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June 14, 2019
DLA, DoD IT professionals share business system practices, efficiencies
Chantilly, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency senior leaders hosted colleagues from the services and various Department of Defense agencies at the Cross Service Program Executive Officer Summit in Chantilly, Virginia, in May.
June 13, 2019
Safety officials share tips to avoid work-related mishaps
DLA employees experienced 694 mishaps in 2018 resulting in employees being away from work 1,321 days and having 5,241 days of restricted duty. Injuries affected employees’ personal lives and their co-workers, and hindered DLA’s ability to accomplish its mission.
Marines, DLA face challenges, strengthen partnership
Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams met with Marine Corps leaders and staff June 12 at DLA’s headquarters to discuss how they could grow their partnership and improve support during the annual Marine Corps-DLA Day.
June 12, 2019
HQC employees honor soldiers past, present at Army birthday celebration
McNamara Heaquarters Complex employees celebrated the Army's 244th birthday June 11 with veterans of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C., and soldiers from the Warrior Transition Unit on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, present.
June 7, 2019
DLA provides the food that fuels Marines
Parris Island, South Carolina — Food is the fuel that helps Marine recruits and careerists stay healthy for the demands of rigorous training and combat operations throughout their career.
June 6, 2019
DLA supports Marine recruits with quality clothing
Parris Island, South Carolina — Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island, South Carolina, turns recruits into Marines. Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support understands service members’ pride in their image and takes pride of their own in providing high-quality uniforms to recruits journeying into military service.
June 5, 2019
D-Day 75: DLA supports troops commemorating anniversary
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — DLA delivered materials to three locations in France to sustain service members supporting the D-Day anniversary. But it was an engineering feat that helped sustain Allied troops following the Normandy invasion 75 years ago.
June 3, 2019
FedMall videos introduce online ordering system
Defense Logistics Agency customers can learn more about ordering from FedMall with two new videos: DLA Fast FAQs FedMall and DLA Fast FAQs FedMall Tools.
May 30, 2019
Safety officials share tips for outdoor fun
Summer weather is here and with it comes the desire to spend hours outside. For hundreds of people, though, summer festivities will end badly because they failed to take proper safety precautions.
May 23, 2019
Memorial Day: Remember, Honor
Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Memorial Day honoring those who died in service to the Nation.
May 22, 2019
DLA’s mission evolves with DoD needs
The Defense Logistics Agency has grown in scope and responsibility since its founding in 1961. While need and proven capabilities have driven DLA to expand overseas, assume retail operations and serve as one of the nation’s go-to agencies in responses to natural disasters, not every mission the agency has acquired over its 58 years of existence remains with it.
May 21, 2019
DLA Energy 2019 Worldwide Energy Conference Underway
The 2019 Defense Logistics Agency Energy Worldwide Energy Conference and Tradeshow opened at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center in National Harbor, Maryland, with record attendance May 20.
New G-Invoicing, cost transparency key topics at 12th Cost Summit
Demand planning, G-Invoicing and cost transparency were key topics of the Defense Logistics Agency’s 12th Cost Summit at the McNamara Headquarters Complex May 20.
May 17, 2019
2019 DLA Hall of Fame inductees announced
DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell K. Williams has announced the 2019 inductees into the DLA Hall of Fame.
May 18 is Armed Forces Day
Nations around the world honor their military forces with an Armed Forces Day. In the United States, the celebration is held the third Saturday in May.
May 16, 2019
DLA director delivers keynote speeches at Hampton University
DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell K. Williams delivered two keynote addresses at Hampton University, his alma mater, in Hampton, Virginia, May 11-12.
Leadership forum engages, inspires GS-14-level leaders
FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA — DLA hosted its biennial "Building Your Roadmap to Success” Leadership Forum for GS-14 at the agency’s headquarters May 7-9.
May 15, 2019
Expo helps employees build, maintain healthy habits
Fort Belvoir, Virginia — McNamara Headquarters Complex employees gleaned information about health- and safety-related products and services courtesy of 35 vendors and 12 sponsors during the HQC's 20th Health and Safety Expo, May 14.
May 13, 2019
DLA emergency responders to honor fellow law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians
Emergency responders throughout the Defense Logistics Agency will pay special recognition to police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others during National Police Week May 12-18.
May 8, 2019
Consolidation of supply functions under DSA brought efficiencies, cost savings to DoD logistics
When Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara created the Defense Supply Agency in 1961, the military services understood there were efficiencies to be gained in commodity management.
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.
Excess items avoid landfill to help people in need
Naval Support Activity Bahrain — 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
Fort Belvoir, Virginia — 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
Fort Belvoir, Virginia — 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.