Army Pulls Back Household Goods Shipments as Privatized Moving Contract Leads to Widespread Issues
The Army is pulling some household goods shipments belonging to its personnel out of the military’s new privatized system that manages moves due to “contract performance issues,” according to the service and the military command overseeing the system. A memo from the Army Personal Property Lead Element, dated Feb. 28, told transportation offices to “pull […]
Troops at 16 More Bases Will Do Local Household Goods Shipments Through New Private Manager
Beginning in September, troops and their families at 16 more military bases will begin doing local household goods shipments through a new private manager. U.S. Transportation Command announced Tuesday that HomeSafe Alliance, the Defense Department’s overarching contractor for privatized household goods moves, will start arranging the local moves as well as the first interstate moves […]