DLA News Archive

Oct. 15, 2022

DLA Disposition Service director applauds workforce for outstanding support to warfighter

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Director Mike Cannon addressed the global workforce during the first town hall of the new fiscal year Oct. 12 at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center, Battle Creek, Michigan.

Oct. 11, 2022

PaCE Spotlight: Dan Schuemann

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA Disposition Services Operational Contracting Division Chief Daniel Schuemann participated in the Pathways to Career Excellence Program when it was still called the DLA Corporate Intern Program in 2004. Today, he works in the Contracting Directorate at DLA Disposition Services Headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan.

June 24, 2022

Property disposal team to get new deputy

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — U.S. Army Col. Andre L. Toussaint has been selected as the next Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services deputy director.

June 19, 2022

PaCE Spotlight: Sabrina Young

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Pathways to Career Excellence Program for DLA Disposition Services is a two-year program that takes PaCERs through all of Disposition Services and its processes to learn as much as possible about the directorate. The first year takes place at DLA Disposition Services Headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan, and the second year either takes place in Battle Creek for Contracting PaCERs or at an assigned field site for Property Disposal PaCERs. PaCERs begin as general schedule 7s, move to GS-9s at the end of their first year, and graduate the program as GS-11s. There are multiple pathways to becoming a PaCER, including being hired internally, as a recent graduate, or from military service.

June 1, 2022

History of Defense Property Disposal Service: 1982-1992

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Ten years after its inception, Defense Property Disposal Service continued to thrive within the Defense Logistics Agency.

May 6, 2022

Technological Reflection

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

Dec. 30, 2021

Disposition Services Operations Directorate ends 2021 with notable achievements

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Operations Directorate ended 2021 with notable achievements to include closing the door on a 20-year divestiture with DLA.

Dec. 20, 2021

Unique turn-in items of 2021

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services receives and processes the Defense Department’s surplus property, saving billions of taxpayer dollars since its inception in 1972. Throughout the years, unique items have found their way to DLA Disposition Services processing centers and 2021 did not disappoint.

Dec. 13, 2021

Disposition Services Business Support Directorate makes waves in 2021

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA Disposition Services Business Support Directorate adapted to the pandemic-restricted environment with grounding breaking achievements at the end of 2021.

Dec. 7, 2021

Disposition Services director provides end of year message and safety brief to workforce

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Disposition Services director provides year-end message and safety brief to workforce.