DLA News Archive

Sept. 28, 2016

Commentary: DORRA employees embrace resiliency

Richmond, VA — Resiliency is one of those things that we work at every day on our own and with the encouragement of others. September is Defense Logistics Agency’s Resiliency Month, and Sep. 7 was celebrated as Resiliency Day across the agency. It was a time set aside to provide employees an opportunity to accentuate their actions to maintain and improve resiliency in their lives.

Sept. 28, 2016

Employees train on asset visibility tool for logisticians

PHILADELPHIA — Local logisticians went to school Sept. 21 on a tool to help them track their stuff. The training included how to run queries for materials in transit to customers around the world through the IGC program.

Sept. 28, 2016

DLA results on federal survey show favorable employee opinions of agency

Defense Logistics Agency employees view their organization more favorably than employees of many other Defense Department or federal government agencies, according to survey results released this month.

Sept. 27, 2016

Employee Spotlight: Maria Friend

Richmond, VA — What is your job title, and what do you do, specifically? DLA Aviation Pathways Student Intern (Contracting). I support my section by performing pre-award functions inclusive of acquisition planning, soliciting, evaluation, negotiation, and the awarding of contracts compliant with Federal Government Regulations and Policies.

Sept. 27, 2016

DLA Distribution Norfolk graduates supervisors from Foundations of High Performing Leadership

NORFOLK, Virginia — DLA Distribution Norfolk, Virginia, recently celebrated the graduation of 65 supervisors from an intensive, multi-day leadership course.

Sept. 27, 2016

Field rep uses ‘melon’ to provide DLA customers with fresh produce

PHILADELPHIA — Joseph Miler once held the record at the Kentucky State Fair for growing the largest watermelon. But Miller doesn’t use his produce expertise just to set records. He also uses it to support the warfighter and other customers as a Subsistence field rep.

Sept. 26, 2016

Air Force celebrates 69 years of flying high into the wild blue yonder

Richmond, VA — In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the major league baseball color barrier, the United Nations voted in favor of the creation of an Independent Jewish State of Israel, the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union began, and President Harry S. Truman signed The National Security Act of 1947, creating both the Central Intelligence Agency and the Department of the Air Force.

Sept. 26, 2016

‘Always an airman’ at 69th Air Force birthday

Employees from across the McNamara Headquarters Complex celebrated the Air Force’s 69th birthday with stories and performances at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Sept. 22.

Sept. 23, 2016

Prevention key to staying ahead of Zika virus

RICHMOND,VA — Defense Supply Center Richmond is one of four federal installations in Central Virginia collecting mosquitoes to test for the Zika virus. Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond’s Environmental Office is working with Kenner Army Health Clinic’s Preventive Medicine Clinic to prevent the spread (or reduce the risk) of the microcephaly causing disease in the commonwealth. Microcephaly is a medical condition in which the brain does not develop properly during pregnancy resulting in a smaller than normal head.

Sept. 22, 2016

Former Distribution leader inducted into DLA Hall of Fame

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch inducted former agency leader David Ennis into the DLA Hall of Fame Sept. 20 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex.