DLA News Archive

Sept. 6, 2016

Partners in Protection: The insider threat, you are the first line of defense

While considering the current threat environment, we must ask ourselves, who is the greater threat…the trained, international, state-sponsored intelligence officer or an employee holding a position of public trust with access to the agency’s sensitive information?

July 11, 2016

Partners in Protection: Safety Tips on Barbecuing

RICHMOND, Va. — It’s that time of the year when we pull out the grills, whether it is charcoal or gas, and start barbecuing. July is a peak month for grill fires. Here are some tips on a good safe barbecuing.

June 29, 2016

DSCR fire department participates in Safety Stand Down 2016

RICHMOND, Va. — “Safety is everyone’s responsibility,” “Take two for safety,” “Safety is job one,” “Do it safely or don’t do it,” “Our goal is zero injuries,”… there are too many slogans about safety to cover here. No industry, occupation, profession or group of individuals understands the importance of safety more than the fire service. Yet, every year - it often seems that every day - there is an incident where someone is injured, and sometimes killed because a “culture of safety” fails.