DLA News Archive

Category: Human Resources

Answering question 21 honestly shows candor and responsibility.

May 10, 2017

May is Mental Health Awareness Month — a good time to bring up question 21 on the Questionnaire for National Security Positions, the SF-86 form one completes for every security clearance, whether initial or renewal.

DLA leadership has made prevention of and response to sexual assault a top priority.

April 10, 2017

Agency program advocates for victims of sexual assault

DLA offers full-time, trained personnel to help victims of sexual assault, along with other resources.

(From left) DLA Human Resources Deputy Director Billie Keeler; Kaylynn Martin, assistant campaign manager for the 2016 DLA Combined Federal Campaign; Kathy Rhem, DLA Human Resources communications manager and 2016 DLA CFC campaign manager; and Bruce Alexander, a member of the Local Federal Coordinating Committee that oversees CFC of the National Capital Area, pose for a photo at the CFCNCA 2016 Finale and Awards Program March 3 at the National Museum of African American Heritage and Culture.

March 10, 2017

Agency honored for charitable campaign promotion

For the first time ever, the Defense Logistics Agency won the the top award for federal agencies its size, for its support of the 2016 Combined Federal Campaign.

DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch signs the 2017 Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month proclamation.

March 9, 2017

Agency leaders show support for SAPR program

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — On March 8, designated as International Women’s Day, Defense Logistics Agency leaders took a break from Executive Board business to address an important issue to both women and men – sexual assault prevention and response.

From left: Robert Work, deputy secretary of defense; Kathy Rhem, DLA HR communications manager; Brad Bunn, director of DLA HR; Rosie Allen-Herring, president/CEO, United Way National Capital Area; Michael Rhodes, director of administration, DoD Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer, Jan. 26, 2017, the Pentagon.

Jan. 31, 2017

Pentagon gives DLA awards for CFC efforts

The Defense Logistics Agency was honored at a Pentagon ceremony Jan. 26, for exceeding its 2016 Combined Federal Campaign goal. DLA also won the award for Best Overall Communications Program for medium-sized organizations.

Ella Wynn is the sexual assault response coordinator at DLA Troop Support and works to help ensure employees have a safe work environment that is free of sexual assault.

Jan. 30, 2017

Meet the sexual assault response coordinator at Troop Support

PHILADELPHIA — Ella Wynn is the sexual assault response coordinator at DLA Troop Support and works to help ensure employees have a safe work environment that is free of sexual assault.

Defense Acquisition Career Manager Robert Daugherty presents DLA’s Joy Mullori the inaugural DACM Chairman’s Award, Jan. 10, 2017, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Jan. 18, 2017

DLA employees honored with DACM Awards for service to '4th Estate'

Two Defense Logistics Agency employees stood out as the only individuals to be honored at a ceremony recognizing the achievements of Department of Defense organizations not part of the military services — otherwise known as the 4th Estate — in the training and management of DoD acquisition personnel.

Federal employee job satisfaction increased slightly in 2016, and Defense Logistics Agency employees’ job satisfaction reflected that trend.

Dec. 29, 2016

Best Places to Work rankings show DLA employees with high job satisfaction

Federal employee job satisfaction increased slightly in 2016, and Defense Logistics Agency employees’ job satisfaction reflected that trend.

Members of the DLA Europe and Africa Customer Operations Team, DLA Troop Support accept the award for DLA Small Team Performance during the 49th Annual DLA Employee Recognition Award Ceremony.

Dec. 19, 2016

Annual agency accomplishments praised

Defense Logistics Agency Director Lt. Gen. Andrew Busch recognized several individual and team achievements in an annual ceremony, Dec. 15 in the McNamara Complex auditorium.

Frederick Tsinnie demonstrates a Navaho baby carrier at a Nov. 16 observance of National American Indian Heritage Month. The wooden pieces each represent aspects of human existence, as well as the natural world.

Nov. 17, 2016

Guests share Native American songs, weapons, experiences

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Wooden flutes, hunting bows and baby carriers may not seem to have much in common on first glance. But for Native Americans, they all have been integral features of daily Indian life, made by hand in ways that reflect Native values and beliefs, according to guest speakers at the McNamara Headquarters Complex’s Nov. 16 observance of National American Indian Heritage Month.