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This morning, SDDC sent out a notice to TSPs… concerning some DPS rating issues. It specifically addressed known rating problems with LHS, 105J (400NG – Storage Inspection Fee), 105A (400NG – Full Pack/Unpack), and 513A (IT – Fuel Surcharge).
We have been working with SDDC and JPMO-HHGS on rating problems with all of these items, many of which are caused by DPS pulling 2010 rates, instead of 2011 rates. However, they didn’t give any details about the problems they were

In wrapping up our recent series on DPS System Problems (see full list of articles here), we mentioned that DPS performance had been improving. The May DP3/DPS Monthly Activity Report…, recently released by JPMO-HHGS, details some of the efforts that were made during the previous month to improve the DPS system performance.
The report notes the problems with the system during the month of May. DPS  up-time was 95% for the month, below their stated goal of 98%.  

In today’s Federal Register, USTRANSCOM  released the responses to the comments received on the DP3 Phase III Business Rules. As a reminder, these business rules were released in the spring of 2010, and cover Non-Temporary Storage and the new dS2 (Domestic Small Shipments) moves.
The document is 18 pages of questions and comments filed, along with the responses from USTRANSCOM. You can view the full list of responses here (pdf link).
After reviewing the comments and responses, did …

Note: This is the last in a series of posts looking at the concern over the DPS system performance during peak season.…
Over the past couple of weeks, we have looked at various aspects of the DPS computer system, and the concerns over its performance and stability. Ironically, as the series was published, it seems that the reliability of DPS has improved, most likely due to some of the short-term solutions that have been implemented to get through the peak

In another effort to maximize the full industry capacity during this busy peak season, SDDC has expanded on some earlier changes to the business rules for a limited time. Earlier this week, they released a message… (pdf link) announcing that TSPs will be able to refuse an unlimited number of shipments from now until July 31, 2011.
The DP3 business rules require a TSP to accept every shipment offered, or risk a 30 day suspension. The previous change allowed TSPs

Note: This is the sixth in a series of posts looking at the concern over the DPS system performance during peak season.…
Recently we posted about the newly imposed click count limitations in relation to their effect on web bots. However, it is important to remember that these click count limitations do not only apply to web bots, they are on all user accounts. That means the limit of 200 clicks per hour per user also applies to human users.

The price of fuel was $3.94 per gallon as reported on Monday, June 6, 2011 making the upcoming FSC rates for the period 6/15/11 through 7/14/11 as follows:

GBL Domestic HHG / International HHG & UB – 15%
GSA Domestic HHG – $1.44
GSA International HHG and BAG – $1.44…

Note: This is the fifth in a series of posts looking at the concern over the DPS system performance during peak season.…
As the DPS system has struggled to stay online, there have probably been a lot of efforts behind the scenes to diagnose the source of the problems. While there are undoubtedly many reasons a computer system has technical issues, it appears that some on the government side have pointed a finger of blame at web bots, which automate