Ms. Bushman had extensive experience in dealing with long-term DLA contracting issues. These included litigating several cases with respect to contracts for bulk storage, providing client counseling and handling several protests related to contract awards for hydrazine fuels, and working on successful legislative proposals to amend the legislation authorizing long-term fuel storage contracts.
She had significant experience working with the command’s energy programs and she specialized in environmental and fiscal issues. In addition, she provided legal support to the Bulk Petroleum program during the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Ms. Bushman always enjoyed a challenge, especially one that encouraged her to think outside the box. She routinely volunteered for novel projects where there was no clear legal precedent governing the course of action.
Ms. Bushman was hand-picked for a detail to a non-attorney position, serving as deputy director for the Fuels Accounting System Information Technology project from 1998-2001. She returned to the Office of Counsel in 2002 and retired from DLA Energy in 2016.
Ms. Bushman ensured that the decision she made or solution she landed on would be supported by a thorough legal analysis. Ms. Bushman is well deserving of a place in the DLA Hall of Fame.
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Ms. Charles distinguished herself through exceptionally meritorious service in a wide range of challenging leadership and staff positions. Her exemplary leadership skills, supply expertise, foresight, operational experience, and dedication to the mission have played a pivotal role in improving weapon systems readiness throughout the Department of Defense by enhancing industry partnerships and supplier relationships within the aerospace, land, and maritime industries.
Her influence ultimately improved the overall mission capability in support of the Warfighters Ms. Charles served as a champion for change, diversity, inclusion, and equality and led numerous organizations through major transformation in operational metrics.
Untiring work ethic and her commitment to the mission of the Warfighter and DLA Enterprise coupled with her astute stewardship of resources, guaranteed the recurring pattern of success exhibited by this organization.
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During his 36 years of federal service, Mr. Thomas Daley was an exceptional leader, mentor, and visionary, was committed to acquisition excellence and successful leadership in multiple supply chains. His expertise and influence had a positive impact on readiness, strategic planning, and sustainment operations for deployed forces around the world. Mr. Daley's total dedication and professional work ethic benefited not only the Defense Logistics Agency but our nation's heroes as well.
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Mr. Falvey drove the transformation of DLA's business practices to successfully meet the challenges of the 21st century by envisioning, developing, and implementing the Enterprise Business Systems (EBS) programs foundational to DLA’s continued logistics excellence. From 1998 to 2010, he served successively in the key roles of Logistics Architect, Program Manager (PM), Program Executive Officer (PEO), and Executive Director, Enterprise Solutions, successfully transforming DLA’s IT support of vital logistics capabilities and enabling more timely and efficient IT support of a then-over $40 billion annual logistics support mission.
The EBS set of programs delivered significant enhancements in mission performance while reducing related costs. As Logistics Architect, PM, and selection to the Senior Executive Service and assignment as PEO, he was directly responsible for fielding the most significant of these programs, DLA's Business Systems Modernization (BSM). BSM was the agency’s first major automated information system, culminating an intensive eight-year $750 million process in December 2006.
BSM was DoD's largest and most successful full scale Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation to date. It was hailed as the model for other such DoD efforts and served as the key enabler as DLA extended the enterprise to offer additional on-scene support to customers worldwide.
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Maj. Gen. Mark Johnson’s lasting contributions and dedicated service during his leadership of DLA Aviation and DLA Logistics Operations are more than deserving of this recognition.
Maj. Gen. Johnson commanded DLA Aviation, where he spearheaded a significant increase in material availability. He returned to the Agency as the Director of Logistics Operations, revolutionizing the Agency’s operations by transforming the Agency Synchronization Operations Center and leading the development of the DLA Readiness Dashboard.
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Mr. John A. Kurtz distinguished himself through unsurpassed and noticeably distinguished service as the Director, DLA Distribution Finance at DLA New Cumberland, Pennsylvania from June 2006 through March 2016. His accomplishments were indicative of his sense of selfless service, focus on people, and the mission.
Mr. Kurtz's analysis; guidance, and vision assisted DLA Distribution to become a world-class organization. He was the driving force behind DLA Distribution's financial transformation, and had an innate ability to identify future needs, plan and implement new concepts, gamer the full support of both his staff and higher management, and empower his workforce for fluid implementation and maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
His strong leadership was instrumental in the success of his staff and the achievement of each individual's goals and objectives. His outstanding dedication resulted in greater efficiency and higher standards of service for DLA Distribution, the Agency, and the customers supported. Mr. Kurtz's dedication to the organization's mission and its employees reflects great credit upon himself, the Defense Logistics Agency, and the Department of Defense.
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