. This change will standardize time and reporting systems across NASA, and allow the Agency to move towards implementing a comprehensive, multi-component personnel and payroll systems that includes payroll, time recording, personnel management, and labor costing. Training on WebTADS is planned for the Fall.

At the local level, the Integrated Financial Management (IFM) Projects Office, Code 405, will implement the e-Payroll project, which is one of the Agency's e-Governement initiatives to streamline and modernize systems and processes. The project will include three stages over the next 2 years: the implementation of WebTADS, the implementation of the e-Payroll system, and the modification of WebTADS to include labor costing functionality.

The implementation of the WebTADS system, which is already in use at 7 NASA centers, will take place in November, 2003 at GSFC. The e-Payroll team will assist time approvers and timekeepers in transitioning from OMNI to WebTADS beginning this September, and will continue this assistance through go-live in late November. Kick-off briefings for all time approvers, timekeepers, and labor costing resources will occur on:

· Sept 16th 9-12 in Bldg 3 Aud.
· Sept 17th 9-12 in Bldg 8 Aud.

All Greenbelt time approvers, timekeepers, and labor costing resources should plan to attend one of these meetings. Wallops and IV&V employees can ViTS into either session from F-6 Rm 213 and Fairmont 1. The appropriate GIS employees should contact Jim Mazur at 301 614-6958 for call-in information. There will be a separate WFF briefing soon as well.

WebTADS training for approvers and timekeepers will occur in October. WebTADS training for all GSFC civil servants will occur in November.

The implementation of the e-Payroll system, the DOI Federal Personnel and Payroll System (FPPS), is currently scheduled for September, 2004. FPPS will replace the NASA Personnel and Payroll System (NPPS), which provides core personnel management functionality and payroll processing. The Department of Interior's National Business Center maintains the FPPS system for over 26 federal agencies.

The modification of WebTADS to include labor costing functionality is scheduled for summer 2005, after the successful implementation of the e-Payroll system.

Look for more details on WebTADS in the near future. For more information about WebTADS and e-Payroll, contact Jim Mazur at 301 614-6958.