DLA News Archive

April 21, 2020

Procurement assistance program helps small businesses navigate pandemic

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — The Procurement Technical Assistance Program was authorized by Congress in 1985 to help expand the number of businesses participating in government contracts. The Defense Department recently designated the DLA-administered program as critical essential infrastructure.

April 21, 2020

DLA provides critical mapping support, enables USNS Comfort’s COVID-19 NYC support

RICHMOND, VA — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation answered an emergency request for nautical charts from the Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort in just three hours a little more than a week before it left Norfolk, Virginia, for New York City, where it’s providing critical COVID-19 support.

April 20, 2020

Maintenance Airmen execute mission safely during COVID-19

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base Lewis-McChord website — The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), Jan. 3. Since then, Air Force bases have been responding to the crisis, eventually going to mission essential personnel to maintain the safety of their Airmen while also continuing to provide worldwide support.

April 20, 2020

COVID-19 Plant Closures Affect DOD's Industrial Base

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — The most serious impacts to the Defense Department from COVID-19 industrial closures domestically are in the aviation supply chain, shipbuilding and small space launch, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment said.

April 20, 2020

DLA helps Army donate 1,300 cots to the Philippines’ COVID-19 response

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The cancellation of an annual field exercise allowed for the quick donation of the excess bedding units to the longtime treaty partner.

April 20, 2020

Coronavirus: Protecting yourself and DLA from cyber threats

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The coronavirus pandemic has created stress and fear for many, and unfortunately, hackers are taking advantage of the situation in cyberspace. With an unprecedented number of Defense Logistics Agency employees – as many as 20 to 25 thousand – teleworking in response to the coronavirus, the agency faces increased security risks. 

April 20, 2020

DLA Distribution Susquehanna ships urgent COVID-19 supplies

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The Defense Department’s largest distribution processing facility continues packing and shipping vital supplies to military services and federal agencies supporting the global COVID-19 response.

April 17, 2020

Employee Spotlight: DLA Troop Support employee answers call, joins military response to pandemic

PHILADELPHIA — As Defense Logistics Agency employees provide essential equipment to warfighters and whole-of-government partners responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, some are joining those on the front line.Michael Moody, a packaging specialist with DLA Troop Support’s Construction and Equipment supply chain in Philadelphia, has found himself at the forefront of

April 17, 2020

Amateur mask makers proliferate among property disposal workforce

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services associates around the globe have jumped aboard the do-it-yourself mask-making craze to protect their families and meet new safety requirements for essential Defense Department workers.

April 17, 2020

DLA, DTRA offers excess protective suits for COVID-19 with help from Marine Corps

ALBANY, Georgia — More than 40,000 protective suits earmarked for military response to chemical and biological hazards have been redirected to protect those battling COVID-19 after joint efforts by the Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Threat Reduction Agency and Marine Corps Logistics Command.