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Column: DOD moving change threatens local businesses

Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 11/24/24 By Anthony Shipp, President and CEO of M. Dyer Global As the president and CEO of a…

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GAO to TRANSCOM: Learn your Data.

TRANSCOM may not have a grasp on their own survey data collection, and the Government Accountability Office is taking notice. …

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Clean House, Muddy Waters?

Seems like it’s a chaotic time for everyone, especially for the Top Dogs of the GHC. It would be an…

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Thank you, Veterans!

On Veterans Day and every day, we are eternally grateful for the brave men and women dedicated to defending our…

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The New Military Moving Contract: A Raw Deal for Missouri Small Businesses and Military Families

Warrensburg Star Journal 11/7/24 When someone says “Missouri,” the first images that come to mind are often things like the Gateway…

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Movers for America Surpasses 1,100 Members

Movers for America, a diverse coalition of moving and storage professionals and independent contractors dedicated to providing military families with…

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Fact-Finding Mission

More Than 1,000-Strong Movers for America has surpassed 1,000 members! The MFA coalition is composed of moving and storage professionals…

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Numbers Don’t Lie

We can’t help but notice that the Global Household Goods Contract (GHC) implementation is still woefully behind schedule. This week,…

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Storing Secrets?

If the GHC is on track to hit implementation targets, why is TRANSCOM keeping information about which companies have signed…

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Is Anyone Talking Storage?

Let’s address a key issue that hasn’t gotten much attention — temporary storage in transit (SIT). Has anyone heard anything…

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Mike Brannigan, President & CEO of The Suddath Companies Calling for Answers on GHC

The devastation caused by Hurricane Helene has forever changed the lives of so many, with the full extent of its…

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New TRANSCOM Commander

Change is coming to TRANSCOM as Air Force Lieutenant General Randall Reed prepares to take the reins from General Van…

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Momentum in DC

Movers for America took our concerns to the Hill, and the wind is at our backs. We’re heartened that the…

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MFA is on the Hill

Movers for America is making sure D.C. hears our concerns! Our Executive Director Katie McMichael and several coalition members are…

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ATA’s New Executive Director of Moving & Storage Wants to Address GHC Shortcomings

The American Trucking Associations recently named Dan Hilton as its new Executive Director of Moving and Storage, and Hilton is…

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Atlas Chairman and CEO calls for Congressional Evaluation of the GHC

Jack Griffin, Chairman and CEO of Atlas World Group, Inc. – one of the nation’s largest moving companies – is…

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Small Businesses Need Answers

The GHC promises that 40% of work will be awarded to small businesses. But are the GHC terms even viable…

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Money Out of Our Pockets?

Is the cost of servicing military moves about to get more expensive? We’re not completely sure, and that’s concerning. But…

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Suddath President & CEO Mike Brannigan: Congress should take a closer look at changes to military household moves

Published by the Florida Times-Union and Yahoo Finance The Southeast is home to the highest concentration of military bases in…

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Movers for America Adds Katie McMichael, Longtime Transportation and Logistics Policy Expert, as Executive Director

Movers for America has announced the addition of longtime transportation and logistics policy expert Katie McMichael as the coalition’s Executive…

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More GHC Confusion

While the industry still has a lot of unanswered questions about compliance with the GHC’s Service Contract Act requirements, here’s…

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Here Comes the SCA – What Does it Mean?

It’s a really big deal that the Global Household Goods Contract (GHC) triggers the Service Contract Act (SCA) for all…

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Movers for America is Growing – and on Social Media

Movers for America welcomes policy expert Katie McMichael to the team! We are pleased to announce that Katie McMichael has…

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Megan Harless: Military families will pay the price for government contract gamesmanship

Army veteran, military spouse, and long-time PCS expert and advocate Megan Harless recently shared her opinions about what is on the line if the GHC fails, and how it hits extremely close to home. Megan has experienced 11 PCS moves – as an Army service member, as a dual military family, while pregnant, with young kids, and sometimes alone while her husband was deployed. Read about the likely real-world impacts of the GHC on service families like Megan’s.

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Movers for America Praises Congressional Leaders for Including a GAO Audit of GHC Contract in Annual Defense Bill

Movers for America, a coalition of some 1,000 professional movers and independent owner-operators, issued a statement praising Rep. Mike Waltz…

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Movers for America Praises Congressional Leaders for Including a GAO Audit of GHC Contract in Annual Defense Bill

For Immediate Release For More Information: June 18, 2024 Movers for America, a coalition of some 1,000 professional movers and…

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Messy Math and Emojis: Customer Satisfaction Rates Explained

We all know that TRANSCOM is using new calculations to measure our performance for military shipments, but they haven’t really…

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DOD Self-Promotion of GHC Leaves Out A-Lot

The DOD’s misleading new puff piece about the GHC program, “DOD Kicks Off Improved Household Goods Shipment Program” is laden…

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TRANSCOM’s Misleading Math Downplays Customer Satisfaction

We’ve talked a little bit about this, but we think this deserves a deeper dive – TRANSCOM seems to be…

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Florida Trucking Association Wants GAO Audit

Alix Miller, President and CEO of the Florida Trucking Association, is standing with professional movers and military families! Her recent…

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Congress must ensure quality moving services for Florida’s active-duty military families

The President & CEO of the Florida Trucking Association penned a recent opinion piece calling for a GAO audit of the GHC. Read her take on why this is important.

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Movers Group Seeks Review of $20B Contract for Military Moves

‘Movers for America’ Is Asking Congress to Direct the GAO to Pause Contract, Evaluate Program.

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Military Families Overwhelmingly Satisfied with Current PCS System

A recent survey confirmed what many of us already knew: Military families are overwhelmingly satisfied with the high-quality moving services…

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Military movers urge DoD, Congress to pause household goods contract

New coalition of moving companies pushes back on DoD’s multibillion dollar household goods contract

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Movers for America Calls for Independent Evaluation of GHC, Citing Viability, Impacts on Military Families and Moving Industry, and Potential Loss of Competitiveness

Following multiple program delays and with many questions still looming about the financial viability and feasibility of military moving services…

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Industry Members Call for GAO Audit

A growing number of respected and experienced industry members have voiced their support for our call to Congress to direct…

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Urge Congress to Evaluate the Viability of the GHC

Now that you’ve signed up for updates, it’s time to participate by taking a stand. Join Movers for America in…

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Movers for America Coalition Supports High-Quality Military Moving Industry, Warns GHC Contract Will Create Underfunded, Anti-Competitive Monopoly

In an effort to course-correct the U.S. Department of Defense’s anti-competitive plan to outsource military household moves, a coalition of nearly 200 experienced moving professionals launched Movers for America.

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HomeSafe Completes First Local Move – About 30 Miles Down the Road

This week, HomeSafe Alliance announced that it has completed it’s first move – and first-ever military move – under the…

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TRANSCOM, HomeSafe Detail GHC Rollout Expectations

A recent article on Military.com outlined the expectations of TRANSCOM and HomeSafe for consolidation of PCS moves, with TRANSCOM officials…

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Failure to Address Specific GHC Concerns

Yesterday, Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost publicly testified before the House Armed Services Committee during a hearing on the Posture and…

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