DLA News Archive

Category: Enterprisewide

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May 11, 2022

DLA Installation Management fire captain wins DOD award

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Capt. John Fogg III with DLA Installation Management Susquehanna Fire and Emergency Services is the 2021 DOD Fire and Emergency Services Fire Service Instructor of the Year.

a man in uniform operates the Electronic Point of Sale system

May 10, 2022

EPoS is Here: DLA Energy’s new front-line customer and business partner-facing system

The new DLA Energy Electronic Point of Sale system is a state-of-the-art technology integrated into DLA business systems. EPoS replaces the existing Automated Fuel Service Station system with a more secure automated system that reduces paper documents and rework of transactions.

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May 9, 2022

Foreign travel requirements and tips

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Employees going on temporary duty to foreign countries must do more than just complete travel orders in the Defense Travel System. These tips include everything from SERE training to receiving a travel threat briefing.

Defense Logistics Supply Agency personnel load magnetic reels on to data machines

May 6, 2022

Technological Reflection

Take a look back on the history of business technology used by DLA Disposition Services.

DLA Distribution San Diego hosts Navy director, Logistics, Fleet Supply and Ordnance

May 6, 2022

DLA Distribution San Diego hosts director, Logistics, Fleet Supply and Ordnance

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Diego, California, hosted U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Dion D. English, director, Logistics, Fleet Supply and Ordnance, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at the center April 15.

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May 5, 2022

R&D program yields new sources for obsolete parts, raw materials

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA research and development team matches America’s small businesses with research and development projects that address critical supply chain gaps and security threats.

May 4, 2022

DLA firefighters save lives in New Cumberland apartment fire

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — As fire raged through an apartment building on 813 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Defense Logistics Agency firefighters assigned to DLA Installation Management Susquehanna Fire & Emergency Services responded to the fire alarm at 7:26 a.m. Dec. 30. Initial reports from the scene identified a fire in a first-floor apartment and multiple victims trapped on the second floor.

May 3, 2022

Mental Health Awareness: It’s okay to answer Question 21

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — May is Mental Health Awareness Month – a good time to bring up Question 21 on Standard Form 86, which federal employees complete for initial or renewed security clearances.

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May 2, 2022

DSCC named Tree City USA for the fourth consecutive year

MT VERNON, Ohio — Defense Supply Center Columbus was named a Tree City USA for the fourth consecutive year at the annual Tree City USA Awards Presentation on April 21 in the Schnormeier Event Center in Ariel-Foundation Park in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. The all-day event was attended by representatives from 45 communities across 15 counties in Central Ohio.

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May 2, 2022

DLA celebrates small business partnerships, connects owners with new opportunities

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA is marking National Small Business Week May 1-7 by celebrating the contributions of small businesses that make up 80% of the agency’s suppliers.