text: Appendix A
  Human Resources Automation Support
  Human resources databases and systems are essential in accomplishing Army-wide
  personnel information management and requires a team of HR professionals who are
  competent in using them. It is critical to ensure HR professionals are cross-trained on
  all HR databases and systems. This appendix describes specific HR databases, systems,
  and other automation systems and equipment used by HR professionals to perform HR
  missions at theater, brigade, and battalion-levels. For HR professionals to conduct
  required HR functions and tasks, immediate NIPRNET and SIPRNET connectivity
  should be at the top of a unit’s priority list when arriving in theater.
  HR DATABASES
  A-1. The following paragraphs discuss various HR databases. These are used by HR professionals in
  performing HR missions.
  AUTOMATED MILITARY POSTAL SYSTEM
  A-2. The Automated Military Postal System is a web-enabled management system that integrates and
  optimizes business processes across the USPS and the DOD. System users can view information on their
  desktops for their MPOs and make changes or corrections to information themselves. The Automated
  Military Postal System provides the deployed MPO with the capability to process Postal Service (PS) Form
  2942 (Military Mail AV7), finance business, postal net alerts, product tracking services, and monitoring
  voting information.
  DEFENSE CASUALTY INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
  A-3. The DCIPS is the DOD functional information system of record for all casualty and mortuary affairs
  information processes for the Army, Marines, Navy, and Air Force. The DCIPS enforces uniform casualty
  reporting and case management support to survivors to ensure they receive all benefits and entitlements. For
  deceased personnel, DCIPS provides mortuary affairs visibility and case management of casketed remains
  from the port of entry mortuary to the final resting place. For injured/ill personnel, DCIPS provides tracking
  of progress reports to provide designated family members with the status of their loved one. The DCIPS is
  the primary source of information when communicating with family members and provides a real-time
  worldwide capability so the entire case history is immediately available to all authorized users.
  A-4. The DCIPS consists of three main modules that support the creation of casualty reports by units to
  overarching casualty support for survivors by CMAOD.
  * DCIPS-Case Management – This module is the main repository of all casualty reports, Soldier
  demographic data, incident information, NOK and other interested persons, NOK notification
  tracking, benefits and entitlements tracking, funeral and interment information, funeral claim
  adjudication, casualty notification and assistance officer assignments, and management and
  tracking of missing Soldiers from past conflicts. Access to this module requires approval by
  CMAOD.
  * DCIPS-Casualty Report (DCIPS-CR) – This module is used to create initial and supplemental
  casualty reports on a continuing basis by designated HR casualty personnel. The DCIPS-CR
  collects basic information concerning a casualty and allows the ASCC to manage, verify, and then
  submit the report to CMAOD. The DCIPS-CR allows the verification of entered casualty
  information against the Army’s official personnel database and DCIPS-Case Management. Vetted