The Air Force expects to complete its SPS deployment by next summer, Gilmore said. The Navy, meanwhile, has deployed SPS at nearly 350 sites and retired its Automated Procurement and Data Entry System. But most SPS users are not at full operating capability, according to estimates reported by the service late last year. Magnifico predicted the Army would go to a totally paperless contracting environment for its back-end systems within six months, pending an agreement with the Defense Finance and Accounting Service about using electronic data distribution for contracts. The exceptions were issued because the Army wants AMS to improve the system's ability to handle foreign currency information, Magnifico said.
Training is also crucial.