DLA News Archive

Tag: CDC

One care provider in PPE oversees two men engaged in COVID-19 test sampling under a tent.

Jan. 7, 2022

DLA supports local COVID-19 surge testing in southwest Philly

PHILADELPHIA — As Southwest Philadelphians line up at the opening of a new federal COVID-19 surge testing site at the Cibotti Recreation Center on 77th Street this afternoon, employees of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support can be proud that their hard work is supporting communities in the local area. DLA Troop Support fulfilled the request for 1,000 surgical masks, 2,000 KN95 masks and 80,000 nitrile gloves January 5, just one day after receiving the request for support, according to the organization’s Whole of Government Division Chief Dorothy O’Connell.

April 27, 2021

DLA supports White House effort to supply COVID-19 tests nationwide

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution is working with the Department of Health and Human Services and Defense Department to provide over 8 million over-the-counter, at-home COVID-19 tests nationwide.

White woman with long dark hair and a pink top stands outdoors in front of a tree.

Aug. 10, 2020

DLA’s occupational health manager helps employees navigate the pandemic

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA's occupational health program manager helps agency leaders and employees adjust to workplace changes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roxanna Ramos cares for babies at the Defense Logistics Agency’s Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Child Development Center, one of five centers at DLA major subordinate commands.

Feb. 27, 2019

Child Development Centers: Providing quality care for children of employees

Child Development Centers at five DLA facilities provide quality care for employees’ children.

New DLA Headquarters Child Development Center Director Wendy Paul and DLA Chief of Staff Renee Roman cut the cake at the official reopening of the CDC at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, June 5. Photo by Teodora Mocanu.

June 7, 2017

DLA HQ Child Development Center reopens as government-run facility

Parents, Defense Logistics Agency officials and stuffed animals assembled to celebrate the grand reopening of the DLA Headquarters Child Development Center at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, June 5.

Installation Support site director Dan Bell (left) and environmental specialist Nicole Goicochea (center) supervise the Pre-K students as they plant their summer learning garden with vegetables, herbs and flowers.

May 18, 2017

School garden at the DSCC Child Development Center helps kids learn better and eat healthier.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — School is almost out for the summer, but the children in the Kindergarten Preparatory class at Defense Supply Center Columbus’ Child Development Center just dug into a summer project – a garden with vegetables and flowers.

DSCC Chief of Morale, Welfare and Recreation Brandon Doherty slices cake at the Feb. 27 re-opening ceremony for the Defense Supply Center Columbus Child Development Center. The event recognized the CDC's first day operating as an in-sourced, installation managed facility. Also pictured are DSCC Site Director Dan Bell (center left), Defense Logistics Agency Installation Director Denise Miller (center right) and MWR Marketing Manager Jennifer Russell.

March 1, 2017

DSCC Child Development Center reopens as in-sourced DoD entity

COLUMBUS, Ohio — After more than 10 months of preparation, the Child Development Center (CDC) on Defense Supply Center Columbus reopened Feb. 27 as a fully in-sourced Department of Defense operation.

A new playground renovation at the Defense Logistics Agency Child Development Center is scheduled to be complete by spring 2016. In addition to a trike path, new rubber surfacing and storage sections, the CDC’s infant and toddler playground will also receive new play equipment and swings, making the area more age-appropriate.

Sept. 9, 2015

Changes coming to HQC Fitness Center, DLA Child Development Center

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — From new lockers and showers in the McNamara Headquarters Complex Fitness Center to new playgrounds at the Defense Logistics Agency Child Development Center, the HQC's Morale, Welfare and Recreation office will be upgrading some of its facilities at Fort Belvoir in the coming months.

Five-year-old Amanda Shaw (center) helps cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Defense Logistics Agency’s Child Development Center in August 1998. Amanda, the daughter of DLA Finance employee Joe Shaw, and her younger sister Megan were some of the first enrollees at the center.

July 23, 2015

All Grown-Up: DLA Child Development Center has its first set of high school graduates

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Since 1998, employees of the Child Development Center at the McNamara Headquarters Complex have watched over, educated and protected the children of DLA employees. This year, the CDC turns 17 and many of the original children that have passed through its doors have become high school graduates.