Movers For America 2025 Wrapped

As 2025 comes to a close, Movers for America is proud to reflect on a year defined by progress, accountability, and collaboration. Our efforts were all in service of one shared goal: delivering better, more reliable moves for military families.

This momentum was built through persistent advocacy, strong partnerships with policymakers, and the voices of service members and industry professionals who spoke up when the system wasn’t working.

Our key milestones along the way:

• February 2025: U.S. Senators launch inquiries into GHC implementation
• March 2025: U.S. Army halts all new shipments under GHC
• May 2025: PCS Joint Task Force is created
• June 2025: DoW officially terminates the GHC
• August 2025: PCS Joint Task Force meets with military families and industry professionals
• November 2025: MFA advocates for changes in prescriptive language proposed in the 2026 Business Rules and 2026 NDAA.
• December 2025: New business rules are released, and the FY 2026 NDAA passes with language that better reflects a viable path forward.
• 2026: We look forward to continuing to work together and support policies that best serve military families and the moving professionals who serve them!

To our supporters, partners, movers, and military families: thank you for your input, your continued support, and your trust. Together, we’ve made real progress. Let’s keep building a better path forward.

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NEW SHORT FUSE

Our favorite Michael and Michael duo joined Short Fuse to break down the 2026 Business rules and how they align with the realities of the industry.
Michael Wilson, President of National Forwarding Co., Inc., and Michael Czarnecki, VP of Claims and Customer Service, unpack the new cybersecurity requirements, extended claims, and more. They also share a little-known fact about where to actually find business claims rules. Hint: It’s not where you’d think!

Watch the full episode
HERE

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