LTG Lyons Confirmed as USTRANSCOM Commander

History reaches a new milestone – the next Commander of U.S. Transportation Command will be a U.S. Army Officer. Congratulations to U.S. Army Lieutenant General Stephen Lyons for being confirmed as the next Commander, U.S. Transportation Command.

US, Australia Agree to Boost Number of Marines Down Under to 2,500

After years of a slow buildup, the Marine Corps will soon begin sending 2,500 leathernecks to Australia annually. Marine Rotational Force-Darwin will increase in size by about 1,000 troops "as soon as practicable," according to a State Department news release.

U.S. Driver Shortage: Reservists may get license transfers from military to civilian world

The Transportation Department is launching a pilot program that allows reservists and veterans to transfer their military training into the civilian world. The new program highlights a lapse in licensure service members have been struggling with for quite some time: why can someone drive a truck in the military, but need to retrain to do the same thing once that person is out.

Lawmakers Again Push for More Flexibility with Military Moves

Lawmakers will try again to give more military families flexibility in their permanent change-of-station moves with a pair of bills introduced Thursday. The Military Family Stability Act, sponsored by two Democrats and two Republicans in the House and Senate, would allow families who receive move orders to either leave up to six months before their servicemember’s assigned date to set up their new home or remain behind six months to ease the transition.

Forwarders Call for Fast-track for U.S. Customs Chief

The Airforwarders Association (AfA) in the U.S. has called on the Senate to swiftly confirm Kevin McAleenan as Customs and Border Protection (CBP) commissioner, pointing out that the appointment was critical to the safe, secure and efficient movement of cargo.

Recalculation of Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS) Scores for the 1 October to 31 December 2018 Performance Period

Update Number 18-0100

Iranian made items banned into the US effective 6 August 2018

Update Number 18-0098

Defense Personal Property System (DPS) Scheduled Maintenance Outage

Update Number 18-0099

DP3 Peak Season Sldes for Week 32 2018

Defense Personal Property System (DPS) Scheduled Maintenance Outage

Update Number 18-0097

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER (IS18) ITGBL RATE FILING SCHEDULE

2018 International Tender and Solicitation Infromation