NAFA Past President Douglas Weichman, CAFM®, To Return To Board Of Trustees
In July, NAFA Immediate Past President Claude Masters, CAFM®, announced his retirement from Florida Power & Light. As is stipulated in NAFA's bylaws, Members of the Board of Trustees, except for the Affiliate Trustee, are required to perform the usual and customary duties of a fleet manager; because Masters does not hold such a position, he will be stepping aside from his role as Immediate Past President. Douglas Weichman, CAFM®, Immediate Past President 2013-2015, has graciously accepted this responsibility to replace Masters.
NASA Vehicles Maintenance Contractors in Federal Fraud Lawsuit
Two contractors hired to manage NASA's vehicle fleet at the Kennedy Space Center defrauded the agency of at least $387,000 for unnecessary tire replacements, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by federal prosecutors in Florida.
The complaint accuses URS Federal Services Inc of Maryland, owned by the global management services firm AECOM Technology Corp, and its subcontractor, Yang Enterprises of Florida, of systematically defrauding the government between 2009 and 2015 by filing more than 1,000 claims for undocumented and unreasonable early replacement of car tires.
AFLA: The Future is Now
The AFLA conference is happening next week in Nashville, and it will offer great networking opportunities as usual, but also some big surprises. Have you registered yet?
Sandy Leonard, City of Auburn Fleet Division Manager Named NAFA’s Regional Trustee, Central Region
Sandy Leonard, Division Manager of Fleet Services for the City of Auburn, Alabama, has been tapped to become NAFA Fleet Management Association's Central Region Trustee, effective immediately. He succeeds Michele Ryan, CAFM®, who resigned the position on August 23, citing a new non-fleet employment opportunity as the primary factor. Leonard has been a Member of NAFA since 2002.
National Highway Safety Awards Presented in Nashville
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) presented its 2015 highway safety awards to two individuals who have made a national impact on improving highway safety and five programs focusing on the nation’s most pressing highway safety challenges at its Annual Meeting in Nashville.
