DLA News Archive

Oct. 11, 2016

Cost savings through contract consolidation

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Agency-wide, DLA’s procurement professionals are being encouraged to look for innovative ways to make the agency’s purchasing activities more efficient. A collaborative team effort at DLA Warren embraced that challenge by securing savings of more than $1.6 million in a recent contracting action with Honeywell International, Inc. Those savings were

Oct. 3, 2016

Mary Mahey: A DLA employee's journey with breast cancer

MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania — When Mary Mahey, contracting officer with DLA Land and Maritime at Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, first received the news, she was in total shock and disbelief. She had never had any serious illnesses.

Sept. 29, 2016

DNA marking technology improves quality through fraud prevention

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Defense Logistics Agency is investigating the expanded use of DNA marking technology as a quality assurance method within its microcircuit supply chain since learning of its innovative use in 2009.  Representatives from Applied DNA Sciences, the company contracted by DLA, provided a research and development update on DNA marking (trademarked as

Sept. 23, 2016

CFC season underway at DSCC

COLUMBUS, Ohio — “I give because I know how much it helps.”When Vickie Diggs shared her personal story at the Combined Federal Campaign kickoff event at Defense Supply Center Columbus Sept. 15, the audience saw a personal side to the annual federal employee philanthropy program. Several CFC-supported charities assisted Diggs while her daughter was gravely ill in

Sept. 23, 2016

POW/MIA remembrance ceremony held at DSCC

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Supply Center Columbus held a solemn yet heartfelt ceremony Sept. 16 inside the Building 20 auditorium in honor of POW/MIA day.

Sept. 7, 2016

Conference highlights warfighter support, opportunities for small businesses

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Small businesses play a large role in supporting the warfighter, and that impact was on display Aug. 30 – Sep. 1 at a Defense Logistics Agency conference in Columbus, Ohio.

Sept. 6, 2016

Land and Maritime promotes unity at Captains of Industry meeting

Columbus, Ohio — Cybersecurity, future requirements of land and sea forces as well as cost pricing were topics of discussion between senior leadership and industry heavyweights Aug. 30 inside the Columbus Convention Center.

Sept. 2, 2016

Pentagon’s top acquisition official talks innovation, sustainment with defense industry

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The United States’ technological superiority is being challenged, and the Department of Defense must start implementing new, innovative ideas to beat the competition, the Pentagon’s top acquisition official told military and industry officials Aug. 31 at the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Supplier Conference and Expo in Columbus, Ohio.

Sept. 1, 2016

Smart buyers, common sense key to equipment readiness says leader of Army’s combat ground systems

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Army’s program executive officer for Ground Combat Systems advised fellow logisticians and industrial representatives to not become victims of the acquisition process Sept. 30 during the DLA Land and Maritime Supplier Conference and Expo at Columbus, Ohio.

Aug. 30, 2016

DLA, defense industry collaborate on maximizing warfighter readiness

COLUMBUS, Ohio — DLA keeps its promise to support warfighters around the world because of America’s defense industrial base, DLA Logistics Operations Director Navy Rear Adm. Vincent Griffith said Aug. 30 during the DLA Land and Maritime Supplier Conference and Expo in Columbus, Ohio.