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Nov. 26, 2019
Contract specialist hones market research skills in acquisition program
Alpharetta, Georgia — As a participant in the Defense Department’s Training with Industry Program, Contract Specialist Nicole Lawrence appreciates the expertise she's gained performing market research with UPS's customer solutions group.
Nov. 25, 2019
Defense Logistics Agency delivers a “taste of home” to warfighters around the world
PHILADELPHIA — Warfighters around the world get to taste a home-cooked meal on Thanksgiving thanks to the efforts of Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain employees. The preparation for the troops’ holiday meal starts as early as April. Many ingredients for the meals are on hand at prime vendor locations by September, and the overseas locations start receiving high-volume items, like the turkeys and more than 131 tons of trimmings, in October.
Army, DLA officials strengthen collaboration
Arlington, Virginia — DLA and Army officials discussed major weapons systems support and increased material availability and other Army-related topics during Army/DLA Day Nov. 22 at the Pentagon.
RPA: Your new cyber sidekick?
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Disposition personnel can now submit ideas for how virtual automations might ease the time demands of repetitive, rule-based tasks.
Nov. 22, 2019
New DLA CIO orientation to DLA Distribution focuses on technology as key enabler to modernization
Navy Rear Adm. Kevin M. Jones, commanding officer, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution and his leadership team zeroed in on technology as a key enabler to DLA Distribution’s modernization efforts during a Nov. 15 orientation brief and tour for DLA’s new Chief Information Officer, Dr. George Duchak, Senior Executive Service.
Nov. 21, 2019
EOQ winner hoping to learn more about disposal mission
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Shontavia Ortega was recently named Employee of the Quarter.
Nov. 20, 2019
DLA director checks in with Shadow Program alumni
FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — The Defense Logistics Agency Shadow Program was established in September 2018 to offer high-performing employees the opportunity to follow and observe the DLA Director's activities over a three-day period.
DLA Distribution employee recalls tragic events that led to a successful career
When the city of Saigon, Vietnam, was seized by communist forces in 1975 it marked the end of war in that country the minds of many Americans. But for thousands of United States allies, the Fall of Saigon was the beginning of life-altering events.
Nov. 18, 2019
Excess ARNORTH computer equipment provides educational opportunities
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base San Antonio website — In the early morning hours of Nov. 15, U.S. Army North personnel at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston quietly loaded 100 excess laptops and peripherals into a rental trailer, which departed the area headed east. Its final destination was Wilkinson County High School in Woodville, Mississippi, thanks to the Department of Defense’s Computers for Learning program.
Finance employee praised for ingenuity
Battle Creek, Michigan — A systems accountant for business analysis and integration with DLA Finance at DLA Disposition Services, was recently honored with a “Ya Done Good” award for solutions affecting financial procedures and systemic concerns.
Nov. 15, 2019
Logistics Information Services provides mission overview
BATTLE CREEK, MI — Logistics Information Services provided an educational mission overview to DLA Disposition Services associates and other federal employees Nov 14 at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center.
Nov. 14, 2019
New Mobile Office equipment aids processing
Battle Creek, Michigan — Defense Logistics Agency employees at sites across the country began testing a new way of doing business with the recent arrival of their Mobile Office equipment.
DLA standardizing interagency buy, sell processes with G-Invoicing
FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — DLA is ahead of other defense agencies in implementing mandatory changes to the way federal organizations buy and sell goods or services to one another, a Defense Department official told managers of DLA’s intragovernmental support agreements.
Recycling program manager details Defense Distribution Center Susquehanna’s contribution to preserving the environment
With 4,700 workers occupying 848 acres of land, DLA’s New Cumberland-based installation is the size of a small city. Inevitably, such a large population generates an equally large amount of waste. Rabuck says much of that waste is not only reusable, but some of it can sold in order to fund local jobs.
Nov. 13, 2019
Four earn annual Battle Creek area awards
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Michigan-based warfighters and civil servants were recently honored by local organizations for their contributions to national defense.