DLA News Archive

Category: Process Excellence

April 23, 2018

DLA Aviation’s Contract Administration Division named one of the best in DLA

RICHMOND, VA — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Contract Administration Division has been awarded the DLA Director’s Strategic Goals Award, Process Excellence (Large Team) for fourth quarter of fiscal 2017.

Personnel use a large forklift to lift a vehicle and let it roll after being dropped to shake loose any ammunition that may have been left behind in the vehicles before any unfired rounds can cause an accident during disposal.

April 3, 2018

Three years of living less dangerously

Bagram, Afghanistan — While people enjoy being recognized for what they have done, the Defense Logistics Agency safety program recently recognized those supporting DLA Disposition Services operations in Afghanistan for something they did not do for almost three years – lose work time from accidents.

'Big data' means going beyond lists and figures to spot trends, potential problems and opportunities. Graphic by Paul Crank.

March 1, 2018

DLA creates new office to help data drive decisions

A new office at the Defense Logistics Agency will focus on getting more value of the data collected across the agency by analyzing the information and looking for ways the data can inform management decisions.

Hue Nguyen, left, DLA Troop Support flag room supervisor, explains the presidential flag manufacturing process to pharmacists of the Air Force Pharmacy Residency Program at DLA Troop Support, Feb. 7, 2018 in Philadelphia.

Feb. 16, 2018

Air Force pharmacy residents visit DLA Troop Support

PHILADELPHIA — A group of Air Force pharmacy residents visited DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia Feb. 7 as part of their National Capitol Region rotation.

Dec. 18, 2017

DLA Installation Operations employing innovative ideas, striving for process excellence

RICHMOND, VA — DLA Installation Operations employing latest technology in striving for process excellence and customer satisfaction.

Continuous improvement at DLA is about more than just process, touching on every employee through four phases.

Dec. 15, 2017

Continuous improvement: the path to process excellence

Continuous improvement is how DLA improves business processes and delivers optimal outcomes while maintaining customer focus; to that end, a new manual describes how that effort now focuses on more than just process.

DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California’s, Central Receiving Team has been awarded the DLA Director’s Strategic Goals Award for fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017.

Nov. 22, 2017

San Joaquin’s Central Receiving Team awarded DLA Director’s Strategic Goals Award

TRACY, Calif. — DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California’s, Central Receiving Team has been awarded the DLA Director’s Strategic Goals Award for fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017.

Back Row: Kenneth Dowd, Hubbeard Ervin, Nathan Creech, Christopher Johnson, Eric Marshall, Roy Stringer Front Row: Jake Murray, Christopher Milazzo, Jesse French, Michael Cornelius, Patrick Quenga

Oct. 6, 2017

Distribution kicks off Material Handling Equipment Center of Excellence instructor training

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — DLA Distribution Headquarters Current Operations and Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania kicked off the agency’s Material Handling Equipment Center of Excellence instructor training pilot on Sept. 25.

Robert Steed, a contracting officer for DLA Disposition Services, discusses the new contract with Sheryl Woods, DLA Disposition Services’ special assistant for small business.

Sept. 15, 2017

New small business contract yields multiple rewards

Battle Creek, Michigan — A new multi-year contract is helping the Defense Logistics Agency meet several of its small business goals.

Sept. 14, 2017

Critical system's continuity in emergencies now assured thanks to joint DLA-DISA effort

The Defense Logistics Agency, in collaboration with the Defense Information Systems Agency, successfully completed the implementation of a full continuity of operations, or COOP, environment for the DLA Enterprise Business System environment August 21.