LA upgrades payroll system

Los Angeles County has replaced a 30-year-old HR management system as part of a multi-phase project, states CivSource.

This is to bring its financial and resource planning into the 21stcentury. The new Web-based HR payroll system will institute several key changes to the county's processes, making it easier to adjust timekeeping, payroll and benefits as needed.

According to the county's lead vendor on the project, CGI Technologies and Solutions, the new system is designed to meet the unique needs of government HR managers and stakeholders.

The Department Homeland Security (DHS) officials cannot convince departmental agencies to consolidate HR systems, and they lack the necessary authority to compel them to participate, writes Next Gov.

DHS has made progress in consolidating more than 144 HR networks scattered throughout the department into five enterprise wide systems as required by the 2002 E-Government Act, according to the audit.

As of February, nine DHS agencies had not completed migrating to the new systems, saying some of the systems failed to satisfy business requirements. They also said the Human Capital Business Systems unit, which is leading the consolidation initiative, has not provided details on how much money they would save by moving to the new systems.

Bond International Software, a provider of recruitment and human capital management software, is showcasing its dedicated iPhone recruitment app and iPad recruitment software, according to PR-USA.

This is for Bond Adapt, its specialist portfolio of recruitment software applications, thereby providing a full mobile and iDesking ability.

Mobile access to recruitment platforms via smartphones is typically via Web browsers rather than dedicated apps and is presented on shrunken screens and with limited functionality.