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We blogged earlier about the retirement of EDI invoicing through DFAS-Indianapolis.   In that blog we noted that all invoices payable by DFAS-Indy should now be submitted manually via paper for payment.   We have received several inquiries regarding this change and would like to pass along a few tips for carriers to use when submitting their paper invoices for payment:

• Always provide original documentation to support the charges being billed, including a rated GBL.
• Include previous SF1113′s for supplemental vouchers.  If

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The Daycos June Monthly Newsletter has been sent out, and can be viewed here. A few of the topics in this month’s newsletter include:

• The Costs of DPS
• 2010 Daycos Relay for Life Team
• Preparing for a Busy Summer Season
• The End of an (EDI) Era

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About a year ago, we stumbled across the Federal IT Dashboard, which outlines the costs of federal government IT projects, including the Defense Personal Property System (DPS). Last year’s numbers… indicated that the Department of Defense had spent nearly $30 million in 2008, and was planning on spending around $20 million in 2009 and 2010. Updated numbers have been released, so we thought it might be a good time to review the updated costs of DPS.
The projected amount

…Last week, we sent an EDI file to DFAS-Indianapolis for the last time . Due to the increased use of USBank Payment Systems (formerly PowerTrack), fewer and fewer invoices were submitted to DFAS for electronic payment. Therefore they made the decision to shut down their DTRS system, which enables their EDI processing. From this point forward, all invoices payable to DFAS-Indy will need to be sent via paper to DFAS’ pre-payment auditor, National Traffic Service (NTS). NTS will conduct the

Over the past few weeks, our area in Nebraska has seen record amounts of rainfall, and in the past few days, we have seen smaller communities upsteam from Norfolk battle against flood waters. Yesterday it was our turn to deal with the overflowing Elkhorn River. Since our office is located less than half a mile from river, at the point which appeared to be most vulnerable, we were watching the events fairly closely. Early in the day, it did not…

The price of fuel was $2.95 per gallon as reported on Monday, June 7, 2010 making the upcoming FSC rates for the period 6/15/10 through 7/14/10 as follows:

GBL Domestic HHG / International HHG & UB – 5%
GSA Domestic HHG – $0.44
GSA International HHG and BAG – $0.44…

…One common complaint of the TSP industry with SDDC is that information given from SDDC to the PPSOs is not shared with TSPs. At times, this has complicated communication, for example when a PPSO says they are basing a decision on a directive from SDDC, and the TSP has not had the chance to see the document which gave this directive. At various industry meetings with SDDC, many requests have been made to share these types of communications, usually without

The decision of the government to eliminate compensation for third party servicing of front load washing machines has certainly sparked a lot of discussion. We have heard many on the industry side express frustration and anger over the decision, but Jim Walsh of Alliance Relocation Services may win the award for most passionate spokesperson on the issue. In  a recent video blog posted on his RelocationAlly.com… website, Jim went on quite a rant about his opinion of the government’s decision.

As part of the process of asserting ownership over the 400NG Tariff, SDDC has published a number of items that used to be provided by American Moving & Storage Association (AMSA), before the Surface Transportation Board ruling that prevented them from maintaining the tariff. The first step was the release of the baseline rates for the 400NG… in January, and recently they added a couple of other tools used in the invoicing process.
The tool that will probably get