Newsletters

• ePortal Newsletter Jan. 20, 2020

  • Upgrades to the IAM Mobility Exchange: Improved Search Capabilities and IAM Member Enhancements
  • Alleged Debtor List Updated; Members Canceled for not Paying Dues
  • AFW Scholarship Now Accepting Applications
  • Matthieu Odijk Joins IAM Membership & Programs Committee
  • What is Moving and Mobility Like in Africa Today?
  • Only 9 days left to register for the Young Movers Conference (YMC) at the early bird rate
  • January's Prospective Members: Where They Do Business

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: January 15, 2020

  • Temporary Reprieve from California’s Restrictive AB 5
  • Air Force Judge Advocate Convicted of Attempted Larceny in PCS Move
  • USTRANSCOM Submits RFI for Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS) Contract
  • USTRANSCOM Non-Peak Season Telecon
  • DoD Inspector General Report: Audit of DoD Personal Property Program Related to Household Goods Shipments
  • UPDATE: GAO Protest Filed on Global Household Goods Contract (GHC)
  • USTRANSCOM Publishes Updated Tender of Service
  • USTRANSCOM Updates IT20 and 400NG
  • Joint Personal Property Shipping Office (JPPSO) Industry Days

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• ePortal Newsletter Jan. 8, 2020

  • Are You Concerned About Consolidation in the Moving Industry?
  • Judge Temporarily Blocks Enforcement of New California Law Affecting Moving Companies
  • Hall of Honor Call for Nominations
  • Ann Wohlstetter Appointed to Board of Alan F. Wohlstetter Scholarship Fund (AFWSF)
  • New IAM Members for January
  • Have You Paid Your Annual Membership Dues?
  • Young Professionals Set New Strategic Direction

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• ePortal Newsletter Dec. 18, 2019

  • Are You Concerned About Consolidation in the Moving Industry?
  • December's Prospective Members: Where They Do Business
  • Annual Membership Renewal Due Jan. 2
  • The Professional Cooperation Guidelines Have Been Updated
  • IAM's Holiday Schedule

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: December 9, 2019

  • Non-Temporary Storage Contract Industry Day 
  • Seeking Signatures for an Industry Letter to Commander of USTRANSCOM
  • DP3 Rate Filing Message and Business Rule Changes for 2020 Due out Today
  • GAO Protest Filed on Global Household Goods Contract (GHC)
  • IT 20 Special Solicitation Details
  • Work-Around for DPS Analytics
  • USTRANSCOM Advisory on Annual Qualifications
  • CONTRIBUTE to the Portal Magazine's March/April Feature

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• ePortal Newsletter Dec. 4, 2019

  • Consolidation in the Moving Industry: What Are Your Burning Questions?
  • Annual Dues Notices Sent
  • Ebru Demirel Joins the Hall of Honor Selection Committee
  • Bentzel wins Senate confirmation to maritime regulatory post
  • IAM to Sponsor 2020 Young Movers Conference
  • 143 New Members in 2019 - Where They are

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• ePortal Newsletter Nov. 20, 2019

  • IAM Attends Canadian Association of Movers and Virginia Moving and Warehousemen’s Association Conferences
  • Changes in the YP Management Board
  • FIDI and LACMA collaborate on FIDI PCGs
  • Alleged Debtor List Updated
  • The Portal magazine’s 2020 editorial calendar is here!
  • Dues Season is Upon Us
  • IAM Office Hours During American Thanksgiving

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: November 14, 2019

  • FBO.gov Website is Retired
  • USTC Releases Proposed Changes to 2020 Defense Personal Property Program
  • Non-Temp Storage Contract Request for Information (RFI)
  • USTRANSCOM Personal Property Division Becoming its Own Directorate
  • USTRANSCOM Advisory on Annual Qualifications
  • The Portal magazine’s 2020 editorial calendar is here!

