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May 17, 2023
Standout Alaska-based disposal specialist aims to inspire others
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — When some longtime customers recently visited DLA’s property disposal site in Anchorage, they started looking around for ‘the big guy’ and asking where he was. They didn’t realize they were talking directly to him.
May 15, 2023
PaCE Spotlight: Courtney Carroll
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Courtney Carroll is a property disposal specialist within the Disposal Policy Branch at Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. She participated in the Pathways to Career Excellence Program from 2012 to 2014 as a part of PaCE Group B for fiscal year 2012.
May 10, 2023
Collaborating to bring WMS online
Battle Creek, Mich. — The Defense Logistics Agency’s transition to the Warehouse Management System is fully underway at DLA Disposition Services field sites worldwide as multiple parts of the agency work together to ensure its success.
May 8, 2023
Shared DLA office space in San Diego a win-win
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A fire forced DLA Disposition Services personnel into DLA Document Services spaces during the pandemic. With ongoing organizational realignment bringing the two organizations together, perhaps the entire network can experience some of the positives that emerged from the Southern California experiment.
May 5, 2023
Guam school gets free flat panel monitors through DLA
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The 227 used devices were provided via DLA’s Computers For Learning tech donation effort.
May 4, 2023
Disposition Services joining forces with Document Services
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Defense Logistics Agency is undergoing an organizational change as it realigns Document Services to fall under the purview of Disposition Services.
May 3, 2023
Leadership Spotlight: Richard TeBeau
BATTLE CREEK, Mich — Meet DLA Document Services Director Richard TeBeau.
May 1, 2023
Commentary: Week-long mentorship with DLA Disposition Services regional director
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Recently, DLA Disposition Services PaCE Program, Group 44 traveled from the headquarters’ location of Battle Creek, Michigan, to Richmond, Virginia, as their first temporary duty assignment.
April 28, 2023
DLA Distribution hosts DLA Disposition Services Director
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Topics of discussion included several continual process improvement projects that affect both DLA agencies.
April 24, 2023
Texas band director creates music and musicians with military excess
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Used professional-level musical instruments are turned in to the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services from all the Armed Forces musical bands each year. Most of them need some repair but are still a valuable asset to teach the next generation of musicians.
April 21, 2023
Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — An effective fraud awareness program and training are key. Memorandums, leadership training, organization-wide emails, and formal training programs are highly effective methods for preventing fraud. All levels of the organization should participate in efforts to mitigate the likelihood of fraud.
April 20, 2023
PaCE Spotlight: Paul Riggs
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Pathways to Career Excellence Program for DLA Disposition Services is a two-year program that takes PaCERs through all of Disposition Services and its processes to learn as much as possible about the directorate.
April 19, 2023
Commentary: Anniston visit paves the way for teaching PaCE participants
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A commentary from Meranda Grafmyer detailing her experience while participating in the DLA Disposition Services PaCE program.
April 18, 2023
How Disposition Services fits into the electric vehicle procurement puzzle
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — In an effort to combat the evolving climate crisis, U.S. President Joseph Biden signed Executive Order 14057: “Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability." According to section 102 of EO 14057, the government-wide goal is to lead the nation on a firm path to net-zero emissions by 2050. In doing so, the federal procurement and operational policies will change to align with the new goal of securing a transition to clean, zero-emission technologies. A focal point for DLA is the disposal process for federally procured EVs.
April 14, 2023
The Power of RED: How a Simple Tradition Boosts Morale and Builds Camaraderie
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Every Friday, Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services employees across the world wear something red to show support and remember everyone deployed.