Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM) Personnel Management Information System (PMIS) implemented.

DHRM Benefits Eligibility System (BES) implemented.

Department of Accounts (DOA) implementation of the Commonwealth Accounting and Reporting System (CARS II) and the Commonwealth Integrated Payroll/Personnel System (CIPPS). These mainframe solutions serve as the official systems of record for financial management and payroll/personnel operations.

Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) agency Financial Management System (FMS II) implemented.

VDOT FMS II upgrade planning conducted.

VDOT joined DOA on statewide Virginia Enterprise Application Program (VEAP) initiative to implement an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to replace statewide administrative systems.

Conducted a Request for Proposal for ERP software and services. Contracts established with Oracle for PeopleSoft ERP software and Accenture LLP for services. Initiative was sponsored by DOA, VDOT, and Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) and work started on a new financial system (Cardinal).

Cardinal Financials implemented at VDOT.

Establishment of Base Financial System at DOA.

Statewide rollout of Base Financial System and retirement of CARS. Implemented Cardinal Business Intelligence application (Cardinal BI).

Cardinal Payroll Project launched to replace the Commonwealth Integrated Payroll/Personnel System (CIPPS) and the Time Attendance and Leave (TAL) System.

The Cardinal payroll system implementation plan revised to incorporate the replacement of PMIS and BES in conjunction with the replacement of TAL and CIPPS. This strategic revision addressed critical stability risks identified within legacy systems.

The Cardinal HCM Project officially kicks off with a year-long analysis phase to assess human resource and benefits administration business processes and identify impacts to Cardinal payroll and time & attendance business process work done to date.

Cardinal HCM is now fully implemented across all state agencies and participating Local Choice (TLC) localities. This milestone marks the official retirement of legacy systems, including CIPPS, PMIS, BES, and TAL, transitioning the Commonwealth to a unified payroll and human capital management platform.

Cardinal Business Intelligence application (Cardinal BI) is decommissioned. The Cardinal Modernization Project launched to gather information on the Commonwealth's financial systems and to determine next steps.

Initiated the Cardinal PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM) image upgrade to incorporate new functionality and ensure long-term system stability. This upgrade includes the replacement for the legacy Cardinal BI tool with a modernized reporting solution. Target Completion: September 2026.