DLA News Archive

Category: Headquarters

A group of American Red Cross workers and a Defense Logistics Agency employee pose with a comfort dog.

Sept. 5, 2025

DLA highlights National Preparedness Month with events

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency is embracing September’s National Preparedness Month theme of “Preparedness Starts at Home” by offering activities throughout the month to help the workforce prepare for emergencies at home and in the office.

Aug. 25, 2025

Excess military materials critical to answering contested logistics challenges

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — In an era where global conflicts are increasingly defined by technological advancements and strategic complexities, the Defense Logistics Agency is turning its focus to a critical aspect of military logistics: material disposition.

Defense Logistics Agency employees pose for a photo during the Defense Civilian Emerging Leader Program in Norman, Oklahoma.

Aug. 22, 2025

DLA employees graduate from leadership enhancement program

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Fourteen Defense Logistics Agency employees returned to work with enhanced leadership skills as graduates of the 2025 Defense Civilian Emerging Leader Program Aug. 7.

The Internet of Behavior draws from social media, internet-connected devices, communication patterns and purchasing behaviors to identify patterns of concern, such as financial stress or foreign influence.

Aug. 20, 2025

Internet of Behavior has implications for DLA supply chain security

A Defense Logistics Agency paper warns that while the "Internet of Behavior" offers potential for supply chain security, its use must be exercised with intention.

DLA screenshot of DLA HR Award Tool dashboard featuring options to review performance ratings, track spending award authority, and receive analytics on award pool results.

Aug. 19, 2025

DLA revolutionizes performance award processing

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA HR Awards Tool transforms performance award processing, replacing a spreadsheet-driven manual process, and cutting the average processing time from 100 days to 45 days.

Group of people listening to a person speak.

Aug. 14, 2025

DLA to showcase business partnerships and successes at Industry Collider Day

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Industry will get a chance to connect with program managers, learn about contracting opportunities and share innovative practices at the Defense Logistics Agency Research and Development’s sixth annual Industry Collider Day Sept. 3.

Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, right, greets Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment Dale Marks, left, before a meeting at the McNamara Headquarters Complex at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, July 30, 2025.

Aug. 13, 2025

Assistant secretary of defense visits DLA to discuss current challenges, future collaboration opportunities

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Transforming future capabilities rely on understanding the role of a combat support agency and its expertise in supply chain management, the Defense Logistics Agency director said while meeting with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment July 30.

F-16 Tail #342 from the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile and a Mark 82 bomb participates in 1981’s Exercise Cope Elite.

Aug. 12, 2025

Commentary: DLA’s F-16 support began before fielding, continues today

Those who know the Defense Logistics Agency won’t be surprised to learn it provides parts for the F-16 Fighting Falcon. What may be surprising is that DLA has been supporting the lightweight fighter for half a century.

Aug. 5, 2025

Podcast series to increase data acumen training engagement

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A collaboration between the Defense Logistics Agency’s human resources and information technology experts is expanding the agency’s current data acumen modules beyond traditional online training to a podcast.

Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, center, provides opening remarks during the Navy/DLA Service Integration Day in the McNamara Headquarters Complex at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, July 2, 2025.

July 30, 2025

Senior logisticians discuss Navy’s Combat Surge Ready initiative, supply chain

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency and U.S. Navy senior logisticians are working together to provide seamless logistical support by prioritizing requirements, overcoming supply chain challenges, and driving transformational change.