DLA News Archive

Category: Financial Stewardship

Margaret Jones, an agency rep from the DLA Disposition Services site at Nellis, stands next to the pickup truck’s tailgate as Air force service members unload excess computes for possible use in the Computers For Learning program and recycling.

Dec. 19, 2018

Storerooms emptied by mass e-waste turn-in event

Nellis AFB, Nevada — Airmen at Nellis Air Force Base faced a glut of outdated computer equipment that needed to be removed in a responsible way to protect the environment.

A John Deere forklift loader awaits sale at the DLA Disposition Services at Djibouti excess property yard onboard Camp Lemonnier. DLA recently completed its very first usable excess property sale on the continent of Africa.

Dec. 14, 2018

Agency usable excess property sales begin in Africa

Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti — 35 items netted almost $50,000 in continent’s first online excess property auction.

Nov. 26, 2018

Recycling Used Oil in Hawaii

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — When Daniel Muranaka learned the Navy was spending a lot of money to dispose of its used fuel oil, he decided to do something about it – and found a way to not only save up to $1 million per year but actually generate a revenue.

Guy Stutzman is interviewed by a video team from the Defense Logistics Agency’s Public Affairs Office about his part in the Agency’s video on the recycling of strategic materials.

Nov. 26, 2018

New video shows effort to support National Defense Stockpile

Battle Creek, Michigan — A new video shows how recovery and recycling are good preserving strategic materials.

Nov. 21, 2018

Oklahoma City DLA Strategic Material pilot program partnership proves successful

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Approximately two years ago, DLA Distribution Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, located at Tinker Air Force Base, joined forces with DLA Disposition Services to take on a new mission. The mission assisting DLA Strategic Materials in sorting, recovering and reclaiming rare materials critical to national defense and national security for reuse in military applications, and enables the United States to not rely on other countries to replace the materials that have been identified as a shortfall’s within the National Defense Stock Piling Act.

Oct. 1, 2018

New DLA mapping process saves money, time while improving support

DLA Information Operations must provide a copy of each of its 165,000-plus maps, charts and other products to the Library of Congress. A DLA team, working with the LOC and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, developed a new way to do so that will save taxpayers about $800,000 in the next five years, while making these products more accessible.

Sept. 24, 2018

Beware of phishing attempts in guise of disaster aid requests, officials urge

As the North and South Carolina coasts recover from damage caused by Hurricane Florence, local and national relief organizations will be soliciting donations from the public to help rebuild. Unfortunately, with an increase in legitimate solicitations come attempts by nefarious individuals and groups asking for money.

A Coast Guard forward inspection team screens the items before they are approved for shipment.

Sept. 10, 2018

Coast Guard finds a bargain at Okinawa site

Okinawa, Japan — A visit to the DLA Disposition Services website pays dividends to Coast Guard aircrews in North Carolina who saved almost a million dollars by not having to buy new equipment.

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering Kristen Baldwin, left, joins the DLA Value Engineering Achievement Award winners at the June 28 ceremony. Photo by Zane Ecklund.

July 2, 2018

DLA individual, teams recognized for value engineering innovations

One DLA employee and four DLA teams received fiscal 2017 DoD Value Engineering Achievement Awards at a June 28 Pentagon ceremony.

After learning about resources, veterans receive surplus military items provided to Veterans Affairs from DLA Disposition Services.

June 20, 2018

Agency supports Veterans Affairs outreach to Grand Rapids veterans

Wyoming, Michigan — Defense Logistics Agency employees leant their support to veterans in need through a Veteran Affairs Stand Down in Wyoming, Michigan, on June 15.