DLA News Archive

Nov. 9, 2022

PaCE Spotlight: Brandon Awkerman

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Brandon Awkerman is in his second year of the Pathways to Career Excellence Program and is currently located at Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan. He is in the Contracting PaCE Program, so he will not be placed at a field site location during or after his participation in the PaCE Program. Brandon’s group had a unique experience in the program as they were in their first year of the program when the pandemic began.

Nov. 8, 2022

Contracting sees increase in revenue and industry engagements in 2022

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — During 2022 the contracting office achieved this goal through increasing revenue, industry engagement and cost avoidance.

Nov. 3, 2022

Alaska property disposal specialist honored

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Employee of the Quarter Capus Bryant’s takeover of the Anchorage property reuse mission has helped push the site’s production metrics to new levels.

Nov. 2, 2022

Big turn-ins, big effort for West region in 2022

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — From boots to bollards to locomotives, the directorate had plenty to handle in its most recent fiscal year.

Nov. 2, 2022

Battle Creek MWR hosts Harvest Fest 2022

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Battle Creek Morale, Welfare, and Recreation hosted the annual family-friendly Harvest Fest at Station 66 Oct. 26. Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center employees, retirees, and their family members enjoyed hayrides, Trunk-or-Treating, a costume contest, yard games, apple cider press demonstration and more.

Oct. 28, 2022

Culture innovations a main focus at leadership summit

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services leaders and culture representatives discussed culture innovations at the annual Strategic Leadership Summit Oct. 24-28. This is the first time culture representatives attended the summit in person at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center.

Oct. 28, 2022

Leaders get WMS demo

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Day 4 of the annual summit focused on game-changing software expected to roll out across the agency’s reverse logistics sites next year.

Oct. 28, 2022

Leaders get WMS demo

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Day 4 of the annual summit focused on game-changing software expected to roll out across the agency’s reverse logistics sites next year.

Oct. 26, 2022

Disposition Services leaders meet for second day of Strategic Leadership Summit

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Leaders from Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services met for the second day of the Strategic Leadership Summit Oct. 25 in Battle Creek, Michigan, where the day’s focus was safety lessons learned and a way forward, the importance of communication in the workplace, and suicide prevention training.

Oct. 24, 2022

Senior Leader Summit underway

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The annual week-long meeting of the agency’s reverse logistics leaders from across the world kicked off in Battle Creek, Mich., Oct. 24.