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• ePortal Newsletter Nov. 6, 2019

  • IAM Submits Comments on FMC Interpretative Rule on Demurrage and Detention under the Shipping Act
  • Are you Ready for the 2020 IMO Sulfur Cap?
  • New IAM Learning Course Free to IAM Members
  • Add Validation of Your IAMX Listing to Your Membership Dues Invoice
  • Dues Season is Upon Us
  • Wrap-up from the Annual Meeting

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: October 31, 2019

  • USTC Provides Updates to Global Household Goods Contract (GHC)
  • Supplements Issued to GSA’s 2019 HTOS and Domestic GSA500A-2019 Tariff
  • USTRANSCOM Advisory on Annual Qualifications

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• ePortal Newsletter Oct. 23, 2019

  • IAM Submits Comments on Proposed CBP Ruling
  • IAM Global Moving & Mobility Standards Summit Advances Data Discussion
  • Two IAM Members Claim Insolvency In Past Week
  • Gridiron Donates More than $8,400 USD to Alan F. Wohlstetter Scholarship Fund
  • IAM Annual Meeting Survey - We Want Your Opinions!
  • Changes in Hall of Honor Selection Committee

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: October 17, 2019

  • USTRANSCOM Advisory on Annual Qualifications
  • USTC Provides Updates to Global Household Goods Contract (GHC)
  • Highlights from IAM Annual Meeting Government-Related Sessions
  • USTRANSCOM Commander Meets with DoD Household Goods TSPs at NDTA
  • Companies Begin Vying to Take Over All Military Household Goods Shipments

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• ePortal Newsletter September 26, 2019

  • The Biggest Conference in the Industry Set For Next Week
  • FMC Postpones Comment Deadline on New Rules
  • New Rule May Require Transferees to Verify ID
  • Passing of Jack McGrath
  • Cartus Launches Innovative Small Shipment Solution:MicroMove

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: September 19, 2019

  • USTRANSCOM Hosts Fall Personal Property Forum (PPF)
  • USTRANSCOM Deputy Commander Hosts DP3 Executive Working Group (EWG)
  • DP3 2019 Peak Season Hotwash

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• ePortal Newsletter September 12, 2019

  • Proposed rule would require brokers to verify importer IDs
  • IAM Learning Launches Military Move Coordination Training Course
  • FMC Approves Dye’s Final Recommendations on Detention and Demurrage
  • Know Before You Go - IAM Annual Meeting in Chicago
  • Get the Most From Your Exhibit Booth at the Annual Meeting
  • Make Sure Your Name is on the Attendee List
  • FIDI's "Blockchain for Global Mobility" webinar
  • Worldwide ERC® Announces Leadership Change
  • New Regulations in Australia Regarding Import of HHG/PP and BMSB (Stink Bugs)
  • PAIMA's 6th Annual Golf Tournament

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: September 6, 2019

  • GSA Posts HTOS, Domestic Tariff, RFO and Extended Storage TOS
  • GSA Amendment to 2019-2020 CHAMP RFO
  • GSA XTOS Cover Letter Amended
  • USTC’s Final Peak Season Call
  • IAM Learning Launches Military Move Coordination Training Course

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• ePortal Newsletter August 30, 2019

  • Travel Visa Requirements 2019
  • IAM Annual Meeting Conference Sponsor Announced
  • Become a Transportation Sponsor for the IAM-YP Social Mixer - Party With a Purpose
  • Is Your Name on the Attendee List?
  • CBP will introduce vessel manifest data confidentiality tool

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: August 23, 2019

  • USTC’s Global Household Goods Contract (GHC) Request for Proposal (RFP) Release Delayed
  • IAM Meets with Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (OASD) for Sustainment and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) re: Global HHG Contract
  • 2019 Refusals Inputs for After Action Review (AAR)
  • Refusal End Date 31 August for the 2019 Peak Season
  • USTRANSCOM Weekly Peak Season Teleconference (22 Aug)
  • USTRANSCOM Weekly Peak Season Teleconference (15 Aug)

