DLA News Archive

Feb. 27, 2024

Employee Spotlight: Jen Ganka

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A short Q&A with the agency's first-ever DSR program manager.

Feb. 26, 2024

DLA brings Air Force, industry together to keep T-38 Talons airworthy

RICHMOND, Va. — To address maintenance challenges of the T-38 Talon, a crucial trainer aircraft most Air Force pilots fly early in their careers, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation hosted a landmark collaborative forecasting event at its headquarters here Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 aimed at ensuring the right parts are available to T-38 maintainers – where and when they need them.

Feb. 26, 2024

Scholarships available for students of DLA employees

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The DLA Foundation is offering scholarships to students who have a close family connection to a current or past civilian or military Defense Logistics Agency employee.

Feb. 26, 2024

DLA Land and Maritime gears up for annual supply chain conference

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, in partnership with DLA Aviation and the National Defense Industrial Association, is gearing up to host the DLA Supply Chain Alliance Conference and Exhibition in downtown Columbus, Ohio, April 23-24, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

Feb. 26, 2024

Commentary: DLA’s historic, current support covers 14 of 15 executive departments

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA has long been a whole-of-government provider and has supplied all but one of the nation’s 15 executive departments.

Feb. 21, 2024

DLA strengthens allies, international security through foreign military sales

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A program that transfers America’s defense equipment to international partners gives the U.S. and its allies an upper hand on the battlefield.

Feb. 21, 2024

Defense Logistics Agency provides lower pharmaceutical pricing to DOD customers, realizes over $264 million in cost avoidance for fiscal year 2023

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support’s Medical supply chain realized $264 million in cost avoidance for fiscal year 2023 by negotiating contracts with vendors, providing lower pharmaceutical pricing to Department of Defense beneficiaries.

Feb. 20, 2024

Defense Logistics Agency flu program protects DOD beneficiaries worldwide, meets Defense Health Agency needs

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support’s medical supply chain flu team and DLA Distribution Center Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, successfully completed the 2023-2024 flu vaccine program Feb. 1 with a total shipment of over 3.2 million doses to military service customers.

Feb. 20, 2024

(A new) Home on the range: JRTC

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The creative application of DLA’s used equipment stocks is allowing Army brigades training in Louisiana to maneuver in ways they never have before.

Feb. 20, 2024

Commentary: Foreign military sales reflect national policy, expand customer base

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA has long provided goods and services to allied nations. From NATO cataloging in the 1960s to today’s worldwide crises, the agency has used the Foreign Military Sales program to advance national policy and realize economies of scale.