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Feb. 18, 2021
Adaptive acquisition: Unifying the interagency
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Acquisition University speaks with two Defense Logistics Agency leaders to discuss their efforts to unify the interagency with agreements with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, integrating procurement and industrial base expansion, and best practices for succeeding as a joint agency.
Feb. 15, 2021
Battle Creek team helps equip Central operations
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services employees at global sites often count on colleagues in Battle Creek, Michigan, to ensure essential equipment they need like the team who helps keep the specialized equipment site staffs rely on getting to where it is needed.
Feb. 11, 2021
Software bot adoption adds efficiencies to DLA processes
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Information Operations is improving accuracy, cycle time and productivity in supply chain management practices through software bots.
Feb. 10, 2021
Bunn named new DLA vice director
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Brad Bunn has been selected as the next Defense Logistics Agency vice director.
Feb. 9, 2021
Product Test Lab verifies conformance of COVID-19 supplies, military gear
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A Defense Logistics Agency laboratory known for burning boots, crushing helmets and ripping combat uniforms is also putting COVID-19 surgical gowns through 25 cycles of wash – all in the name of safety and product conformance.
Feb. 2, 2021
DLA Customer Interaction Center connects customers with supplies
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Day, night, weekend or holiday, Defense Logistics Agency customers are only about seven seconds away from speaking to a live representative who can provide answers to supply questions ranging from an order’s delivery status to equipment availability.
Jan. 28, 2021
DLA individuals, teams honored in virtual award ceremony
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The 53rd Annual Employee Awards Ceremony recognizes leadership and hard work in support of the agency’s mission with 54 awards in categories such as leaders of the year and acquisition excellence.
Jan. 26, 2021
New procurement technical assistance center to help Mariana Island businesses grow
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has a new Procurement Technical Assistance Center to help businesses compete for and perform contracts with the Defense Department.
Jan. 22, 2021
Patient care a priority for customer operations team fulfilling DOD COVID-19 orders
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Behind every order for COVID-19 supplies, every question about shipment status or query on stock availability, there’s a person. So believes Nora Steigerwalt and her customer operations staff in the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s medical supply chain.
Jan. 21, 2021
RDT program manager consolidates DLA’s pandemic support data, assists vaccine distribution
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — As a COVID-19 Task Force member, Amy Stayer is assisting vaccine distribution and tracking commodity support to help agency leaders make supply and distribution decisions that affect DOD and federal partners.
Jan. 19, 2021
Culture survey results show positive trends in all categories
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Employees rated the agency higher than ever in areas like mission goals, organizational learning and team orientation according to initial analysis of results from the 2020 Defense Logistics Agency Culture/Climate Survey.
DLA contracting officers tap numerous sources to provide critical medical supplies
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Troop Support’s Medical Readiness Division team develops new processes and taps new sources of supply to support the ever-increasing demands of the pandemic.
Jan. 15, 2021
DLA Troop Support’s construction, equipment team ‘heroes’ of agency’s PPE support
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Supplier operations director describes DLA Troop Support's construction and equipment team’s work providing almost half of the agency's pandemic support as miraculous and inspirational.
Leadership change at DLA Support Team Kuwait – Distribution’s Rozzell accomplishments lauded
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Navy Cmdr. Mark Rozzell relinquished command of Defense Logistics Agency Support Team-Kuwait to Navy Cmdr. Chris Thompson in a virtual change of command ceremony Dec. 10.
Jan. 14, 2021
Resilience, hard work keystones of clothing, textiles team’s support for COVID-19
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Clothing, textiles team has worked overtime since March to procure textiles-based items ranging from nitrile gloves to face masks for DOD, HHS and FEMA.
Jan. 13, 2021
Disposal property specialists help meet needs for critical pandemic supplies
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Property disposal specialists like Jennifer Lobello and Carol Fix have provided over $40 million worth of excess property to aid in military and federal agencies’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jan. 12, 2021
Acquisition workforce members continue education during pandemic
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Throughout the pandemic, thousands of DLA acquisition-coded employees continue to receive mandatory training for DAWIA certification thanks to DLA Training Center officials’ conversion of required training to virtual classes.
DLA Distribution employees pack, ship pandemic supplies to worldwide customers
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — An 18-member team at DLA Distribution Susquehanna works through breaks, arrives early and stays late to ensure personal protective equipment for COVID-19 is shipped to military and federal customers.
Senior enlisted leader honored by Defense Logistics Agency
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A Defense Logistics Agency award has gone out to Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Samson McLester, a senior enlisted leader, for his service in 2020.
Jan. 11, 2021
DLA reservist collects agency-wide data on agency’s COVID-19 response
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Army Lt. Col. Mark Laskoski, a DLA Energy civilian and member of the DLA Joint Reserve Force, helped manage information and communications for the agency’s COVID-19 support March through October.
National capital region employees exceed CFC goal, one week left to give
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Employee generosity has enabled the Defense Logistics Agency to exceed its Combined Federal Campaign goal of $260,000 for the national capital region.
Jan. 8, 2021
Medical supply chain team achieves seemingly impossible pandemic support
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Troop Support’s Dan Keefe has worked with FEMA, HHS and DOD officials since March to outline requirements and support for everything from antigen test kits for schools and nursing homes to replenishment of the Strategic National Stockpile in response to COVID-19.
Jan. 7, 2021
Former LNO guides DLA’s pandemic support to FEMA
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Before becoming the Military Services Support Division deputy director in October, Phyllis Erkins supported the national pandemic response by working with DLA supply chain officials to relay information like prices, shipping options, and quantities and types of supplies the agency could provide to FEMA.
Jan. 6, 2021
DLA Headquarters employees, teams snag 11 annual recognition awards
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Eleven employees and teams at Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters are recipients of the agency’s 53rd Annual Employee Recognition Awards. The awards recognize leadership and hard work in support of the agency’s mission and include 54 awards in 14 categories.
DLA COVID-19 Task Force leader equips leaders with decision-making data
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — As the head of DLA’s COVID-19 Task Force, Lee Dvonch oversees the production of numerous information products that help leaders throughout the agency, Defense Department and White House Supply Chain Task Force make timely decisions on the agency's commodity support to the pandemic.