US Government & Military Affairs Update - Feb 10, 2021

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Join Chuck White, IAM President and Dan Bradley, IAM Director of Government Affairs for an update of issues related to the US Government and Military. Dan and Chuck will be joined by Megan Harless, a veteran who is now a free lance writer, blogger and owner of Military Spouse Chronicles where she share she experiences of living the military lifestyle from the spouses perspective, and an outspoken advocate about PCS reform for military families.

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Megan Harless

Freelance Writer and Military Spouse Advocate
Megan Harless is an Army Veteran, military spouse, mom to three amazing children, and is passionate about educating others on the regulations and policies of PCS (permanent change of station) all while working on reform efforts to streamline and simplify the process for military families. As a family they have PCS’d 10 times in the past 15 years which has led her to her passion of improving the process. Since the fall of 2018, Megan has worked with members of Congress, US Transportation Command, and members of the moving industry to identify key pain points of the process and to draft solutions to be implemented for families. In 2020 Megan was named as the Military.com Spouse Changemaker of the Year for her efforts on PCS Reform. When she is not supporting her military community, Megan enjoys hiking with her family, watching sporting events, traveling, and searching for the world’s best chocolate!
Charles White

President, International Association of Movers
Charles “Chuck” White has been involved in the moving industry since 1994 when he went to work for Executive Moving Systems in Woodbridge, VA. Previous to that Chuck worked as a high school teacher and football coach in Maryland and Northern Virginia.

During his time serving as Director of Sales & Marketing at Executive he was elected to a volunteer position on the Executive Committee of the International Association of Movers (IAM), formerly known as the Household Goods Forwards Association of America (HHGFAA). He served on that Committee for four years and in 2005 he joined the IAM staff as their Director of Government & Military Relations. He held that position for 10 years and in 2015 Chuck was promoted to the position of Senior Vice President for the organization.

In January, 2019, Chuck became the President of IAM.
Daniel Bradley

Dan Bradley joined the International Association of Movers (IAM) in June, 2018 as their Director, Government & Military Relations. In this role, he serves as the primary contact between the Association and its membership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and other U.S. federal agencies with whom the IAM Membership conducts business, and which have enforcement and regulatory authority over the moving, forwarding and relocation industries.

Bradley is a former DoD logistician with a broad background in domestic and international transportation operations, including operational level transportation movements and command headquarters policy, guidance, and oversight of freight, personal property, and unit deployment functions. He spent eight years at the Surface Deployment & Distribution Command (SDDC) as a Department of the Army Civilian filling multiple positions.

Key to his new role at IAM, Bradley also served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Personal Property (SDDC), where he was responsible for DoD’s Personal Property Program. There, he led 90 personnel in over 12 geographically separated locations to manage the movement of household goods and privately-owned vehicle shipments worldwide.

Bradley retired from the US Air Force in 2010 after 20 years of active duty as a Transportation and Logistics Readiness Officer.

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Contributors

Megan Harless

Charles White

Daniel Bradley