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Sept. 10, 2024
DLA Energy Shadow Program: Empowering tomorrow’s leaders
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Chemist David Grieco recently embraced the opportunity to enhance his professional growth as a participant in the Defense Logistics Agency Energy Shadow Program.
Music creates connection for the Defense Federal Choir
COLUMBUS, Ohio — About a dozen Defense Supply Center Columbus associates never let the pandemic stop them from singing. They hail from all over the installation and have one thing in common – they are all members of the Defense Federal Choir.
Sept. 9, 2024
DLA support rep earns award for helping NAVCENT overcome contested logistics challenges
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A DLA customer support representative in Bahrain is part of a group receiving the Adm. Stan Arthur Award for logistics and sustainment support.
Sept. 3, 2024
DLA employees learn ways to eliminate insider threat
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Insider Threat Program is vital in assisting in the detection of potential risk Indicators and concerning behaviors, discouraging potential insider threats with security countermeasures, and mitigating risks with early detection and intervention to remove individuals form the critical pathway. Every year throughout the month of September, agencies like the Defence Logistics Agency observe and educate its employees on the unfortunate realities of insider threat. This years theme to National Insider Threat Awareness (NITAM) is exactly what the DLA Insider Threat Team is here to do: Detect, Deter, and Mitigate.
Battle Creek hosts AMR team
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Formal management evaluators visited DLA Disposition Services headquarters in August and are expected to share findings and recommendations in November.
Suicide Prevention Month: Support is within reach
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — It's OK to seek help for mental health, says Cynthia Clark, the on-site EAP consultant at DLA Headquarters.
Aug. 29, 2024
Warner Robins logistics complex rehearses WMS implementation
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Teammates from across DLA, the Air Force Materiel Command and Air Force Sustainment Center met at Warner Robins Air Force Base to review processes and conduct a rehearsal of concept drill in advance of deploying WMS.
Aug. 23, 2024
Agency exploring property disposition possibilities for Darwin-based Marines
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA Disposition Services wants to secure enduring reverse logistics support for rotational U.S. forces training and operating in northern Australia.
DLA enterprise improvement project supports process redesign
NEW CUMBERLAND — Subject matter experts from across the Defense Logistics Agency enterprise gathered for a Rejected Disposal Workshop at DLA Distribution Headquarters in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, July 29 – Aug. 1. The workshop is part of a DLA improvement project that focuses on activities for two of the project phases. Moving forward, the team will begin identifying related tasks for each of their recommendations developed during the workshop and obtain the approval of the project champion.
Aug. 22, 2024
Defense program awards DLA Land and Maritime engineer for new microcircuit device class
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime engineer is drawing Defense Department notice for his work with radiation hardened plastic encapsulated microcircuits.
Aug. 19, 2024
FPCON 101: Force protection conditions refresher
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Whether approaching a gate entrance on a military installation or entering a government owned facility, you have probably noticed the installation’s Force Protection Condition level posted prominently.
Aug. 15, 2024
Same skills, new role: How one employee found career growth at DLA
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Many people have asked me why I made what seems like a dramatic career change from communications and media to project management. The two fields appear vastly different at first glance. However, I’m sharing my story to highlight that skills in one field can yield success in another.
Aug. 13, 2024
DLA Mentor-Protégé Program to help small businesses thrive, compete for contracts
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA's Office of Small Business Programs will soon have a new way to help small vendors expand their capabilities as it works to build a more resilient industrial base that can meet increased challenges from competitors and adversaries.
Aug. 9, 2024
DLA CENTCOM & SOCOM team visits DLA Disposition Services and DLA Land and Maritime
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — A team from the Defense Logistics Agency’s regional command for U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command got an orientation directly from DLA Disposition Services and DLA Land and Maritime on a visit to their respective headquarters July 15-19.
DLA director focuses on logistics support in EUCOM, AFRICOM
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly met with DLA Europe & Africa teams, U.S. military leaders and coalition partners July 30 through Aug. 5 during his first visit to the European region as DLA director.
Pearl Harbor team facilitates emergency $600k Maui wastewater equipment donation
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — DLA Disposition Services Pearl Harbor recently played a pivotal role in assisting Maui County following the catastrophic failure of critical centrifuges.
Aug. 8, 2024
DLA Distribution Pearl Harbor plays vital support role for 2024 RIMPAC exercise
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The Defense Logistics Agency Distribution, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, team played a vital role in the 2024 Rim of the Pacific exercise, the world’s largest international maritime exercise, providing essential logistical and supply chain support.
July 30, 2024
DLA Logistics Operations team exercises COOP capability during national event
RICHMOND, Va. — A team from Defense Logistics Agency Logistics Operations tested their continuity of operations plan, or COOP, during a July 23-24 exercise dubbed “Eagle Horizon,” in which part of the agency’s Fort-Belvoir-based headquarters element relocated to Defense Supply Center Richmond.
Four employees receive DOD awards for supporting Workforce Recruitment Program
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA's commitment to hiring people with disabilities was evident July 25 as four employees were honored during the Defense Department’s 2024 Workforce Recruitment Program Awards Ceremony at the Pentagon.
July 26, 2024
Customer service management team works to elevate user experience, customer outcomes
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA's customer service management team shared expectations about new ServiceNow features that will help enhance users’ experience and improve customer support during a July 17 meeting in Battle Creek, Michigan.
July 25, 2024
Agency director outlines DLA’s direction during Battle Creek trip
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly paid his first visit to DLA Disposition Services headquarters and the agency’s Michigan-based logisticians July 23.
Simerly gets candid with employees in new leaders’ lunch series
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Eight DLA Headquarters employees talk one-on-one with the DLA director during the first in a series of bimonthly meetings in which he plans to talk openly about issues like transforming the agency.
DLA employees graduate from DOD Executive Leader Development Program
RICHMOND, Va. — DLA Distribution and DLA Aviation employees meet the challenges of 10-month DOD Executive Leader Development Course.
July 23, 2024
Former DLA directors help chart agency’s course ahead
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Former directors shared their insights on the upcoming DLA Strategic Plan during a two-hour roundtable discussion July 18 at DLA Headquarters. The new five-year plan is expected to be released in late August or early September.
Contracting officer representatives keep services, facilities humming
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — No two days are alike for contracting officer representatives who oversee service contracts that make daily operations throughout DLA possible.