Issue Briefs
TRANSCOM’s Plan To Reform The Movement Of Household Goods Will Benefit All Stakeholders
July 26, 2019
By Daniel Gouré,
U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) is responsible for the global movement of military personnel, equipment and supplies across the United States and around the world. It is also the largest shipper in the world of household goods (HHGs) for military families. Currently, TRANSCOM runs the Defense Personal Property Program (DP3) to manage HHG movements. This program relies on a disaggregated and inefficient system based on dozens of separate offices awarding individual contracts to hundreds of private transportation service providers (TSPs, or movers) for the packing, movement, storage and unpacking of HHGs.
The views and opinions expressed in this issue brief are those of the author.
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Dan Gouré, Ph.D., is a vice president at the public-policy research think tank Lexington Institute. Goure has a background in the public sector and U.S. federal government, most recently serving as a member of the 2001 Department of Defense Transition Team. |