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Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 3rd Class Ben Holden, left, assigned to Task Group 56.1, and a member of the Royal Navy of Oman prepare explosives during Exercise Safe Handling 2017. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean Furey)

Dec. 28, 2017

DLA expands Middle East vendor pool with workshop for Omani businesses

To help local businesses in Oman learn how to work with the U.S. government, DLA joined U.S. Central Command and the State Department in hosting a workshop for potential vendors.

Donald Bartlett (right) receives the first Security Professional of the Year Award from Patrick Wright, staff director of Security and Emergency Services at DLA HQ.

Dec. 27, 2017

Investigative analyst is first Installation Support Security Specialist of the Year

An investigative analyst at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation in Richmond recently received the first-ever award recognizing the top civilian security specialist across all of DLA Installation Support.

Army Maj. Tracy Yates and a reenactor portraying a U.S. Army soldier who fought in the Battle of the Bulge pose with a period-correct 48-star American flag, Dec. 16 near Bastogne, Belgium. (Photo courtesy DLA Europe & Africa)

Dec. 22, 2017

DLA personnel brave Belgian cold, honor WWII heroes in memorial walk

Members of the DLA Europe & Africa team braved winter weather Dec. 16 to participate in the 40th Annual Bastogne Memorial Walk in Belgium, commemorating the heroic stand made by U.S. and British forces during the Ardennes Offensive — also known as the Battle of the Bulge.

Leadership from the 407th Air Expeditionary Group serve a Christmas meal to the Airmen and Marines deployed under their charge in Southwest Asia, Dec. 25, 2016. The service members deployed here are supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.

Dec. 20, 2017

DLA Troop Support sends holiday meals to deployed service members

PHILADELPHIA — Deployed service members will be able to enjoy a traditional holiday meal this Christmas thanks to the efforts of Subsistence supply chain professionals at the DLA Troop Support.

Army Reserve Lt. Col. Josh Van Eaton (center) meets with Army Maj. Heather Herbert (left) and Michael Lunceford (right), an administrative specialist in the DLA Office of General Counsel. (Photo by Dianne Ryder.)

Dec. 20, 2017

Award-winning attorney lends talents to DLA as reservist

A Justice Department lawyer serving his Army Reserve duty at the Defense Logistics Agency was one of three people awarded Federal Employee of the Year for 2017 for their work in the government’s lawsuit against Volkswagen Group.

Jonathan Connell, CEO, and Todd Daughtry, COO, co-owners of veteran-owned small business C & C Containers, LLC meet in their Albany, Georgia, warehouse with Georgia PTAC Procurement Counselor Bridget Bennett to discuss product packaging and marking requirements for shipment of medical supplies.

Dec. 19, 2017

Small Business, Big Impact

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Buying warfighters’ supplies from smaller companies boosts DLA’s industrial base and the U.S. economy.

District Technology Supervisor Ryan Stockton of Ohio’s Minford Local School District shakes the hand of DLA Disposition Services Property Disposal Specialist Cindy Anderson as he prepares to load up 1,300 excess laptops that no longer met DoD security requirements.

Dec. 19, 2017

Keyboards for Classrooms

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA supports the DoD Computers for Learning program by providing computers to local schools.

Dec. 19, 2017

A Look at DLA's People and Culture Plan

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The new DLA People and Culture Plan shows how people are the heart of the agency.

Members of the Texas National Guard in Houston rescue stranded residents in flooded areas from the storms of Hurricane Harvey.

Dec. 19, 2017

Providers in the Storms

DLA provided crucial support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Coast Guard, National Guard units, local law enforcement and the military services as they helped victims of the Fall 2017 hurricanes.

Rhonda Christie, DLA Aviation Cherry Point, North Carolina

Dec. 19, 2017

I am DLA

A profile of a valued DLA employee.

several IT innovation projects developed by employees are moving forward in development.

Dec. 18, 2017

Idea contest paves way for IT innovation

Sara Moore — DLA Information Operations’ first innovation-idea contest wrapped up in November with the final senior-leader review of the pilot projects, but the benefits of those projects and lessons learned will carry forward as the organization continues its innovation journey.

Continuous improvement at DLA is about more than just process, touching on every employee through four phases.

Dec. 15, 2017

Continuous improvement: the path to process excellence

Continuous improvement is how DLA improves business processes and delivers optimal outcomes while maintaining customer focus; to that end, a new manual describes how that effort now focuses on more than just process.

DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams addresses awardees and audience members Dec. 12, 2017, at the 50th annual DLA Employee Recognition Awards Ceremony.

Dec. 13, 2017

People, teams celebrated for going extra mile in 50th annual Employee Recognition Awards

A total of 43 individuals and 13 teams received 56 awards at the 50th annual Defense Logistics Agency Employee Recognition Awards ceremony, Dec. 12 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

DLA and USTRANSCOM work together to provide the warfighter and other customers needed items around the world.

Dec. 13, 2017

DLA, USTRANSCOM may soon benefit from fusion of commercial, gov transportation system

A major partner organization of the Defense Logistics Agency announced it has successfully completed a test run of a transportation system that could give DLA and its customers additional options for supplying the warfighter and other customers.

Dec. 6, 2017

Employee with family struck by hurricane sees DLA difference firsthand

A DLA employee with family in Puerto Rico saw firsthand how the agency helps provide the critical items Americans need when struck by disaster.