DLA Energy News

March 19, 2026

Bot boost: Citizen developers drive automation gains at DLA

A team of citizen developers at DLA Weapons Support is using automated processes to save thousands of work hours on repetitive tasks. The Robotic Process Automation Bots Team identifies routine, time-consuming processes and constructs bots to handle them. These software-coded bots operate continuously, processing data and completing tasks, which frees up employees for higher-value activities.

March 17, 2026

Employee Spotlight | Tara West

RICHMOND, Va. — Employee spotlight regularly features outstanding non-supervisory personnel from throughout the Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support (Richmond) and other DLA employees at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Organizational directors may submit the names of employees they wish to feature in this column to DLA Weapons Support Public Affairs.

March 13, 2026

Strategic Integration: The Role of DLA Energy's Joint Petroleum Seminar

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Energy hosted its annual Joint Petroleum Seminar, during Joint Petroleum Week, held Feb. 23–27, 2026, at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

March 11, 2026

Custom tool reshapes contract management

RICHMOND, Va. — A Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support at Ogden employee recently developed a custom set of digital tools, converting a once-confusing process into a streamlined, data-driven operation, revolutionizing how post-award administrators handle contracts.

March 9, 2026

Weapons Support (Richmond) hosts annual H-60 End-to-End Summit

RICHMOND, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support (Richmond) Naval Aviation Customer Facing Directorate hosted this year’s H-60 End-to-End Summit, a critical meeting focused on ensuring the readiness of the U.S. Navy’s Seahawk helicopter fleet, held Feb. 10-12 on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

March 6, 2026

Defense Logistics Agency Energy hosts its annual Joint Petroleum Week

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency Energy hosted the annual Joint Petroleum Week from Feb. 23-27, 2026, at the DLA McNamara Headquarters Complex, bringing together hundreds of military fuel experts from across the Department of War. The week began with two days of classified briefings, followed by the Joint Petroleum Seminar, and concluded with two classified governance meetings.

March 3, 2026

DSCR pre-school redesign paves path for children in learning

RICHMOND, Va. — A redesign to the CDC on DSCR boosts its STEM-focused curriculum through more engaging learning spaces and technology, earning praise by both parents and staff.

Feb. 23, 2026

Integral from Day One: The DLA Energy Intern Experience

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Three college interns are taking on a mission-critical role at the Defense Logistics Agency. Their work includes providing critical data analysis, helping to enhance the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, and working to decrease the agency’s unliquidated obligations. One intern has contributed directly to mission readiness by assisting with the research and cleansing of dormant Unliquidated Obligations, ULOs.

Feb. 13, 2026

DLA, 1st MAW launch innovative trial to speed up aircraft part delivery in Okinawa

RICHMOND, Va. — In a move to enhance military readiness in the Indo-Pacific, Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support at Ogden and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing have initiated a 90-day proof-of-concept trial to forward-stock critical aircraft parts in Okinawa, Japan. Now more than halfway through the trial period, this initiative aims to drastically reduce the time it takes to get essential components to Marine Corps aircraft, ensuring they are ready for missions at a moment’s notice.

Feb. 13, 2026

Eisenhower School Visit

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Energy Commander Navy Rear Adm. George Bresnihan hosts 14 students from the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy during a visit to the McNamara Headquarters Complex, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, on Feb. 12, 2026.