DLA News Archive

Sept. 13, 2024

DLA Document Services culture event brings kids to work

Battle Creek, MIch. — This summer, the DLA Document Services site in Norfolk, Virginia, held a culture event where parents were able to bring their children to work. Although there was a small group in attendance, it had a large impact with those children who participated and helped them realize that their mom or dad was performing a vital role for the nation.

Sept. 9, 2024

PACE Spotlight: Ryan McMahon

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Ryan McMahon is a current member of Pathways to Career Excellence Program Group 46, which began in 2023. For his second year in the PACE Program, he will be placed at the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services site at Richmond, VA.

July 22, 2024

PACE Spotlight: Sean Barrett

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Sean Barrett is a current member of Pathways to Career Excellence Program Group 46, which began in 2023. For his second year in the PACE Program, he will be placed at the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services site at Warner Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.

July 5, 2024

PaCE Spotlight: Neil MacVicar

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Neil MacVicar (Alex) is a current member of Pathways to Career Excellence Program Group 46, which began in 2023. For his second year in the PaCE Program, he will fill a position at the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services site in Colorado Springs, CO.

June 11, 2024

PaCE Spotlight: Sara Vaughn

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Sara Vaughn is a current member of Pathways to Career Excellence Program Group 46, which began in 2023. For her second year in the PaCE Program, she will remain at Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan, in the Contracting directorate.

Dec. 20, 2023

Al Pacenza retiring from DLA Document Services after 57 years

NEW CUMBERLAND, Penn. — A legend retirees from the West Point DLA Document Services site.

Sept. 20, 2022

PaCE Spotlight: Esteban Gancer

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Esteban Gancer is a member of Pathways to Career Excellence Program Group 42, which began in 2021. He is currently in Battle Creek, Michigan, at Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Headquarters for his first year in the program and is set to move to Jacksonville, Florida, for his second year.

July 11, 2022

PaCE Spotlight: Mahlon May

Battle Creek, Mich — Meet Mahlon May, one of DLA Disposition Services newest PaCERs.

June 19, 2022

PaCE Spotlight: Sabrina Young

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Pathways to Career Excellence Program for DLA Disposition Services is a two-year program that takes PaCERs through all of Disposition Services and its processes to learn as much as possible about the directorate. The first year takes place at DLA Disposition Services Headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan, and the second year either takes place in Battle Creek for Contracting PaCERs or at an assigned field site for Property Disposal PaCERs. PaCERs begin as general schedule 7s, move to GS-9s at the end of their first year, and graduate the program as GS-11s. There are multiple pathways to becoming a PaCER, including being hired internally, as a recent graduate, or from military service.

June 5, 2022

PaCE Spotlight: Nathan Gambrel

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Meet Nathan Gambrel, a DLA Disposition Services PaCER. He began the program in 2021 in Group 42, the most recent group, and is currently at DLA Disposition Services headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan.