March 19, 1998 MARS Contract Awarded to American Management Systems

April 9, 1998 MARS Lift Off (Orientation for Agency Implementation Leads)

April 14, 1998 Launch MARS Teams

May 4, 1998 Begin Orbit \ Start of Design

July 1, 1998 Foundation Design Decisions
 

• Purchasing\Payables\Disbursements
• Revenue and Receivables
• Internal Orders
• Budget Processes

• Grants and Projects
• Assets and Inventory
• General Accounting

• Management Reporting
• Conversion and Interfaces

March 1, 1999 User Acceptance Test

April - June, 1999 End-User Training

July 1, 1999 Landing – MARS Goes "Live"