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One of the very first issues that popped up in DPS invoicing was the disconnect between the date that a shipment went into storage, and the Julian date embedded in the SIT control number on the date the PPSO actually did the approval in the DPS system.  We blogged about this issue back in March of 2009, and here is an excerpt:

We have recently been able to invoice a handful of these, and the invoices have paid for …

Last fall, a Civilian Board of Contract Appeals(CBCA) ruling confirmed that GSA had a three year statute of limitation in which to issue Notices of Overcharge (NOC) on shipments, overruling GSA’s contention that they had up to ten years in which to issues overcharges. The case in question (CBCA 1317-RATE) involved overcharges against Union Pacific Railroad, but the decision affects personal property shipments as well, since the laws governing this topic cover all transportation payments.
This ruling is important because…

As the upcoming tariffs have been published, there has been some language added to them all concerning the ability of PowerTrack to collect offsets via ebills. The language has caused considerable concern that this change will give the government the ability to directly withdraw funds from TSP bank accounts, instead of deducting the money from future invoice payments, as is done now. The specific language is below:

Currently, PowerTrack does not have the capability to process administrative offsets under the …