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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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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: January 24, 2019

    • DoD Household Goods (HHG) Request for Information (RFI) Update
    • JPPSO-NE TSP/Industry Meeting
    • USTRANSCOM Spring Personal Property Forum (PPF)
    • USTC Code 2 Concept of Operations (CONOPS)
    • IAM in Partnership with Association Revenue Partners
    • TSP Scorecard Initiative
    • DoD Installation Access Regulation
    • DP3 Advisory Panel Teleconference
    • DP3 Tender of Service (TOS) Update
    • MilMove Update

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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: January 10, 2019

    • Update to Rate Filing Message
    • USTRANSCOM Spring Personal Property Forum
    • USTRANSCOM MilMove Telecon
    • Reminder: JPPSO-SC Annual Industry Meeting
    • IAM in Partnership with Association Revenue Partners
    • Will This Year’s Moving Season be Better than 2018?
    • IAM Connected Poll

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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: December 27, 2018

    • DOD & Government Personal Property News & Notes
    • US Secretary of Defense Resigns
    • Warning Issued On West Coast Port Congestion

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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: November 29, 2018

    • DOD & Government Personal Property News & Notes
      • First Meeting of DP3 Advisory Council
      • MARAD’s Office of Cargo and Commercial Sealift Launches Web Training Portal
      • GSA Announces Transformation of Multiple Awards Schedules
    • IAM Here 2 Help Partners with American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN)
    • Typhoon Yutu Relief: IAM Here 2 Help in Action

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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: November 15, 2018

    • DOD & Government Personal Property News & Notes
      • DP3 Non-Peak Season Telecon with Services and USTRANSCOM
      • USTRANSCOM MyMove (MilMove) Update Telecon
      • USTRANSCOM Updated CONUS and OCONUS Storage-In-Transit (SIT) Facilities
      • USTRANSCOM Updated Approved and Revoked TSP
      • USTRANSCOM Personal Property Forum Slides
      • USTRANSCOM Schedules First DP3 Advisory Panel Meeting
    • DOD Acquisition Office Saw Workforce Reduction, Job Changes Despite Assurances
    • Global Transport Firms See Autonomous Trucks on the Road in 10 years
    • Infographic: FMCSA Hours of Service Rule, Desired Changes

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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: November 1, 2018

    • USTRANSCOM Commander Asks for Meeting with Household Goods Industry Leaders
    • DOD & Government Personal Property News & Notes
    • National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) Fall Meeting
    • The US Navy will have to Pony Up and Race the Clock to Avoid a Sealift Capacity Collapse
    • Driver Shortage Repeats as Top Concern in ATRI Industry Survey
    • Pentagon’s Big Audit will Inspect for Cybersecurity Flaws, Comptroller Says

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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: October 19, 2018

    • USTRANSCOM Non-Peak Season Slides – Week 41
    • IAM Annual Meeting
    • Hurricane Michael Impact to Tyndall AFB, Florida
    • USTRANSCOM Draft Code 2 CONOPS
    • IAM Here 2 Help Action Alert: 25 Immediate Ways You Can Help the Survivors Of Hurricane Michael And Hurricane Florence
    • Military.com Says “Tough PCS Peak Season Sparks Changes”
    • Congress Traded Operations & Maintenance For Modernization In 19 Appropriations

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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: October 4, 2018

    • USTRANSCOM Personal Property Forum (PPF) Summary
    • USTRANSCOM Releases Multiple Documents for Industry Review
    • USTRANSCOM Personal Property “Market Expansion”
    • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Rulemaking
    • REAL ID
    • Access to view MyMove Coding
    • GSA Centralized Household Goods Program
    • Federal Rule Will Allow States to Waive Permit Tests for Veterans

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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: September 6, 2018

    • USTRANSCOM Weekly Peak Season Slides – Week 36
    • USTRANSCOM Weekly Peak Season Slides – Week 35
    • Draft Tender of Service Review In-Progress
    • DOD & Government Personal Property News & Notes
    • What Troops Don't Know About the Moving Industry and PCS Woes
    • America’s Military Cities
    • Diesel Prices Creep Up in Anticipation of Storm Striking Gulf Coast
    • Summertime Consultation: 84% want Europe to stop changing the clock

