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DLA advances federal government’s category management efforts

Army Pfc. Mathew Sicard, a power distribution specialist assigned with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, removes a tree branch to clear a path to work on power lines in 2017 in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. The Defense Logistics Agency uses category management principles to consolidate contracts for common goods used by agencies like USACE and the military services. Photo by Army Pfc. Deomontez Duncan

Oct. 28, 2020 - The federal government’s push to share contracts for common items to achieve widespread savings and efficiencies through an effort called category management is advancing as DLA expands supply and acquisition support outside the Defense Department.

Leadership sync perseveres through pandemic

DLA Disposition Services Director Mike Cannon provides opening remarks for a 2020 command senior leadership sync held virtually due to pandemic travel restrictions. The three-day virtual get-together highlights operational and support resources, previous year accomplishments and future goals and expectations.

Oct. 27, 2020 - Annual leaders meet up continues online in an upended 2020.

Cyber hygiene involves many people, tasks

Defense Logistics Agency Information Operations’ Cybersecurity Vulnerability Management Team works with technical experts and partners throughout the agency to improve, track and maintain the cyber hygiene for DLA’s 19 mission critical systems.

Oct. 27, 2020 - DLA Information Operations’ Cybersecurity Vulnerability Management Team works with technical experts and partners throughout the agency to improve, track and maintain the cyber hygiene for DLA’s 19 mission critical systems.

University of Maine continues renewable fuel research

Dr. Hemant Pendse, the director of the Forest Bioproducts Research Institute at the University of Maine, holds a small sample of wood chips and resulting synthetic crude oil. Dr. Pendse is also professor and department chair of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation faculty fellow, and director of Industrial Process Control Sensor Systems Program. Photo courtesy of UMaine.

Oct. 27, 2020 - To meet the increasing need for sustainable and efficient fuel resources, DLA Energy is teaming with the University of Maine to transform forest residues, sawmill residues, municipal solid waste, and construction wood wastes into a hydrocarbon fuel oil.

DLA to help Army make excess historic artifacts available

Historical items maintained by the Army Museum Enterprise's 46 distinct Army museums will be inventoried during the next five years. DLA Disposition Services will process and make available those items deemed duplicate or surplus that are authorized for reuse, transfer and donation.

Oct. 23, 2020 - A five-year project will make some of the 580,000 items in the Army Museum Enterprise available to qualifying organizations.

DLA COVID-19 support guided by strong alliances with whole-of-government partnerships

Hawaii National Guard and Maui county medical teams combine their expertise by swabbing an individual as part of the testing procedures on the island of Maui in support of COVID-19 operations, Wailuku, Hawaii, Aprril 30, 2020. Much of the Defense Logistics Agency’s $2.14 billion in support to the pandemic has been in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Health and Human Services for state and local governments, nursing homes, schools and the Strategic National Stockpile. Photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Theresa Gualdarama

Oct. 22, 2020 - Strong alliances with other federal agencies and its role as the Defense Department’s lead agent for medical supplies made the Defense Logistics Agency an essential contributor to the nation’s coronavirus response.

New video series highlights employee views of DLA Culture Survey

Tya Dammer from Defense Logistics Agency Human Resources describes the positive changes she experienced because of the agency’s 2018 Culture/Climate Survey.

Oct. 22, 2020 - A new video series highlights employees’ views of changes resulting from the DLA Climate/Culture Survey.

DLA kicks off 2020 CFC campaign with $260,000 goal

Viju Dilley, DLA’s CFC loaned executive, and Jeff Zotolla, DLA Finance vice director and vice chair for DLA’s campaign, pose with a sign depicting the agency’s 2020 goal of $260,000 during a kickoff ceremony at the McNamara Headquarters Complex on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Oct. 20, 2020. Photo by Teodora Mocanu

Oct. 20, 2020 - The DLA Headquarters Combined Federal Campaign kicked off Oct. 20 with a goal of $260,000. The themes are Show Some Love and Be the Face of Change.