DLA News Archive

Oct. 15, 2020

Fall 2020 Ohio State University Economics Virtual Career Fair

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime attended the last virtual career fair of fiscal year 2020 at The Ohio State University Economics Virtual Career Fair. The event was hosted Sept. 30 using the Handshake virtual recruiting platform.

Oct. 15, 2020

2020 Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Government, Humanities, and Education Fair

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime participated virtually in Nova Southeastern University’s Government, Humanities and Education Fair Sept. 16. The university is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Oct. 15, 2020

University of Toledo Fall 2020 Virtual Engineering Career Expo

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime’s Engineering and Technical Directorate participated in a Virtual Engineering Career Expo with the University of Toledo Sept. 29. This online event connected employers with engineering students, recent graduates, and alumni seeking both internships and full-time employment.

Oct. 15, 2020

2020 California Baptist University Business and Accounting Fair

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime went to the West Coast, virtually that is, to recruit at the 2020 California Baptist University Business and Accounting Fair Sept. 23. Nine students from various business fields of study and DLA recruiters attended the event using a virtual platform.

Sept. 21, 2020

DLA Pathways Internship Program prepares employees to enter PaCE Program

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Defense Logistics Agency Pathways Internship Program serves as a pipeline for the DLA Pathways to Career Excellence Program. Following successful completion of academic and work experience requirements, six DLA Land and Maritime Pathways Interns entered the PaCE Program’s supply career field.

Sept. 16, 2020

2020 Ohio State University Virtual Fall Career and Internship Fair

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime’s Engineering and Technical Support Directorate participated in a Virtual Career Fair with the Ohio State University on Sept. 15, 2020. This online event connected employers with students, recent graduates, and alumni seeking both internships and full-time employment.

July 29, 2020

Land and Maritime participates in University of Akron Virtual Career Fair

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime’s Engineering and Technical Support Directorate participated in a Virtual Career Fair with the University of Akron on July 14 and 16. Recruiters Adil Zuber and Shaokang Yuan, both from the Engineering and Technical Support Directorate, along with Dawn Sutton, from the People and Culture Directorate, attended the event to speak with potential applicants.

July 15, 2020

June New Employee Virtual Orientation

COLUMBUS, Ohio — New ground was broken at the May New Employee Orientation. The session held on May 20 and 21 was not in Building 20, but held virtually using a Defense Collaboration System (DCS) link.

June 12, 2020

Virtual New Employee Orientation Session

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was the first day of the New Employee Orientation and a new adventure for both the employees and the orientation presenters. The Coronavirus Pandemic challenged the People and Culture Office to continue providing new employees the same experience as they would at the in-house sessions. The first, and probably not last, Virtual New NEO was held May 20 and 21, 2020.

May 22, 2020

Teaching through a Pandemic

COLUMBUS, Ohio — To comply with Ohio’s Stay at Home Order and reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, all Defense Logistics Agency employees who are employed in telework ready positions and are not required to be on center have found themselves working remotely on a full-time basis.