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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: August 10, 2018

    • USTRANSCOM Weekly Peak Season Teleconference Summary – Week 32
    • USTRANSCOM to Hold “Market Expansion”
    • USTC 2018 Fall Personal Property Forum Update
    • Lyons to lead USTRANSCOM
    • FY19 Defense Authorization Bill Passes Congress in Record Speed
    • DOD & Government Personal Property News & Notes
    • Trucking’s Tight Capacity Squeezes U.S. Businesses
    • Why the Trucking Shortage Is Costing You
    • Moving this summer? Here’s why you could face delays, no matter where you’re going

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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: July 27, 2018

    • USTRANSCOM Weekly Peak Season Teleconference Summary – Week 30
    • USTC 2018 Fall Personal Property Forum Update
    • APL Military Household Goods to resume service to/from Northwest Container Terminal – Tacoma
    • The fate of DISA, and other org chart changes in the new defense policy bill
    • DOD & Government Personal Property News & Notes
    • Hardware, end-strength, Russia and China sanctions. Here’s the deal lawmakers reached on the huge defense policy bill
    • House OKs Bill to Delay TWIC Deployment at High-Risk Facilities
    • Revealed: The new structure for the Pentagon’s tech and acquisition offices

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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: July 13, 2018

    • New Tool for CSS Review to be Released
    • USTRANSCOM Weekly Peak Season Teleconference Summary – Week 28
    • USTC 2018 Fall Personal Property Forum Update
    • New Coalition Brings Together Military Women’s Groups
    • Giant Pentagon policy bill kicks off closed-door debate
    • DOD & Government Personal Property News & Notes
    • APL Deploys U.S. President-Named Vessels for Enhanced Eagle Express 1 Service
    • Reservists may get license transfers from military to civilian world
    • Tentative agreement for six-year NY port contract

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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: June 15, 2018

    • USTRANSCOM Weekly Peak Season Teleconference Summary – Week 24
    • Recalculation of CSS Scores for 1Aug 2018 Performance Period
    • Air Force Provides Process to Vet Converted Lots
    • IAM Welcomes Daniel J. Bradley as Director of Government & Military Relations
    • DoD champions civilian workers, asks for more in new business plan
    • DOD & Government Personal Property News & Notes
    • Here’s how the US is preparing for a possible Russian attack in Europe
    • Congress mulls lowering age requirement for truck drivers to prevent national shortage
    • Advancing Threats Necessitate New Approach to Defense Technology Acquisition

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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: June 1, 2018

    • Personal Property Prototype – “My Move” Update
    • Air Force Provides Process to Vet Converted Lots
    • IAM Welcomes Daniel J. Bradley as Director of Government & Military Relations
    • USTC Holds Weekly Peak Season Teleconferences with Industry and the Military Services
    • USTC 2018 Fall Personal Property Forum
    • Tired of Arbitrary Demurrage and Detention Charges at US Ports?
    • America has a massive truck driver shortage. Here’s why few want an $80,000 job
    • DOD & Government Personal Property News & Notes
    • US Army flows fresh tanks, troops into Europe
    • U.S. Pacific Command Changes Name in Symbolic Nod to India
    • SIRVA Worldwide Relocation & Moving to be Acquired by Madison Dearborn Partners from Investors Led by Aurora Resurgence

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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: May 18, 2018

    • IAM Welcomes Daniel J. Bradley as Director of Government & Military Relations
    • Personal Property Prototype – “My Move” Update
    • USTC Holds Weekly Peak Season Teleconferences with Industry and the Military Services
    • USTC 2018 Fall Personal Property Forum
    • The second most stressful event for military families
    • USTC Reiterates Blackout Rules
    • DOD & Government Personal Property News & Notes
    • This new Navy rule means more flexibility for families on the move
    • Chao Promotes Public-Private Partnerships as Infrastructure Funding Remains Uncertain
    • European Commission will review shipping regulation of shipping

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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: May 4, 2018

