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July 25, 2025

DLA Director’s Learning Campaign Reading List: Promotes Self-reflection, Enhanced Leadership

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency Energy’s Acquisition Workforce Development Division hosted a book review session for Pathways Interns and Pathways to Career Excellence Program participants with Acquisition Executive Gabriella Earhardt in the Kunkel Conference Room at the McNamara Headquarters.

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July 10, 2025

DLA Energy’s Acquisition Workforce Symposium: Developing the Workforce of Tomorrow

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Energy’s held its third biennial Acquisition Workforce Symposium. Over three days, attendees engaged in a series of informational sessions led by senior leaders and industry experts, where event attendees participated in a professional development fair, and enjoyed ample networking opportunities.

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June 23, 2025

DLA Energy Americas hosts quality workshop

LONG BEACH, Ca. — The biennial DLA Energy Americas Quality Workshop returned for two week-long sessions. Led by the Americas Quality team, the workshop encompassed weeks full of training, professional development, and quality assurance policy and practices.

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Jan. 30, 2025

Broadening Perspectives: Adrian Hines Reflects on European Deployment

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Adrian Hines, a Management and Program Analyst with Defense Logistics Agency Energy seized the opportunity to take part in a six-month deployment with DLA Europe & Africa at Kleber Kaserne Army Base in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Participants in the Defense Logistics Agency Energy’s Contracting Officer Mentoring Program pose for a group photo after the closing ceremony .

Sept. 11, 2024

Future contracting officer leaders learn the ‘recipe for success’

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency Energy Acquisition Workforce Development Division closed out its fiscal year 2024 Contracting Officer Mentoring Program during a ceremony recognizing the accomplishments of 18 participants in the McNamara Headquarters Complex Auditorium.

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July 17, 2024

Enterprise Rotation Program offers unique opportunity to join DLA director’s team

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA employees share their experiences and the benefits of working in the Director's Strategic Initiatives Group as participants of the DLA Enterprise Rotation Program.

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June 24, 2024

Acquisition professionals learn new skills from UNC faculty, industry

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A two-week program that provides advanced training on private-sector business practices is empowering DLA acquisition professionals to change thought patterns and apply risk-based decision-making to current and future problems.

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April 3, 2024

Next generation of DLA HR professionals recognized at PaCE graduation ceremony

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Over 120 human resources specialists graduated DLA's Pathways to Career Excellence Program in March after two years of cultivating skills that will help them support 60,000-plus DLA and DOD customers.

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June 30, 2022

DLA CENTCOM & SOCOM commander mentors CENTCOM logistics staff officers

MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. — Army Col. Gerard Acosta, DLA CENTCOM & SOCOM commander, led an Officer Professional Development session June 15, 2022, at MacDill Air Force Base for U.S. Central Command logistics staff officers.

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Jan. 31, 2020

DLA Troop Support program develops mentors and mentees

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s newest one-on-one mentorship program has reached its midpoint this month, just in time to observe National Mentoring Month.