PCS Week: Move.mil Simplifies PCS

Filed under DoD News by on March 15, 2011 at 3:12 pm {no comments}



For service members, federal civilians and their families, Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves are a stressful reality of military life. To improve the move process for those who move, and streamline the process for those who support it, the Department of Defense has introduced the Defense Personal Property Program (DP3).

A one-stop source website – move.mil – helps service automates and simplifies the PCS move process. It will provide 24-hour access to personal property shipment information throughout the entire moving process.

Family Focus: Tell Us What You Think About Your Summer Move

Filed under DoD News by on August 27, 2010 at 1:30 pm {2 comments}

By Col. Mike Miller, program director, Joint Program Management Office Household Goods Systems, US  Transportation Command.

It’s hard to believe the summer is almost over! As summer draws to an end, we’ve passed the “peak of the peak” of the DoD move season, and many of you are unpacking and preparing for life in your new communities.

As you settle your children into their new schools and put the final touches on your new homes, please don’t forget to fill out your Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS) to give feedback for your move.
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Family Focus: Making Busy Summer Move Season more Efficient

Filed under DoD News by on July 9, 2010 at 9:57 am {2 comments}

Family FocusCol. Michael J. Miller works at USTRANSCOM as program director of the Joint Program Management Office Household Goods System and is responsible for the Defense Personal Property System (DPS) and Customer Satisfaction Survey. DPS is a centralized, integrated system serving as the one-stop source for managing personal property moves.   

Summer time is move time! As we all know, more military families move in the summer months than at any other time of year, and the Joint Program Management Office for Household Goods Systems (JMPO) has been very busy.  

In April, we launched a number of new capabilities within the Defense Personal Property System (DPS) to make the move process more convenient and efficient in time for the busy summer move season. Perhaps the most important improvement was to the Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS). Now, within seven days of a ‘delivered’ household goods shipment, servicemembers receive an email with a direct link to the survey, and after answering 12 simple questions, you’re done! 
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