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Sept. 17, 2025
DLA Director visits Distribution Headquarters, emphasizes culture, embracing change
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, director, Defense Logistics Agency, visited DLA Distribution headquarters Sept. 5, emphasizing to the workforce that a strong, people-focused culture is critical to meeting the demands of a changing global environment.
Sept. 16, 2025
Washington Fire District Boosts Capabilities with Military Surplus Equipment
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — In Whatcom County Fire District 14, military surplus trucks and generators once used by the military have been converted into vital tools for firefighting and rescue missions, thanks in part to Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services.
Sept. 11, 2025
Titanium recovery furthers critical materials reuse effort
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A DLA research and development contract will turn scrap material into high-grade powder for additive manufacturing.
Communication is key in thwarting insider threats, expert says
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The saying “communication is key” may be a cliche, but simply reaching out to a co-worker may help save someone from making a life-altering bad decision, a security expert said.
Sept. 10, 2025
DLA’s Industry Collider Day serves as call to action for government, industry to collaborate and transform
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Tackling tomorrow’s logistics challenges requires the Defense Logistics Agency to transform through innovation, powered by industry that serves as architects for those solutions, the director said Sept. 3 during its Industry Collider Day.
Sept. 9, 2025
New DLA podcast series offers venue for contested logistics discussions
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — There’s a new source for contested logistics conversations with the launch of the “DLA Dialogues: From Factory to Foxhole” monthly podcast series. In the debut episode, Peter Battaglia, DLA’s deputy director of Mission Assurance, explores the supply chain risk management implications of the September 2024 Hezbollah pager attacks.
Sept. 8, 2025
Machine learning has potential to revolutionize agency’s planning processes
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — In response to the increasing complexity and technological demands of modern warfare, the Defense Logistics Agency is pioneering new strategies to enhance military logistics.
Sept. 3, 2025
DLA Document Services expands capabilities at NAS Jacksonville
NAS JACKSONVILLE, Fla — DLA Document Services’ Southeast covers a wide footprint, providing critical printing and publishing solutions to military commands and DoD agencies allowing them to focus on their missions.
Aug. 29, 2025
Battle Creek hosts annual excess property training for law enforcement
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The agency’s Law Enforcement Support Office and DLA Disposition Services personnel welcomed 35 states to the annual event in mid-August.
Aug. 28, 2025
DLA R&D’s expanded strategic materials program helps reduce critical materials risks
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — As administrator of the National Defense Stockpile, the Defense Logistics Agency recognizes that the availability of strategic and critical materials is a national issue, not just a defense issue, the DLA Acquisition director said during a collaboration forum here Aug. 21 to launch the strategic materials research and development program of record.
Aug. 25, 2025
Excess military materials critical to answering contested logistics challenges
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — In an era where global conflicts are increasingly defined by technological advancements and strategic complexities, the Defense Logistics Agency is turning its focus to a critical aspect of military logistics: material disposition.
Aug. 22, 2025
Vice director visits Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The agency’s top civilian received briefs from Michigan-based personnel and provided keynote remarks at the annual DOD Law Enforcement Support Office conference Aug. 18-19.
DLA employees graduate from leadership enhancement program
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Fourteen Defense Logistics Agency employees returned to work with enhanced leadership skills as graduates of the 2025 Defense Civilian Emerging Leader Program Aug. 7.
Aug. 20, 2025
Internet of Behavior has implications for DLA supply chain security
A Defense Logistics Agency paper warns that while the "Internet of Behavior" offers potential for supply chain security, its use must be exercised with intention.
Aug. 19, 2025
DLA revolutionizes performance award processing
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA HR Awards Tool transforms performance award processing, replacing a spreadsheet-driven manual process, and cutting the average processing time from 100 days to 45 days.