DLA News Archive

Category: Headquarters

A portrait of Janet Price over a DLA emblem background

Aug. 16, 2022

2022 DLA Hall of Fame inductee: Janet Price

Fort Belvoir, VA — Janet Price, formerly of Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, is a member of the 2022 DLA Hall of Fame.

A portrait of Benjamin “Gil” Perkins over a DLA emblem background

Aug. 15, 2022

2022 DLA Hall of Fame inductee: Benjamin “Gil” Perkins

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Benjamin “Gil” Perkins, a lawyer who represented DLA in protests before the Government Accountability Office, is a member of the 2022 DLA Hall of Fame.

A portrait of Janet Hoffheins over a DLA emblem background

Aug. 12, 2022

2022 DLA Hall of Fame inductee: Janet Hoffheins

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Janet Hoffheins, who helped make DLA Human Resources Services the preferred service provider by Fourth Estate agencies, is a member of the 2022 DLA Hall of Fame.

A portrait of Keith Ford over a DLA emblem background

Aug. 11, 2022

2022 DLA Hall of Fame inductee: Keith Ford

Fort Belvoir, VA — Keith Ford is a member of the 2022 Defense Logistics Agency Hall of Fame.

A portrait of Kathryn Fantasia over a DLA emblem background

Aug. 10, 2022

2022 DLA Hall of Fame inductee: Kathryn Fantasia

Fort Belvoir, VA — Kathryn Fantasia, former head of direct delivery fuels for Defense Logistics Agency Energy, is a member of the 2022 DLA Hall of Fame.

A portrait of Ted Case over a DLA emblem background

Aug. 9, 2022

2022 DLA Hall of Fame inductee: Ted Case

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Edward "Ted" Case, who was known for driving some of the most consequential programs in DLA history, is a member of the 2022 DLA Hall of Fame.

Firefighter image with statistics on Wildland Fire Support.

Aug. 3, 2022

Groundwork by DLA, Forest Service preps firefighters for busy season

Fort Belvoir, VA — The Defense Logistics Agency works daily to support firefighters stopping fires in their tracks through planning and cooperation with firefighting agencies across the country.

July 21, 2022

DLA prepares to act swiftly during hurricane season

Fort Belvoir, VA — Hurricane season runs from the early summer to late fall, but the Defense Logistics Agency prepares year-round to respond to natural disasters. In 2021, DLA provided $40 million in hurricane support, according to the Whole of Government Division. This included 752,000 gallons of fuel, 809,000 meals, 126 leased generators and 49 deployed civilians.

Head and shoulders picture of a black man in a white shirt and dark suit.

July 20, 2022

HR deputy director retires after 43 years of military, civil service

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Billie Keeler, DLA Human Resources' deputy director, will retire July 31 with 43 years of federal service and an enduring admiration for the agency’s mission and people.

Man in camo uniform talks to a group of men in camo outdoors.

July 14, 2022

DLA leaders visit team members, warfighters in Jordan, Kuwait

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency’s commander of regional combat support visited Army and Air Force leaders and DLA employees in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility during a tour of Jordan and Kuwait July 6-10.