DLA News Archive

Category: Process Excellence

Emergency responders extinguish fires caused by a CV-22 Osprey aircraft crash on Eglin Range at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 13, 2012.

March 3, 2020

Hurlburt Field, Florida — Defense Logistics Agency employees at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, processed the wreckage from a 2012 aircraft mishap through a different disposal route than many other airframes.

DLA Disposition Services Chief of Staff Pete Foreman addresses attendees at the 10th annual South-East Region Leadership Summit.

Jan. 30, 2020

South-East leaders share ideas

Jacksonville, Florida — Senior leaders from DLA Disposition Services travelled from Battle Creek, Michigan, to Jacksonville, Florida, last month to join employees from the South-East region for their tenth annual Leadership Training Seminar.

Navy Petty Officer Second Class Jhunar Medenilla, a new PACE member, performs an ammo abatement inspection on a vehicle during his recent deployment to DLA Disposition Services site at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

Dec. 30, 2019

Keeping disposal safe with inspections

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan — Some things you absolutely have to get right because mistakes can be too costly. Making sure vehicles turned-in for disposal do not contain any hidden surprises is one of those things.

Robotic Process Automation offers an extra set of virtual hands to handle repetitive computer tasks and free up employee time for more complex duties.

Nov. 25, 2019

RPA: Your new cyber sidekick?

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Disposition personnel can now submit ideas for how virtual automations might ease the time demands of repetitive, rule-based tasks.

Kelly Clabbers, a Fort Benning-based disposal service representative uses the Mobile Office equipment to print labels for the all-terrain vehicles she is receiving in place at the supported unit.

Nov. 14, 2019

New Mobile Office equipment aids processing

Battle Creek, Michigan — Defense Logistics Agency employees at sites across the country began testing a new way of doing business with the recent arrival of their Mobile Office equipment.

Procurement Analyst Erin Clore and Contracting Officer Kayla DesVoignes discuss the features of the new online tool helping staff members ensure they use the latest information and comply with all of the rules and regulations for contracts.

Nov. 10, 2019

Online tool makes contracting easier

Battle Creek, Michigan — Developing and executing contracts is complex work made easier recently by an online tool that lets specialists incorporate information from many sources to ensure the documents created meet agency needs and follow the relevant laws and regulations.

DLA Disposition Services Director Mike Cannon reviews accomplishments for the past year with the summit attendees.

Oct. 22, 2019

“It’s been a busy year”

Battle Creek, Michigan — Senior leaders from the director down to area managers gathered in Battle Creek, Michigan, Oct. 21-25 for the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Senior Leader Summit.

Environmental protection specialists listen during training on the Hazardous Material Management System-Hazardous Waste Disposal currently being deployed to DLA Disposition Services sites.

June 17, 2019

New system modernizes hazardous waste disposal

Battle Creek, Michigan — By the time Thanksgiving Day arrives, those who handle hazardous waste disposal will have much to be thankful for when it comes to easier processing for their materials.

Immunotherapy allergens and vaccines are kept in the 35th Medical Operations Squadron immunization clinic's refrigerator and, for most vaccines, are kept between 35 and 46 degrees Fahrenheit, while live vaccines, for instance the flu vaccine, must be kept frozen at 5 degrees Fahrenheit or cooler at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 14, 2016.

May 10, 2019

Improvements in cold chain management reinforce Medical’s joint role, processes

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency published an updated joint regulation reinforcing DLA Troop Support Medical’s role and introducing new protocols in cold chain management.

Dec. 10, 2018

Tablet usage – a modernization beginning for DLA Distribution Tobyhanna

TOBYHANNA, Pa. — Employees at DLA Distribution Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania have been using tablets in the warehouse since 2016.