Redirecting...
Search

DLA Disposition Services News

Results:
Archive: 2023

May 10, 2023

Collaborating to bring WMS online

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

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

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

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

Meet DLA Document Services Director Richard TeBeau.

May 1, 2023

Commentary: Week-long mentorship with DLA Disposition Services regional director

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

Topics of discussion included several continual process improvement projects that affect both DLA agencies.

April 28, 2023

Disposition Services Teal Tea event is back

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and DLA Disposition Services Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office raises awareness, provides resources and reaches out to the DLA community, their families and friends not only during the month of April, but also year-round. DLA Disposition Services Sexual Assault Response Coordinator Robin Rogers resumed Teal Tea, an event that was postponed during the pandemic.

April 24, 2023

Texas band director creates music and musicians with military excess

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

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

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

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

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

Every Friday, Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services employees across the world wear something red to show support and remember everyone deployed.

April 7, 2023

Research and social media combine to help honor America’s fallen heroes

The Defense Logistics Agency’s William Kuner – a property disposal specialist at the Disposition Services Anniston field site – makes use of social media to honor fallen U.S. servicemembers.