PRESIDENT’S CORNER Keep Working Together

VADM William A. Brown, USN (Ret.) NDTA President & CEO

Greetings NDTA Teammates. These past few months have been very busy for the Logistics Enterprise writ large. Here at NDTA, we hosted GovTravels with the Defense Travel Management Office with over 800 attendees this year. After three years, it was great to meet face-to-face once again to discuss our theme: “On the Road Again – Industry & Government Travel Rebounds!” This edition of the DTJ features some of the major issues impacting the travel industry and the government traveler.

One of my observations from GovTravels is the impact is greater for both government and industry when we meet together, in-person, for networking and to discuss issues and solutions. Please take advantage of the GovTravels video content, including many of the general sessions and travel academy classes, on the NDTA website.

Turning our attention now to the Surface Force Projection Conference at Christopher Newport University, 15-18 May, I hope you will consider joining us. It promises to be a great event, providing an opportunity to think about the challenges associated with large-scale deployment of forces. On the subject of meetings, don’t

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE

• HomeSafe Alliance

• Naniq Government Services, LLC

• Sealift, Inc. (upgrade)

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE

• PayCargo LLC

SUSTAINING

• Europcar

• J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.

• Triangle Bus Charters Inc forget, the 2023 NDTA-USTRANSCOM Fall Meeting is in Orlando this year! You will not want to miss it—individual registration opens at the end of May.

As I have attended meetings involving the government and industry, there are several

See Pres. Corner pg. 30