Daycos News

For some time we have had CWA costing issues with additional packing charges that are billed when any other packing has been rated and paid on a Phase I shipment. In working with SDDC to rectify the problem, we have received the following resolution from Dave Mullineaux of SDDC:

If there are packing items 100A through 100M costed and paid on an invoice, any subsequent invoicing for items 100B through 100M must use the 429A MISC, with appropriate note.
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As we have had many inquiries about how Sue’s campaign is coming along, we thought we would give you a quick update on how things are going. As the Primary Election is quickly approaching on May 13th, she has been keeping herself busy, focusing a lot of her time on the election right now. There are two other candidates currently running for Mayor along with Sue, so it is very beneficial for her to make sure she’s getting her name…

You have asked for it! The long awaited AccuBill User Guide has been completed and is available by clicking here…, or via our website under the “Resources” tab at http://web2.xrsnet.com/blog/resources.php for your reference at any time. The User Guide has been developed to provide you with the basic functionalities of the AccuBill Application along with some billing situations that are out of the ordinary, website features, reporting and troubleshooting tips that you can utilize on a regular basis.
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There has been a lot of news in the past few weeks concerning the DPS implementation schedule. First, GAO decided to issue a ruling on a protest of Families First Phase II, then the Services send a joint letter to USTRANSCOM declaring they would not participate in DPS until October 1, 2008, and finally SDDC and JPMO-HHGS announced… the implementation would be delayed.
Today at the JPPSO-SAT meeting, Roland Amos of JPMO-HHGS gave a little more information about the “move

Dave Mullineaux of SDDC sent the following email update yesterday regarding the CWA Validations that had been scheduled for implementation last Friday, April 11th.

—– Please do not respond directly to this email —–
Due to conflicting information between the ITGBL solicitations, reference tables, line item spreadsheets and business rules, reinstatement of the address validations for EDI 859 transactions will be delayed until the ITGBL solicitation, reference tables, line item spreadsheets and business rules can be brought into conformity.…

A great big Congratulations is extended to Toby Barnt and Cassondra Mech, as they have a new little addition to their family! Breleigh Ann Mech was born on Monday, April 14th here in Norfolk. She weighed 6lbs, 15.9oz, and is 20 1/4 inches long.
Cassondra is one of our Revenue Specialists here at Daycos. She and her boyfriend Toby, along with their 4-year old son, Braxton, anxiously welcome Breleigh into their family.

Our billing program and AccuBill were recently updated with the IS08 changes found in the I-20 Solicitation that went into effect for International shipments with pickup dates of 4-1-2008 and after.
The changes are as follows:

INT/BAG – New Tariff Updates (I-20)
A. Incorporated the following Air Force Regionalization consolidations:

1. Alabama – Transferred responsibility of FMFL to HAFC(JPPSO SAT – San Antonio)
2. Florida – Transferred responsibility of CKFL to HAFC(JPPSO SAT – San Antonio)
3. Georgia – Transferred responsibility of CKFL

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The following message was sent out earlier today concerning the implementation of DPS:

Subject: FAMILIES FIRST/DEFENSE PERSONAL PROPERTY UNDATE
Families First/Defense Personal Property Update

Reference MSG 091757Z Apr 08, Families First – Defense Personal Property
System (DPS) Fielding, DPS will not roll out on 15 April. A status update
will be provided by 5 June.

THIS IS A COORDINATED JPMO-HHGS AND SDDC/PPP MESSAGE AND IS APPROVED FOR
RELEASE BY LTC WILLIAM CARBERRY, PM, JPMO, AND LT COL DANIEL J. BRADLEY,…

We have received a copy of the joint message the services sent last week, in which they requested a delay of the implementation of DPS. You can view a PDF printout of the message here….

As we stated in our March 1 newsletter…, we have been very concerned about the progress of the DPS invoice testing, in which Daycos has been participating. However, in the last few weeks, we have seen some drastic improvements, which has increased our optimism for the first time in a long time. However, the story of DPS invoice testing is still a good news, bad news story.
The good news is that we finally feel like the invoice testing