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May 7, 2019

Audit Task Force, SharePoint site guide the agency toward audit readiness

A new collaborative platform in SharePoint gives Defense Logistics Agency employees a single place to find audit-related information and tools as they drive the agency toward achieving clean financial statements.

May 6, 2019

Free daily webinars available to DLA employees for Public Service Recognition Week

Public Service Recognition Week honors the men and women who serve the nation as federal, state, county and local government employees.

May 6, 2019

Excess items avoid landfill to help people in need

It took more than luck to complete a long and challenging donation process to provide excess items to Bahrain’s Red Crescent Society, but the charity’s local leaders recently wished good fortune on Defense Logistics Agency employees there for extra efforts from agency employees to provide support.

May 2, 2019

DLA, service reps refine demand planning for buying power

The Defense Logistics Agency is working to increase the services’ buying power by 10% by refining demand projections in collaboration with military and industry planners, the DLA director said during its second Service Readiness Demand Planning Summit May 1.

April 29, 2019

DLA Energy hosts Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month event

To close out Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, DLA Energy will host guest speaker Air Force Sexual Assault Response Coordinator Heather Turner, May 1 from 11 a.m. to noon in the Kunkel Conference Room, Suite 4950.

April 29, 2019

PrepareAthon! encourages Americans to plan before disaster strikes

America’s PrepareAthon! is a nationwide campaign held April 30 to increase community emergency preparedness through hazard-specific group discussions, drills and exercises.

April 26, 2019

McNamara Headquarters Complex hosts day of fun, education for parents, children

Parents and children participated in the McNamara Headquarters Complex annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day event April 25.

April 25, 2019

DLA Director: Agency contributions to warfighter readiness rising

Increases in material availability for the services and a call from the Department of Defense to take on warehousing and disposal of parts for the F-35 Lightning II are achievements Defense Logistics Agency employees can take pride in, the DLA director said April 24 in a Global Town Hall.

April 24, 2019

McNamara Headquarters Complex celebrates Earth Day, raises environmental awareness

The Defense Logistics Agency celebrates Earth Day 2019 by educating the McNamara Headquarters Complex about environmental awareness and stewardship.

April 23, 2019

DLA Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office promotes National Denim Day

Since 1999, Denim Day has become an annual movement and wearing jeans an international symbol of protest against harmful myths and attitudes regarding sexual assault.

April 23, 2019

DLA leaders discuss cybersecurity, supplier survey with industry associations

Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams and his senior staff met with industry association leaders April 18 to discuss topics including cybersecurity in acquisition processes and feedback from the recent DLA Supplier Survey.

April 22, 2019

Johnson retires after 32 years

Air Force Maj. Gen. Mark Johnson, grandson of DLA founder Army Lt. Gen. Andrew T. McNamara, retires April 26 with 32 years of service and almost two years as director of DLA Logistics Operations.

April 18, 2019

Holocaust survivor shares childhood story with HQC employees

Louise Lawrence-Israëls shares the painful memory of her childhood during the Holocaust.

April 17, 2019

DLA Strategic Plan amended, available online

The Defense Logistics Agency Strategic Plan has been amended to include the addition of three objectives under the Warfighter Support line of effort and one under Always Accountable, as well as two new categories: Cross-Cutting Efforts and Critical Capabilities.

April 16, 2019

Eliminating sexual harassment, assault a key goal director says at 5K run

Headquarters McNamara Complex employees gathered on one of the first warm afternoons of spring 2019 for a 5K run held to highlight Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

April 12, 2019

April 15 is Tax Day

April 15 is Tax Day, the deadline for submitting federal income tax returns to the federal government.

April 11, 2019

CFC manager finds challenges, joy in campaign oversight

Anita Eggleston of DLA Information Operations describes her experience as the campaign manager for the agency's 2018 Combined Federal Campaign in the National Capital Area.

April 10, 2019

HQC employees celebrate fitness achievements

Three teams of McNamara Headquarters employees reaped the rewards of completing the annual Winter Warrior Fitness and Nutrition Challenge, a Morale, Welfare and Recreation program that helps employees achieve health and fitness benchmarks.

April 9, 2019

Volunteers needed for 6-month deployments to Djibouti, Poland

The Defense Logistics Agency Mission Support Branch needs volunteers for six-month deployments with a DLA Support Team in Djibouti and a DLA Liaison Team in Poland.

April 9, 2019

Teal ribbons a sign of support for sexual assault survivors

The DLA Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office encourages employees to wear teal on Tuesdays in April, which is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

April 8, 2019

Director’s shadow program provides illumination, inspiration

Associate General Counsel Eura Cherry recently gained a unique perspective by shadowing DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell K. Williams.

April 5, 2019

DLA Indo-Pacific raises over $18,000 in 2018 CFC

In a March 27 award ceremony, 94,000 civilians and military members were honored for raising more than $1.8 million in pledges during the 2018 Combined Federal Campaign.

April 5, 2019

Annual Inventory Program, refined focus on metrics to improve DLA Distribution auditability

Defense Logistics Agency Distribution is implementing new processes to improve overall financial reporting and customer support.

April 4, 2019

DLA innovator honored for integrating robotics into agency processes

John Lockwood of DLA Information Operations was selected for Federal Computer Week Magazine’s Federal 100 Awards, presented each year to executives in government, industry and academia who had the greatest impact on government information systems the previous year.

April 3, 2019

DLA Pacific now DLA Indo-Pacific

Defense Logistics Agency Pacific has been renamed DLA Indo-Pacific with the signing of DLA General Order No. 09-17.