DLA News Archive

Oct. 25, 2018

DLA Troop Support offers Green Belt training to employees

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support conducts Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training to educate employees on how to utilize methodologies to implement continuous process improvement within the organization.

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. 25, 2018

Troop Support hosts DLA Aviation leaders

PHILADELPHIA — Leaders from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosted DLA Aviation maintenance facility commanders in Philadelphia Oct. 18 to discuss support programs that affect the facilities. The heads of the Construction & Equipment and Industrial Hardware supply chains updated the visiting commanders on their operations’ impact on aviation

Oct. 25, 2018

Commander speaks with county students about DLA careers

Richmond, Va. — Students from all 10 Chesterfield County, Virginia, high schools gathered together Oct. 22 at Chesterfield Career and Technical Center to hear Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Air Force Commander Brig. Gen. Linda Hurry tell them about DLA Aviation and share information about logistics career fields as well as the Pathways to Career Excellence (PaCE) and Pathways Internship programs currently available.

Oct. 25, 2018

DDSI celebrates workforce with Family Day

SIGONELLA, Italy — DLA Distribution Sigonella, Italy, celebrated its local culture and the yearlong efforts of its workforce with a Family Day. More than 150 employees and family members attended the event which featured food and entertainment.

Oct. 24, 2018

DLA continues strengthening industry ties

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams once again hosted several private-sector leaders at the McNamara Headquarters Complex Oct. 18 to discuss how DLA can enhance current relationships with industry associations.

Oct. 24, 2018

Customer Operations director hosts New Commanders’ Round Robin

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Customer Operations director hosted a two-day New Commanders Round Robin to familiarize commanders assigned to DLA Aviation industrial support activities (ISA) on key aspects of the organization and its directorates, at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, Oct. 15-16.

Oct. 24, 2018

Defense Distribution Center Susquehanna participates in 2018 Feds Feed Families campaign

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Distribution Center Susquehanna collected over 425 pounds of non-perishable food for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank in Harrisburg as part of the 2018 Feds Feed Families campaign.

Oct. 24, 2018

Where data is stored really matters

Starting with DoD’s Data Center Optimization Initiative released in 2012, DLA came up with a reduction plan heavily reliant on application rationalization and use of milCloud and commercial offerings.