InPower Announces InPower Federal; New Product is Designed to Meet the Specialized Needs of Federal Government Agencies.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 1996--InPower today announced general availability of its InPower Federal Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. Management application for Federal Government agencies at the Public Administration Affairs Forum in Washington DC. InPower Federal is forward-engineered and models-based, and includes all of the best-practice capabilities of the commercial InPower Series. The application has been specifically tailored to meet the specialized needs of Federal Government Agencies. "We have worked very closely with the US Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS DHHS Department of Health & Human Services (US government) DHHS Dana Hills High School (Dana Point, California) DHHS Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services DHHS Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services ) in the development of InPower Federal. Our new application is customized for optimal performance at the Federal Government level as proven by DHHS' very successful product implementation," said Michael Green, InPower President. DHHS and InPower joined forces in defining requirements for InPower Federal. The result is a product which includes preloaded Federal Compensation Plans, Federal Forms generation, automatic Within-grade increases (WIGIs), and extended employee KSA KSA Kingdom of Saudi Arabia KSA Korean Student Association (student organization providing cultural awareness and community empowerment) KSA Knowledge, Skills & Abilities KSA Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes KSA Korean Standards Association management. "The Federal Government is undergoing tremendous change characterized by major reorganizations designed to increase services while reducing costs," says Sam Thompkins, Deputy Director, Human Resources Service, US Department of Health & Human Services. "Since we are chartered with providing human resources services to tens of thousands of employees, we needed a unique system that could provide strategic HR functionality and meet federal requirements. We are meeting this challenge through a joint venture with InPower to bring to market a federalized human resources product - InPower Federal." The US Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Health and Human Services, HHS is chartered to provide essential health and human services Noun 1. Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Department of Health and Human Services, HHS to Americans. Accounting for about 40 percent of the US budget, HHS HHS Department of Health and Human Services. employs 70,000 people and oversees some 250 vital programs including AIDS research, cancer treatment, alcohol and drug abuse prevention, immunizations, Medicare and Medicaid Medicare and Medicaid U.S. government programs in effect since 1966. Medicare covers most people 65 or older and those with long-term disabilities. Part A, a hospital insurance plan, also pays for home health visits and hospice care. . HHS operating divisions include: Office of the Secretary, Public Health Service, Health Care Financing Administration Health Care Financing Administration, n.pr department in the U.S. agency of Health and Human Services responsible for the oversight of the Medicaid and Medicare benefit programs, including guidelines, payment, and coverage policies. , Administration for Children and Families The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is a division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It is headed by the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, which from 2001 to 2007 was Dr. Wade F. Horn. , and Administration on Aging The Administration on Aging (AoA) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. AoA awards annual grants (computed by formulas) to State government agencies on aging and Native American tribal organizations to support programs mandated by the Congress . Features and Functions InPower Federal HR offers federal customers a comprehensive range of functions and capabilities that maximize the benefits of a truly strategic and customized human resources management system. A Federal Compensation Plan, standard Federal Forms, and automatic WIGIs are just a few of the features available in the federalized version of InPower HR. The pre-loaded Federal Compensation Plan includes: GS pay plan and salary tables (including locality pay), all health benefits carrier plans and options, FEGLI FEGLI Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance , Thrift Savings Plan The Federal Thrift Savings Plan, or TSP, is a retirement savings plan for civilians who are, or previously were, employed by the United States Government and for members of the uniformed services. The TSP encompasses many millions of investors and has substantial assets. , and CSRS CSRS Civil Service Retirement System CSRS COE (Common Operating Environment) Software Repository System CSRS Cooperative State Research Service CSRS Cervical Spine Research Society CSRS Collaborative Software Review System and FERS retirement plans. This feature improves control and visibility by providing a consistent interface for managing all activities related to the compensation of employees, their dependents and beneficiaries. Standard Federal Forms are automatically populated by InPower Federal when InPower events are used to strategically manage HR within the organization. InPower Federal supports the following forms: Request for Personnel Action (SF-52); Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50); and training nomination and authorization. Additionally, with automatic WIGIs in place, an InPower Federal browser identifies employees due for wage increases. The auto-WIGI feature automatically generates an SF-50 for the within-grade increase. Pricing and Availability InPower will have general availability of InPower Federal HR in July, 1996. Pricing for InPower Federal HR starts at $195,000. Licensing fees are based upon number of users. InPower Federal HR can be purchased through InPower's direct sales force or through DHHS which will provide cross-servicing for federal agencies. Interested parties may contact InPower representatives at (800) 930-0165 or Samuel Thompkins, Deputy Director, Human Resources Service for DHHS at (202)-690-8185. The Company InPower, a privately held software manufacturer, first introduced its forward-engineered human resource and payroll client/server offerings in 1994, with the release of InPower HR. The InPower series includes InPower HR, InPower Pay, InPower Tools, and InPower Models, and offers customers: models-based application engineering, integrated total compensation management, graphical event-driven workflow and competency-based deployment. The result is a strategic human resources management system that enhances employee effectiveness and leverages information so that management can best use its most important asset, people. InPower has world wide clients in major industries including manufacturing, health care, higher education, and the public sector. The company has comprehensive consulting services and training programs to assist customers in implementing and using the InPower Series. CONTACT: InPower Maria Miller, 800/930-0182 mmiller@inpower.com or US Department of Health & Human Services Bonnie Muir, 202/690-2648 |
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