DLA Headquarters News

From left: Robert Work, deputy secretary of defense; Kathy Rhem, DLA HR communications manager; Brad Bunn, director of DLA HR; Rosie Allen-Herring, president/CEO, United Way National Capital Area; Michael Rhodes, director of administration, DoD Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer, Jan. 26, 2017, the Pentagon.

Jan. 31, 2017

Pentagon gives DLA awards for CFC efforts

The Defense Logistics Agency was honored at a Pentagon ceremony Jan. 26, for exceeding its 2016 Combined Federal Campaign goal. DLA also won the award for Best Overall Communications Program for medium-sized organizations.

Walkers and runners do warmup exercises before the Frosty Bear walk-run, Jan. 25 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Jan. 25, 2017

Frosty Bear run frost-free but fun

At a resiliency-building winter walk-run 5K on Jan. 25, DLA employees made a strong showing among a record turnout of participants.

Scholarships of $1,500-$2,500 will be awarded.

Jan. 20, 2017

Scholarships available for family members of DLA employees

A nonprofit foundation is offering scholarships to students who have a close family connection to a current or past civilian or military Defense Logistics Agency employee.

Defense Acquisition Career Manager Robert Daugherty presents DLA’s Joy Mullori the inaugural DACM Chairman’s Award, Jan. 10, 2017, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Jan. 18, 2017

DLA employees honored with DACM Awards for service to '4th Estate'

Two Defense Logistics Agency employees stood out as the only individuals to be honored at a ceremony recognizing the achievements of Department of Defense organizations not part of the military services — otherwise known as the 4th Estate — in the training and management of DoD acquisition personnel.

Joshua Jameson, Reusable Transfer and Disposal Technician with Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services, separates turned-in government property Jan. 4 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. DLA Disposition Services at Hill AFB is the central collection point of unwanted or no longer needed government property. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

Jan. 12, 2017

DLA debunks ‘mystery’ behind turning in excess government property

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Hill Air Force Base website — For some, the process of turning in old, unused or excess government property is as mysterious as the Bermuda Triangle or the Lost City of Atlantis, but it doesn't need to be.

Through the DLA Adopt-a-Family Program, employees’ generosity brightens children’s holidays every year.

Jan. 9, 2017

Gratitude abounds for DLA Adopt-a-Family Program

Caregivers of children who participated in the 2016 Defense Logistics Agency Adopt-a-Family Program have profound gratitude for the gifts donated by employees in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Bituminous coal is removed from a shuttered power plant at U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Center Indian Head in Maryland. The DLA Disposition Services assistance in finding a new home for the coal saved an estimated $6 million in removal costs.

Jan. 6, 2017

You load 9k tons and what do you get?

NSWC Indian Head, Maryland — It’s not “another day older and deeper in debt.” It’s actually more than $6 million in cost avoidance, thanks to the agency's disposal pros.

DLA Troop Support’s Ken Wilmoth, who leads one of six garrison feeding teams that carry out the DoD Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, inspects tomatoes destined for elementary schools at the prime vendor’s location in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Jan. 1, 2017

Collards to Kale

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — DLA Troop Support ensures customers ranging from dining facility patrons to school students receive the freshest fruits and vegetables available.