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: August 9, 2019

  • USTRANSCOM Weekly Peak Season Teleconference (8 Aug) Week 32
  • USTRANSCOM Weekly Peak Season Teleconference (1 Aug) Week 31
  • USTC Pre-Proposal Conference for the Global Household Goods Contract (GHC)
  • Increased Loss and Damage Liability Coverage for DPM Shipments
  • Jeff Coleman on Congress bid: ‘I’m all in’

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: July 26, 2019

  • USTRANSCOM Weekly Peak Season Teleconference (25 July)
  • USTC Issues Personal Property Forum (PPF) Advisory
  • Reminder on Alcohol Shipments
  • USTRANSCOM Increases Loss and Damage Liability Coverage for Non-temporary Storage (NTS) Shipments Effective 1 October 2020
  • USTRANSCOM Leadership Updates
  • FOLLOW UP on Installation Access Update from Last eGov Newsletter

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: July 11, 2019

  • USTRANSCOM Weekly Peak Season Teleconference (11 July)
  • USTC Has Trouble Posting New Global Household Goods Contract (GHC) Content to FBO.GOV
  • Surface Deployment & Distribution Command (SDDC) Announces Open Season for Domestic Motor Freight Transportation Service Providers (TSPs)
  • Installation Access Update from the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics
  • USTRANSCOM Increases Loss and Damage Liability Coverage for DPM Shipments Effective 1 October 2020
  • Pentagon Contract Worth Billions Set to Shake Up Moving Industry

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: June 13, 2019

  • USTRANSCOM Weekly Peak Season Teleconference (13 June)
  • USTRANSCOM Weekly Peak Season Teleconference (6 June)
  • USTRANSCOM Updates Short Fuse Process to Help with Backlog
  • Yembo Announces Implementation of IAM-led ISO Inventory Standard

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: May 31, 2019

  • Inconvenience Claims for Shipments Coming out of SIT: a Q&A with USTC
  • USTRANSCOM Global Household Goods Contract (GHC) Update: Bundling Notification
  • USTRANSCOM Weekly Peak Season Teleconference (30 May)
  • USTRANSCOM Weekly Peak Season Teleconference (23 May)
  • IAM’s Seventh & Eighth Articles in a Series of Op-Ed Pieces on DoD’s Global Household Goods Contract (GHC)
  • Requirement for Seals Removed from Tender of Service
  • On-Base Families Forced to Contend with Health Hazards at Home

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• ePortal Newsletter May 24, 2019

  • IAM 2019 Annual Meeting Early Bird Registration Ends Next Week
  • Contribute to the Portal Magazine! The July/August issue will have two focus articles
  • DoD’s Contracting Initiative—How Much Trust is Too Much?
  • IAM Attends the Young Movers Conference (YMC) in Romania
  • Arpin Group ranks #1 in supplier satisfaction for third straight year in 2019 independent study
  • Mesa Moving and Storage Expands to Montana
  • Atlas Van Lines Releases 52nd Annual Corporate Relocation Survey Results

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: May 17, 2019

  • USTRANSCOM Getting Pressure from JPPSOs to Turn Off Refusal Capability
  • USTRANSCOM Moves Forward With Policy on Inconvenience Claims for Shipments out of Storage-in-Transit (SIT)
  • IAM’s Fifth and Sixth Articles in a Series of Op-Ed Pieces on DoD’s Global Household Goods Contract (GHC)
  • USTRANSCOM Weekly Peak Season Teleconference
  • The Pentagon is Rushing to Outsource Military Moves, and Moving Companies Aren’t Happy
  • USTRANSCOM Open Discussion with Industry Telecon
  • National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) Surface Committee Meeting
  • MilMove Update from USTRANSCOM

