DLA News Archive

April 9, 2025

Procurement analyst on leading edge of DLA’s next generation of acquisition professionals

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime’s new generation of acquisition professionals are embracing technological enhancements in artificial intelligence, advance analytics and machine learning to put parts in the hands of warfighters faster.

March 4, 2025

Procure-to-Pay Outbound MIPR team helps agency reach milestones

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency’s Procure-to-Pay Outbound Military Interdepartmental Purchase Program reached a milestone 10 years in the making by increasing its timeliness rate in processing financial transactions with other partners and agencies within 10 days or less. The agency increased workflow timeliness from 72% in 2015 to 93%. The DLA goal is 95%.

Nov. 2, 2022

DLA working toward G-Invoicing compliance

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency is working to comply with the Treasury Department’s Government-Invoicing program, which will allow federal agencies to manage intragovernmental buy and sell transactions through a common web-based platform.

Sept. 29, 2021

DLA program analyst reflects on agency’s history, epic move

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Senior Program Analyst Ken McLain remembers well the part of DLA's history that saw the 1995 transfer of agency employees from Cameron Station in Alexandria, Virginia, to the new McNamara Headquarters Complex at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. In fact, he was the relocation manager for the move.

Sept. 23, 2021

DLA Acquisition connects employees, industry, academia

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Since its inception in 2018, the DLA Industry Academia Program has helped acquisition professionals strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the government and industry relationship.

Aug. 24, 2021

DLA Acquisition newsletter informs, strengthens employee connections 

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Acquisition's newsletter boosts camaraderie and makes individuals feel part of the team in the work-at-home environment. 

Aug. 17, 2021

DLA uses DOD database to track, share audit progress

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Financial managers and business cycle owners throughout DLA are tracking audit notice of findings and recommendations and associated corrective action plans through a tool designed to consolidate data across DOD. 

July 14, 2021

Business process analysts help keep DLA procurement systems humming

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Business process analysts throughout DLA ensure the dozens of systems acquisition specialists use to make almost 10,000 buys daily are running smoothly.

Feb. 18, 2021

Adaptive acquisition: Unifying the interagency

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Acquisition University speaks with two Defense Logistics Agency leaders to discuss their efforts to unify the interagency with agreements with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, integrating procurement and industrial base expansion, and best practices for succeeding as a joint agency.

Jan. 12, 2021

Acquisition workforce members continue education during pandemic

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Throughout the pandemic, thousands of DLA acquisition-coded employees continue to receive mandatory training for DAWIA certification thanks to DLA Training Center officials’ conversion of required training to virtual classes.