DLA Energy News

Sept. 11, 2025

Titanium recovery furthers critical materials reuse effort

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A DLA research and development contract will turn scrap material into high-grade powder for additive manufacturing.

Sept. 11, 2025

Communication is key in thwarting insider threats, expert says

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The saying “communication is key” may be a cliche, but simply reaching out to a co-worker may help save someone from making a life-altering bad decision, a security expert said.

Sept. 10, 2025

DLA’s Industry Collider Day serves as call to action for government, industry to collaborate and transform

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Tackling tomorrow’s logistics challenges requires the Defense Logistics Agency to transform through innovation, powered by industry that serves as architects for those solutions, the director said Sept. 3 during its Industry Collider Day.

Sept. 9, 2025

New DLA podcast series offers venue for contested logistics discussions

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — There’s a new source for contested logistics conversations with the launch of the “DLA Dialogues: From Factory to Foxhole” monthly podcast series. In the debut episode, Peter Battaglia, DLA’s deputy director of Mission Assurance, explores the supply chain risk management implications of the September 2024 Hezbollah pager attacks.

Sept. 8, 2025

2025 DLA Energy Acquisition Workforce Symposium

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Energy hosted the 2025 DLA Energy Acquisition Workforce Symposium at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, here on June 10-12, 2025. The symposium was a hybrid event which could be attended onsite or virtually. More than 300 professionals attended the event both in person and virtually from San Antonio, Texas, Virginia, and other geographical locations. Although the symposium was hosted by DLA Energy, all DLA employees were welcome to attend the sessions.

Sept. 8, 2025

Machine learning has potential to revolutionize agency’s planning processes

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — In response to the increasing complexity and technological demands of modern warfare, the Defense Logistics Agency is pioneering new strategies to enhance military logistics.

Aug. 29, 2025

Battle Creek hosts annual excess property training for law enforcement

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The agency’s Law Enforcement Support Office and DLA Disposition Services personnel welcomed 35 states to the annual event in mid-August.

Aug. 29, 2025

DLA Energy Intern Culbreth Wraps Up Year of Accomplishments, Exemplifying Agency's Talent Strategy

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Susan Culbreth, a Pathways Internship Program participant and recent graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, has wrapped up a year of significant contributions to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy Public Affairs office at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Culbreth's experience embodies DLA's strategic goals for talent development and mission readiness.

Aug. 28, 2025

DLA R&D’s expanded strategic materials program helps reduce critical materials risks

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — As administrator of the National Defense Stockpile, the Defense Logistics Agency recognizes that the availability of strategic and critical materials is a national issue, not just a defense issue, the DLA Acquisition director said during a collaboration forum here Aug. 21 to launch the strategic materials research and development program of record.

Aug. 27, 2025

Intern aids with enhancing DLA Energy’s data analytics using AI

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Fourth-year student North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University student and intern, Kaleyse Belton is helping the Defense Logistics Agency Energy acquisition workforce improve data analytics using artificial intelligence.