DoD orders ‘immediate’ changes to troubled PCS moving program, replaces senior official

Problems with Privatized Household Goods Shipments Prompt Hegseth to Order Immediate Changes

The directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth follows a rash of issues with a contract meant to privatize the Defense Department's moving process.

DoD orders ‘immediate’ changes to troubled PCS moving program, replaces senior official

The Defense Department said Tuesday it was making “immediate modifications” to the implementation of its troubled household goods moving contract amid significant concerns that the military’s moving system may not have enough capacity to handle service members’ relocations as it enters its busiest time of the year. In a memo to senior Pentagon leaders, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered more than a half dozen actions he said were meant to ad…