HHG Full Replacement Starting Early

By: fedweek

Effective Nov. 1, service members making domestic moves in the continental United States and Alaska will be covered for full replacement value of household goods lost or destroyed during the move, according to Defense Department transportation officials. Shipments to and from overseas areas, including Hawaii, will be covered beginning Oct. 1. Coverage for shipments within overseas areas will begin April 1. Non-temporary storage shipments and other special types of shipments will be covered for full replacement value starting March 2008. The commencement dates of Nov. 1 for domestic moves and Oct. 1 for moves to and from overseas areas are ahead of the March 2008 deadline set by Congress last year. Under the full replacement policy, service members whose items are lost or destroyed will have them replaced or will be paid for the replacement cost.