DLA Energy News

Feb. 16, 2018

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia — Selling the benefits of doing business with Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Marc McConahy reached out to federal and non-Department of Defense customers at the General Services Administration’s FedFleet 2018 conference Feb. 1.

Feb. 15, 2018

Delivering fuel to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE, Wash. — Around the globe, Defense Logistics Agency Energy is delivering fuel to support global mobility to the warfighter.

Feb. 15, 2018

DLA Energy employees in tandem at work, home

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Little did they know matchmaking was in the cards for two Defense Logistics Agency Energy employees who went from co-workers to friends to spouses.

DLA's participation in the WRP has almost tripled since 2015, from 38 to 100 slots.

Feb. 15, 2018

WRP gives supervisors pool of qualified candidates to fill workforce gaps, build stronger teams

Of the 1,010 WRP interns the agency has temporarily hired since 1995, 128 have been permanently hired through the noncompetitive “Schedule A” authority or the agency’s Pathways to Career Excellence Program, a two-year program designed to train entry-level personnel for subsequent advancement.

DLA employees in Northern Virginia will soon have a new area code and DSN prefix.

Feb. 8, 2018

DLA sites in Northern Va. to have new area code, DSN prefix

Defense Logistics Agency employees in Northern Virginia will soon be converting to a new area code and DSN prefix as part of the agency’s deployment of new telephone services.

Individual winners and teams pose according to their height achievements in the HQC Climb Mount Everest challenge.

Feb. 2, 2018

Headquarters employees reach great heights in fitness challenge

Twenty teams and 11 individuals tested their intestinal fortitude and structural integrity of the McNamara Headquarters staircases as they competed in the annual Climb Mount Everest challenge from Dec. 4, 2017, to Jan. 12, 2018. The event helps promote workforce resiliency, in line with the goals of the DLA People and Culture Plan.

Chris Boeding walks with DLA Energy Deputy Commander Guy Beougher

Feb. 2, 2018

A day in the life of an SES

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Energy employee Chris Boeding walks side by side a senior executive during a week-long shadowing experience with DLA Energy Deputy Commander Guy Beougher, Jan. 22-26.

Waegwan Defense Fuel Supply Point closes

Jan. 29, 2018

Pipeman Pete finds new home as historic fuel supply point closes

USAG DAEGU, South Korea — The DLA Energy Korea team began the drawdown of DFSP Waegwan in June 2016, reallocating over 5.5 million gallons of U.S. fuel to other DFSPs in Korea and meeting the December 2017 deadline.

Sexual assault response coordinators are available by phone every day, at any hour, to provide advocacy and crisis intervention.

Jan. 29, 2018

Sexual assault sees zero tolerance at DLA; advocates available any hour, any day

Sexual violence is among the most serious trauma a person can experience, yet it’s one of the most underreported crimes in the workplace. The Department of Defense is striving to eliminate sexual assault and sexual harassment, among civilians and military members — and the Defense Logistics Agency is at the forefront thanks to a robust Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program.

Jan. 29, 2018

3 Hurricanes, 30 Days: A look at DLA Energy Americas’ rapid response

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Energy Americas and Task Force Americas rapidly responded to not one, but three major hurricanes that struck within a 30-day time span.