I have an employee who will be retiring on/about 2 January 2025 and wants to know the effect of their retirement date on their payout. Will those who were on the rolls at the end of the AcqDemo rating period (30 Sept) get their one-time bonus pay in January regardless of whether they retired before the actual payout or not?
September 2, 2026

I have an employee who will be retiring on/about 2 January 2025 and wants to know the effect of their retirement date on their payout. Will those who were on the rolls at the end of the AcqDemo rating period (30 Sept) get their one-time bonus pay in January regardless of whether they retired before the actual payout or not?

Per Army AcqDemo rules, everyone in the pay pool on 30 Sept gets their payout.…
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I have an employee who is departing their current AcqDemo organization on 1 September and moving to another AcqDemo organization. Will they be able to participate in either the losing or the gaining organization’s pay pool?
September 2, 2026

I have an employee who is departing their current AcqDemo organization on 1 September and moving to another AcqDemo organization. Will they be able to participate in either the losing or the gaining organization’s pay pool?

The employee will participate in the gaining pay pool. The employee could complete the self-assessment…
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Can an employee receive a salary increase if moving to a position with a higher control point, but within the same broadband level? EX.) A supervisory position will most likely have a higher control point than a non-supervisory position within the same broadband (NH04).
September 2, 2026

Can an employee receive a salary increase if moving to a position with a higher control point, but within the same broadband level? EX.) A supervisory position will most likely have a higher control point than a non-supervisory position within the same broadband (NH04).

Salary increases within a broadband level can only occur within the annual CCAS appraisal process.…
Stefanie Pidgeon
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Under AcqDemo, we used to have the choice of whether to calculate the WGI Buy-in for the date of the last WGI or from the date of the QSI. Is that still an option under the new AcqDemo FRN?
September 2, 2026

Under AcqDemo, we used to have the choice of whether to calculate the WGI Buy-in for the date of the last WGI or from the date of the QSI. Is that still an option under the new AcqDemo FRN?

The Buy-in is calculated from the effective date of the last within-grade-increase, not the effective…
Stefanie Pidgeon
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I have an employee who was out on extended Sick Leave from Dec. 18, 2025 – April 11, 2026. Is a midpoint required to be completed for the Oct. 1, 2026 – March 31, 2026 timeframe even though they were in the office for less than three months?
September 2, 2026

I have an employee who was out on extended Sick Leave from Dec. 18, 2025 – April 11, 2026. Is a midpoint required to be completed for the Oct. 1, 2026 – March 31, 2026 timeframe even though they were in the office for less than three months?

The employee can receive a mid-point at the natural half-way mark, i.e. ~Early July.
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A critical issue came up and I had to cancel my WarU training reservation. I reached out to the course facilitator but the cancellation was not processed. Why was I reported as a No-Show?
July 20, 2026

A critical issue came up and I had to cancel my WarU training reservation. I reached out to the course facilitator but the cancellation was not processed. Why was I reported as a No-Show?

Coordinating with course facilitators is not an approved reservation cancellation. You must initiate the cancellation…
Joe Stewart
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I am an Organizational Point of Contact (OAP), and when I review the SRPE Impact Reports for my organization, I see that the Senior Rater is still identified as the IDP Senior Rater, and does not reflect the change the Rater has made to the Senior Rater designation.
September 9, 2024

I am an Organizational Point of Contact (OAP), and when I review the SRPE Impact Reports for my organization, I see that the Senior Rater is still identified as the IDP Senior Rater, and does not reflect the change the Rater has made to the Senior Rater designation.

The SRPE report pulled by OAPs will always show the IDP Rater and the IDP…
Stefanie Pidgeon
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I have made an error in preparing the SRPE for one of my employees. How do I go about making changes after the SRPE has been deemed final, and subsequently “locked” from enabling additional updates?
September 9, 2024

I have made an error in preparing the SRPE for one of my employees. How do I go about making changes after the SRPE has been deemed final, and subsequently “locked” from enabling additional updates?

