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Oct. 12, 2023
Deneal highlights DLA’s small-business success at AUSA conference
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency had another banner year with small businesses and is looking to continue that success in the new year, an agency official said.
Oct. 11, 2023
Employees encouraged to verify disability status in MyBiz
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency employees are being asked to verify and update their disability status in MyBiz so the agency has an accurate account of the workforce.
Oct. 6, 2023
Vice director outlines ‘whys’ behind agency’s shifting telework policy
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency’s adjusted telework policy announced last week sets the conditions to help meet future challenges at a pivotal point in the nation’s history, the agency’s vice director said. He noted the policy is in alignment with the Master Labor Agreement signed in September 2022.
Oct. 5, 2023
DLA, European partners reconcile fuel accounts worth $81.2M
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A DLA Energy Finance team worked with European partners to collect payment of reciprocal fuel sales that is expected to reimburse more than $81 million to the Defense Department’s Working Capital Fund.
All hands on deck… DLA team joins forces to offload big ship parts
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution’s newest whole of government partner is the Transportation Department’s Maritime Administration. Supporting MARAD’s fleet of five new state-of-the-art National Security Multi-Mission Vessels, slated for Merchant Marine training and humanitarian assistance, DLA Distribution will provide enduring parts storage and distribution services for more than 800 NSMV items.
Oct. 4, 2023
Active shooter drill prepares workforce for worst case scenario
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency held an active shooter drill Sept. 27 at its McNamara Headquarters Complex so employees could learn what to do if a shooting situation happened in the building.
Troop Support helps modernize USACE’s disaster response
PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support's Construction and Equipment supply chain awarded an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for six DTOS emergency command and control vehicles worth approximately $9.7 million in July. Deliveries are scheduled to begin February 2024.
Sept. 29, 2023
DLA, Coast Guard focus on contested logistics at partnership meeting
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — There is a sense of urgency in making sure the Coast Guard is using the Defense Logistics Agency to the fullest extent of its capabilities, a Coast Guard official said during a partnership day meeting held Sept. 26 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex.
Sept. 28, 2023
European leaders meet to discuss reciprocal fuel support
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — More than 80 leaders from 14 European countries met to discuss strengthening reciprocal fuel support during DLA Energy Europe & Africa Fuels Exchange Agreements Forum in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Sept. 19-21.
DLA senior enlisted leader makes first site visit to Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency’s new senior enlisted leader made his first trip to DLA Aviation on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, since taking over the position back in August.
Sept. 27, 2023
Commentary: Bridging the Gap - A Call for Suicide Awareness and Prevention
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — When I first encountered suicide in my family, it was a subject shrouded in silence – a taboo that left us grappling with our grief in isolation. But over the years, society’s perception of mental health and suicide has shifted, allowing room for conversations that were once hushed.
Employees explore possibilities of emerging digital environment
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Several DLA employees explored advanced manufacturing and sustainment models that could transform the DOD supply chain while visiting industry and academia in Wichita, Kansas.
Agency scrap handler donated for humanitarian assistance
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Okinawa-based machine will be provided to a yet-to-be-determined U.S. aid recipient after refurbishment.
Sept. 26, 2023
DLA Distribution Corpus Christi strategic airlift missions enhance global readiness
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas, plays a vital role in supporting CCAD’s airlift missions that transport helicopter airframes around the globe.
Activities, exercises help DLA mark National Preparedness Month
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency observed National Preparedness Month with more than 50 activities throughout the agency, including an expo Sept. 19 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex.
Sept. 25, 2023
DLA Energy supports space missions from coast to coast
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The DLA Energy Aerospace team fueled two space missions this month: the first launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, tested the U.S. Space Force Rapid Launch Capability and another from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, sent National Reconnaissance Office satellites in to orbit.
Meals, ready to eat, prepare warfighters for natural disasters
PHILDELPHIA — Meals, ready to eat, provide a critical feature during disasters and unforeseen events for warfighters and other Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support customers around the globe.
Sept. 22, 2023
Fueling MacDill's future, one gallon at a time
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla — The Defense Logistics Agency and personnel assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, work hard to provide jet fuel for MacDill’s aircraft and surrounding locations near Tampa, Florida.
Republic of Korea Ministry of Defense visits Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support
PHILADELPHIA — A delegation from the Republic of Korea Ministry of Defense including Director of Weapon and Equipment Division Republic of Korea Armed Forces Col Yongheup Kim; Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Logistics Policy Manager; visited Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support on Sept. 21, 2023, in Philadelphia.
Sagami team helps Army quickly clear dangerous building
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — When safety officials declared a standby equipment warehouse unsafe this past summer at Sagami General Depot in Japan, DLA’s property disposal pros went above and beyond to help the Army quickly condemn it.
Sept. 20, 2023
Orders for kosher for Passover 2024 meals, ready-to-eat, begin
PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support‘s Subsistence supply chain is taking orders from October 1st to December 15th, 2023, to provide kosher for Passover meals to warfighters across the globe in time for 2024’s Passover, April 22-30.
Sept. 18, 2023
DLA’s Digital-Business Transformation: Revolutionizing processes for the future
BATTLE CREEK, Mich — DLA is introducing a 'digital core' of information technologies to fortify its operational capabilities. This digital core will increase scalability, heighten collaboration, enhance security, and automate manual processes. It includes a single sign-on portal, simplifying access for DLA employees, alongside external portals for customers and suppliers engaged with the agency providing real-time access to engineering data and lead times, streamline ordering platforms with end-to-end order tracking, and improve supplier interactions.
DLA Energy helps Fort Carson soldiers save $260,000 in potential fuel losses
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Energy quality assurance representatives worked alongside soldiers to recirculate over 60,000 gallons of off-specification fuel and save nearly $260,000 in potential fuel losses at two tactical vehicle refueling stations on Fort Carson, Colorado.
Agency leaders address Culture and Climate Survey participation in new video
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The current Culture and Climate Survey marks a pivotal moment for the organization, DLA Vice Director Brad Bunn says in a new video encouraging employees to share their opinions on the workplace.
DLA employee in Guam shares family’s 12-hour typhoon experience
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A DLA physical security specialist describes how her family endured Typhoon Mawar and made it through 18 days without power or water.