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: May 2, 2019

  • IAM’s Fourth Article in a Series of Op-Ed Pieces on DoD’s Global Household Goods Contract (GHC)
  • Annual Meeting Registration Open for Governing Members
  • USTRANSCOM Weekly Peak Season Teleconference
  • 2019 DP3 Peak Season Message for Movement of DoD Personal Property Shipments
  • Contribute to The Portal Magazine
  • USTRANSCOM Deputy Commander Gets New Assignment

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: April 17, 2019

  • IAM Creates Series of Op-Ed Articles on DoD’s Global Household Goods Contract (GHC)
  • Global Household Goods Contract (GHC) Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) Posted on FBO
  • GSA Update: NEW Household Goods Rate Offers Available in TMSS
  • USTRANSCOM Sends Refusal CONOPS Out for Industry Input
  • Military.com Article on Top Ten PCS Don’ts

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: April 4, 2019

  • IAM Responds to USTRANSCOM Press Release on Meeting with Industry Leadership
  • Global Household Goods Contract (GHC) Industry Day #2 Q&A Posted on FBO
  • Navy JPPSO Industry Day Teleconferences
  • JPPSO-MA Pre-Peak Season Meeting 16 April
  • JPPSO-NW Partnership with Industry Luncheon
  • JPPSO-MA Announces Military/Industry Day (UPDATE)
  • IAM President Meets with APL

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: March 21, 2019

  • 2019 Spring Personal Property Forum (PPF)
  • TRANSCOM Acquisitions Directorate (TCAQ) GHC “Industry Day” #2
  • Associations Visit with USTRANSCOM Commander
  • JPPSO-NC Announces Military/Industry Day (Action Required)

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• ePortal Newsletter March 14, 2019

  • IAM Mobility Exchange hits 700 Validations – Has Your Company Validated Yet?
  • IAM Learning Launches Residential Sales Training Course
  • IAM Hall of Honor Nominations - Deadline April 1

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: March 11, 2019

  • 2019 DOD Peak Season Efforts Critical to Industry for 2020 and Beyond
  • IAM Meeting with Megan Harless and Tarah Nypaver – The Voice of the Spouse
  • DOD Household Goods (HHG) Outsourcing Industry Day Q&A and Key Take-aways
  • USTRANSCOM Commander Discusses HHG Outsourcing Efforts with HASC and SASC
  • Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson Resigns

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• YP Newsletter - February 2019

  • Young Movers Conference 2019
  • Alan F. Wohlstetter Scholarship Applications

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• ePortal Newsletter February 28, 2019

  • IAM Capitol Hill Outreach Reminder
  • FMCSA Issues FAST Act HHG Working Group Report of Recommendations
  • IAM Learning Helps Your Company Prepare for the Peak
  • Peak Seasons Cause Peak Problems
  • Scholarship Now Accepting Applications
  • By the Numbers
  • Recent Posts on IAM Connected
  • Member News

   

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: Feb. 22, 2019

  • USTRANSCOM Industry Day for DoD Household Goods (HHG) Sole Source Contract
  • IAM Capitol Hill Outreach Reminder
  • GSA Amendment 3 to the CHAMP RFO Dated 23 August, 2018
  • Try These Ideas Before Privatizing Military Moves

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• ePortal Newsletter February 15, 2019

  • IAM is now accepting nominations for the IAM Hall of Honor Class of 2019
  • Welcome New IAM Members
  • Performance Work Statement for the USTRANSCOM Global Household Goods Contract
  • Time Is Running Out to Pay IAM Membership Dues
  • By the Numbers

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• eGov/Mil Newsletter: Feb. 7, 2019

  • DoD Household Goods (HHG) Request for Information (RFI) Update
  • IAM Capitol Hill Outreach
  • MilMove Update
  • 2019 Air Force Personal Property Activity (PPA) Special Interest Items (SIIs)
  • Port Congestion and Rail Delays
  • DOD Looks to Privatize Entire Household Goods Process
  • JPPSO-NE TSP/Industry Meeting
  • USTRANSCOM Spring Personal Property Forum (PPF)

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