After an employee signs and submits their SRPE or after the seven (7) day wait…
Stefanie Pidgeon
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Does the period for the SRPE have to be 1 Oct – 30 Sep or can it be any period in that time longer than 4 months. In other words, does it have to be a 1 year period? And, does it have to be the FY? Our rating cycle runs 1 July – 30 Jun and for the rater’s sake, I would like to marry these up.
September 9, 2024

Does the period for the SRPE have to be 1 Oct – 30 Sep or can it be any period in that time longer than 4 months. In other words, does it have to be a 1 year period? And, does it have to be the FY? Our rating cycle runs 1 July – 30 Jun and for the rater’s sake, I would like to marry these up.

The cycle needs to remain fiscal year, and must occur within 90 days. This is…
Stefanie Pidgeon
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The SRPE form mentions that an employee may file a reclama. However, the policy does not mention who hears the reclama, or how the responding official responds to the employee’s reclama. Also, if the decision is made to change the potential, who makes the system change and how does this play into the less than 50% mandate?
September 9, 2024

The SRPE form mentions that an employee may file a reclama. However, the policy does not mention who hears the reclama, or how the responding official responds to the employee’s reclama. Also, if the decision is made to change the potential, who makes the system change and how does this play into the less than 50% mandate?

This provision is a new to the SRPE process, as requested by Army Office of…
Stefanie Pidgeon
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Are individuals typically involved (or recommended to be) in the SRPE process? After implementation, I plan to schedule meetings with my rater and senior rater to discuss my potential. I would imagine the process is time consuming and now the rater/senior rater’s number of evaluations is increasing.
September 9, 2024

Are individuals typically involved (or recommended to be) in the SRPE process? After implementation, I plan to schedule meetings with my rater and senior rater to discuss my potential. I would imagine the process is time consuming and now the rater/senior rater’s number of evaluations is increasing.

An open dialogue between the AAW member, rater and SR is strongly encouraged, and suggested…
Stefanie Pidgeon
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Should we advise SR’s to be careful to not give the Exceptional Potential rating unless they have a real superstar for an employee because this stays with them throughout their career as a SR?
September 9, 2024

Should we advise SR’s to be careful to not give the Exceptional Potential rating unless they have a real superstar for an employee because this stays with them throughout their career as a SR?

SRs need to be cognizant of the 50% profile rule and ensure they assign their…
Stefanie Pidgeon
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Because these are going to be annual evaluations of potential, can the SR potentially change the evaluations of potential determinations of past and current personnel to adjust how they have allocated their evaluation of potential to the 4 rating types?
September 9, 2024

Because these are going to be annual evaluations of potential, can the SR potentially change the evaluations of potential determinations of past and current personnel to adjust how they have allocated their evaluation of potential to the 4 rating types?

Once the evaluations of potential are deemed final in the system (7 days after completion…
Stefanie Pidgeon
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I am a Non-acquisition supervisor (Civilian or Military) and require access to CAMP in order to approve IDPs/SRPE for my acquisition employees. How do I request a CAMP account?
August 22, 2024

I am a Non-acquisition supervisor (Civilian or Military) and require access to CAMP in order to approve IDPs/SRPE for my acquisition employees. How do I request a CAMP account?

Please complete and submit the "Non-DACM Request" form at https://apps.asc.army.mil/camp/index.cfm?fuseaction=gateway.nonDacmForm. The application will require that…
Stefanie Pidgeon
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I was denied certification; I was told that because I already have a certification in another career field, I could not use the same experience to obtain this certification. Where is this policy written?
June 11, 2019

I was denied certification; I was told that because I already have a certification in another career field, I could not use the same experience to obtain this certification. Where is this policy written?

Per the DACM Office's "Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Certification Policy for the Army Acquisition…
Stefanie Pidgeon
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