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Tag: WRP

The Workforce Recruitment Program brings college students and recent graduates with disabilities to DLA so the agency can benefit from their talent. Several WRP employees and those close to the program share their experiences with the program in a video.

May 19, 2017

Workforce Recruitment Program: A win/win for everyone

The Workforce Recruitment Program brings college students and recent graduates with disabilities to DLA so the agency can benefit from their talent. There is no cost or loss of a position to DLA.

Students with DLA Troop Support's Workforce Recruitment Program are pictured after meeting with Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, commander. The WRP is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal and private sector employers with highly motivated college students and recent graduates with disabilities.

July 28, 2016

Commander to summer hires: you directly impact warfighter

Philadelphia — Students in the Workforce Recruitment Program make a direct impact on the troops they support, the DLA Troop Support commander told the summer hires when he met with them July 20. The WRP connects federal and private sector employers with college students and recent graduates with disabilities.

(Left to right) Peter Levine, acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness; Eric Spanbauer, DLA’s Workforce Recruitment Program manager; Brad Bunn, DLA Human Resources director; and Christopher Lu, deputy secretary for the Department of Labor, pose for a photo following the 2016 WRP Awards Ceremony July 22 in Washington D.C.

July 27, 2016

DLA earns DoD recognition for hiring people with disabilities

DLA was recognized by the Department of Defense as a model employer of people with disabilities at a July 22 ceremony in Washington, D.C., honoring individuals and organizations that exhibit extraordinary support to the Workforce Recruitment Program.