The Official Newsletter of The National Defense Transportation Association
December 7, 2023
GovTravels to Welcome TSA Chief Innovation Officer
The National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) and the Defense Travel Management Office (DTMO), in association with the General Services Administration (GSA), invite you to register for GovTravels Symposium 2024, February 26 – 28, at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center Hotel, Alexandria, VA. This year’s theme, “The Future of Government Travel: Trends in Sustainability, Innovation, and Evolving Technologies,” will focus on new developments in passenger travel within the context of implementing sustainable transportation solutions to protect and preserve the environment. […READ MORE…]
NDTA Joins Ranks of the Combined Federal Campaign Charities
By Sharon Lo Managing Editor, Defense Transportation Journal and The Source
The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) initiative, is one of the largest and most successful workplace fundraising campaigns in the world. Through the CFC, members of the Military and Federal community go beyond their call to public service by contributing to thousands of vetted charities that work to improve the quality of life for all. NDTA is honored to now be included among the CFC’s list of vetted charities. […READ MORE…]
USTRANSCOM Delivered 54,000 Pounds of Aid to Gaza
By Jonathan Stefanko, U.S. Transportation Command Public Affairs
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jasmonet Holmes.
In coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development and U.S. Central Command, U.S. Transportation Command flew more than 54,000 pounds of humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza on Nov. 28, 2023. […READ MORE…]
Securing and Expanding Worldwide Logistics Capacity and Capability with Allies and Partners
During the NDTA-USTRANSCOM Fall Meeting, Lt Gen Leonard J. Kosinski, USAF, Director for Logistics, The Joint Staff/J4, led a discussion focused on exploring our ever-increasing global mobility requirements, our capabilities and capacity to respond, and examining the strength of our global mobility posture including relationships with allies and partners. […READ MORE…]
Editor’s Picks
Opinion: The Pentagon Needs Fresh Ideas for Evading Taiwan Logistics Pitfalls
(Defense News) The Indo-Pacific remains an unforgiving theater of operations, and, when combined, the four tyrannies of distance, water, time, and scale interact to undermine U.S. deterrence against China—most notably, the deterrent effect of airpower. Pentagon planners need to understand this interactive effect and seek solutions that address the entire problem, not just each individual component.
US, Allies in Talks on Naval Task Force to Protect Shipping in Red Sea
(MilitaryTimes) The White House said Monday that the U.S. may establish a naval task force to escort commercial ships in the Red Sea, a day after three vessels were struck by missiles fired by Iranian-back Houthis in Yemen.
PODCAST: The Defense Department and the Rise of Commercial Spacepower
(War on the Rocks) A recent podcast hosted a top-notch panel for a conversation on the increasing importance of commercial stakeholders in the exercise of military power in and from space.
DoD Unveils Responsible AI Toolkit
(Federal News Network) The Pentagon unveiled a responsible artificial intelligence toolkit as it continues to push using the technology responsibly across the Defense Department and to find more use cases for it, while trying to mitigate harm.
Feds Told to Start Rating ‘Unrated’ Trucking Companies for Safety
(FreightWaves) Major trucking companies and brokers who book their freight are pressuring the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to attach a safety rating to carriers operating without such a rating — a situation that exists for over 90% of the freight market.
Hyatt Celebrates Groundbreaking of Inaugural Hyatt Studios Property in Mobile, Alabama
(Hyatt Hotels Corporation) Hyatt marks its entry into upper-midscale lodging in the Americas with the groundbreaking of the first Hyatt Studios property, set to open in Mobile, Ala. in early 2025. Hyatt has entered into a franchise agreement with 3H Group Inc. for Hyatt Studios Mobile/Tillman’s Corner. The Hyatt Studios brand is expected to be a key accelerator for Hyatt, building on Hyatt’s six years of industry leading net rooms growth.
Atlas Air Worldwide Orders Two New Boeing 777 Freighters
(Atlas Air Worldwide Inc.) Atlas has announced it has ordered two new Boeing 777 Freighters driven by ongoing strong customer demand for dedicated large widebody airfreight capacity, particularly for cross border e-Commerce shipping. The two new 777 Freighters, which were booked earlier this quarter, are expected to be delivered in the second half of 2024.
(CGI) CGI Federal Inc. has announced its partnership with All In Solutions LLC, a Service Disabled Veteran and Woman Owned Small Business, in a mentor-protégé agreement to form Adcredo IT Solutions. Combining deep federal experience and system application expertise, the joint venture leverages the organizations’ know how to deliver mission-focused IT solutions on application and business consulting services that support federal civilian and defense missions.
AIT Worldwide Logistics Acquires European Life Sciences Specialist Mach II Shipping Ltd
(AIT Worldwide Logistics) AIT has acquired Mach II Shipping Ltd, a U.K.-based freight forwarder specializing in worldwide distribution of pharmaceuticals and related products. The deal includes a subsidiary in the Netherlands in addition to a global network of life sciences partners.
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