    • Personal Property Prototype Update
    • Registration for Annual Meeting
    • USTC 2018 Fall Personal Property Forum
    • Foreign National Access to DPS Changes
    • Transcom head warns of cyber risks to civilian infrastructure
    • Air Force Provides Process to Vet Converted Lots
    • DOD & Government Personal Property News & Notes
    • Here’s why a ‘perfect storm’ may greet movers during this year’s peak PCS season
    • Carriers, Shippers Working to Meet Demand for Freight Hauling
    • Military seeks faster cyber acquisition turnaround
    • New Campaign Highlights Education Challenges Caused by Military Family Moves

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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: April 20, 2018

    • Personal Property Prototype Update
    • IAM Member Companies Canceled Voluntarily and for Nonpayment of Dues
    • USTC Begins Peak Season Teleconferences with Industry and the Military Services
    • Process to Access DPS by Non-US Based Companies has Changed
    • Privacy Legislation supported by IAM Advances
    • Your Preview Video for the 2018 IAM Annual Meeting & Expo is Here!
    • IAM Annual Meeting & Expo Exhibitor and Sponsor Prospectus Now Available
    • New Campaign Highlights Education Challenges Caused by Military Family Moves
    • Air Force Identifies Eight Special Interest Areas for 2018 Peak Season
    • DOD & Government Personal Property News & Notes
    • 25th Infantry Division Soldiers Aid Relief Efforts on Hawaii Island Kauai
    • Carriers, Shippers Working to Meet Demand for Freight Hauling
    • Major bill aims to slash Pentagon bureaucracy

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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: April 6, 2018

    • IAM Holds Successful DOD European Workshop
    • USTC Spring Personal Property Forum (PPF) Summary
    • More on the Newly Proposed DPS Prototype
    • Here’s why a ‘perfect storm’ may greet movers during this year’s peak PCS season
    • Air Force Identifies Eight Special Interest Areas for 2018 Peak Season
    • DOD & Government Personal Property News & Notes
    • FMC Orders Carriers to Disclose Demurrage Practices
    • REST Bill Would Modify HOS to Allow Drivers One Three-Hour Break Per Shift
    • ELD Mandate Law Enforcement Grace Period Is Over

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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: March 23, 2018

    • Congress passes $1.3 trillion spending bill to keep government open
    • Continuing Resolutions, Budget Uncertainty Harm Readiness, Service Secretaries Say
    • U.S. TRANSCOM Personal Property updates
    • House Bill Would Allow Interstate Trucking for 18-to-21-Year-Olds

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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: March 9, 2018

    • IAM Seeks Director of Government & Military Relations
    • There is Still Time to Register for IAM’s DOD European Workshop
    • Members of IAM’s Executive Committee hold Telecon with USTC Regarding Prototype
    • USTC Spring Personal Property Forum (PPF) and Industry Pre-Meeting Details
    • Air Force Identifies Eight Special Interest Areas for 2018 Peak Season
    • JPPSO-NE TSP/Agent Meeting Moved to New location
    • DOD & Government Personal Property News & Notes
    • Maritime Commission to Investigate Port Operator Charges on Demurrage, Delays
    • Senators seek budget flexibility for Pentagon
    • Packaging industry warns of global shortage of paper

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  • eGov/Mil Newsletter: Feb. 23, 2018

    • Head Stepping Down—White Stepping Up
    • Registration Continues for IAM’s DOD European Workshop
    • USTC Officially Announces Spring Personal Property Forum (PPF)
    • More on the Newly Proposed DPS Prototype
    • Quick Action by IAM and USTC Help Avoid Major Issue in Europe - Follow-Up
    • Farmen returns to lead SDDC
    • Air Force Identifies Eight Special Interest Areas for 2018 Peak Season
    • 2018 DP3 Rate Filing Concludes
    • JPPSO-NE TSP/Agent Meeting
    • DOD & Government Personal Property News & Notes
    • DoD Now on Track to Rebuild, Restore Military, Spokesperson Says
    • Personnel bosses are latest to weigh in on limiting military moves
    • Services, DoD offer options to reduce military moves
    • Senate confirms Martinez as next FMCSA administrator

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