DLA News Archive

Oct. 30, 2018

Federal benefits open season

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Federal Benefits Open Season will run from Nov. 12 to Dec. 10. All questions related to the open season should be referred to the benefits team.

Oct. 25, 2018

Retirement Panel Lessons Learned

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Join the People and Culture Directorate Nov. 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to hear from four recent DLA Land and Maritime retirees on their individual retirement journey and lessons learned.

Oct. 25, 2018

People and Culture Directorate hosted a Brown Bag Luncheon on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

COLUMBUS, Ohio — DLA Land and Maritime's People and Culture Directorate hosted a Brown Bag Luncheon on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for DLA supervisors in Columbus and Land and Maritime's detachments on October 16, 2018.

Oct. 25, 2018

Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Job Fair

COLUMBUS, Ohio — October 17, 2018, DLA Land and Maritime, (DLA L&M) participated in the Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Job Fair, sponsored by Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired, Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, and Division of Disability Determination.

Oct. 25, 2018

Central State University’s 2018 Fall Career and Internship Fair

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime recruiters attended the Central State University’s 2018 Fall Career and Internship fair located in Wilberforce, Ohio, Oct. 17. Central State University is Ohio’s only publicly funded historically black university, named in honor of the great abolitionist William Wilberforce.

Oct. 23, 2018

Show some love

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The theme for this year’s CFC campaign is “Show Some Love!” And we all know the People and Culture Directorate, as well as everyone in DLA Land and Maritime, have a lot of LOVE to give!

Oct. 23, 2018

Nominations for FY19 Executive Development Program

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nominations for courses under the FY19 DLA Executive Development Program (EDP) are currently being accepted. The purpose of EDP is to develop DLA’s current and future leaders, prepare them to effectively navigate and manage leadership challenges, and develop leadership competencies critical to maintaining supply chain excellence

Oct. 23, 2018

Change of Season Brings Some New Faces

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The September New Employee Orientation brought in six new employees to the DLA Land and Maritime Installation.

Oct. 17, 2018

Engineers rally over Sailors to win Navy’s annual regatta

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Bullship went belly up and a fast-moving shark named Hat Trick prevailed at Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime’s 4th annual Navy Cardboard Regatta held Oct. 11 at DSCC. The race is held annually on the U.S. Navy’s birthday and showcases a range of watercraft created by Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, veterans and civilians using nothing more than duct tape and cardboard. The race is open to all tenants and this year’s cardboard fleet featured a dozen teams from DLA Land and Maritime, the Navy Recruiting District Ohio and the DFAS– Columbus.

Oct. 8, 2018

DSCC associate saves life on commute home

COLUMBUS, Ohio — We’ve all heard the saying, “It’s all about being in the right place at the right time,” but these words couldn’t be truer for Daniel McCombs. It was dark outside and he was focused on ensuring the safety of the witnesses. This is when he noticed the car on flames and heard someone was still inside, he immediately went into response mode – trying to figure out how to save the driver.