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Dec. 14, 2020

HDIFC employees continue holiday tradition of helping neighbors

Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center employees once again played Santa to benefit families in Battle Creek, Michigan, area in December through the Salvation Army’s Adopt-a-Family program.

Dec. 14, 2020

DLA supports whole of government, military services during difficult year

Along with the rest of the world, the Defense Logistics Agency was affected by the coronavirus this year, but Headquarters and Major Subordinate Command employees overcame challenges to meet an unprecedented mission.

Dec. 14, 2020

Harnessing technology among 2020 Business Support highlights

Supporting the diverse business needs of the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services sites is a challenge in a normal year, but dealing with a pandemic while also implementing new tools made 2020 anything but normal.

Dec. 11, 2020

Resource management director reflects on year

The pandemic’s trampling of well-laid plans meant lots of on-the-fly changes in 2020.

Dec. 10, 2020

DLA Indo-Pacific employees awarded for COVID-19 support

Two Defense Logistics Agency Indo-Pacific employees were recently awarded the the Joint Service Achievement Medal for their support to COVID-19 operations in South Korea.

Dec. 10, 2020

DLA Training makes the grade during pandemic

Like many agency officials, DLA Training Center employees in Columbus, Ohio, have had to adapt their operations and convert live training to virtual instruction during the pandemic.

Dec. 10, 2020

Senior leader honored for meritorious service

Five years of exceptionally meritorious service was recognized Dec. 7 when a Defense Logistics Agency Meritorious Service Medal was presented to DLA Disposition Services Chief of Staff Pete Foreman during a meeting of the command’s senior leaders in Battle Creek, Michigan.

Dec. 9, 2020

Small business support remains strong in 2020

DLA Disposition Services met a variety of contract set-aside goals while increasing competition overall.

Dec. 9, 2020

Partnerships, innovation enable medical material availability

Vendors rolling out new items they want to sell to the Defense Department need stock numbers assigned to those supplies so customers and government systems have a common reference. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Medical Supplier Support Team normally handles this for items like surgical and hospital equipment.

Dec. 9, 2020

Peth departs DLA Distribution Bahrain and Dillon takes command

Ohio native Navy Cmdr. Jeretta “Jetta” Dillon took command of DLA Distribution Bahrain from outgoing commander Navy Cmdr. Joseph H. Peth in a change of command ceremony held Dec. 9.

Dec. 7, 2020

Risk management team working to automate agency data on risks, internal controls

A DLA Headquarters team established in July 2019 to integrate risk management and internal controls across the agency is working to automate management of data on the agency’s risks and associated controls.

Dec. 7, 2020

Energy liaison puts pieces together in the Agency’s Synchronization and Operations Center

Teresa Hass, a financial analyst in the Energy Finance Liaison Office, said working in the Agency Synchronization and Operations Center at DLA Headquarters on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, helped her see how all the pieces fit together in the DLA jigsaw puzzle. 

Dec. 7, 2020

South-East employees share “a unique and challenging” year

Employees in the South-East region welcomed a new director, helped warfighters in their area enhance their readiness through divestiture, enhanced their own capabilities with new equipment for demilitarization, and provided materials to battle COVID-19 during 2020 despite the challenges the pandemic placed on operations.

Dec. 4, 2020

A look back on DLA Disposition Services West support during 2020

The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services West region team had a busy year, highlighted by its handling of various Navy and Army special divestiture projects conducted during a global pandemic.

Dec. 3, 2020

Fort Carson employee honored

Material Examiner and Identifier Michael Vasquez was recently named Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Employee of the Quarter.