DLA Europe And Africa News

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Oct. 12, 2023

Deneal highlights DLA’s small-business success at AUSA conference

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency had another banner year with small businesses and is looking to continue that success in the new year, an agency official said.

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Oct. 11, 2023

Employees encouraged to verify disability status in MyBiz

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency employees are being asked to verify and update their disability status in MyBiz so the agency has an accurate account of the workforce.

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Oct. 6, 2023

Vice director outlines ‘whys’ behind agency’s shifting telework policy

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency’s adjusted telework policy announced last week sets the conditions to help meet future challenges at a pivotal point in the nation’s history, the agency’s vice director said. He noted the policy is in alignment with the Master Labor Agreement signed in September 2022.

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Oct. 4, 2023

Active shooter drill prepares workforce for worst case scenario

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency held an active shooter drill Sept. 27 at its McNamara Headquarters Complex so employees could learn what to do if a shooting situation happened in the building.

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Sept. 29, 2023

DLA, Coast Guard focus on contested logistics at partnership meeting

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — There is a sense of urgency in making sure the Coast Guard is using the Defense Logistics Agency to the fullest extent of its capabilities, a Coast Guard official said during a partnership day meeting held Sept. 26 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex.

Sept. 27, 2023

Employees explore possibilities of emerging digital environment

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Several DLA employees explored advanced manufacturing and sustainment models that could transform the DOD supply chain while visiting industry and academia in Wichita, Kansas.

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Sept. 26, 2023

Activities, exercises help DLA mark National Preparedness Month

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency observed National Preparedness Month with more than 50 activities throughout the agency, including an expo Sept. 19 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex.

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Sept. 18, 2023

Agency leaders address Culture and Climate Survey participation in new video

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The current Culture and Climate Survey marks a pivotal moment for the organization, DLA Vice Director Brad Bunn says in a new video encouraging employees to share their opinions on the workplace.

Sept. 18, 2023

DLA employee in Guam shares family’s 12-hour typhoon experience

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A DLA physical security specialist describes how her family endured Typhoon Mawar and made it through 18 days without power or water.

Sept. 14, 2023

DLA employee named Federal Property Manager of the Year

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Paul Ortiz, chief of the Defense Logistics Agency’s Property and Real Estate Division, was named the Federal Property Manager of the Year by the National Property Managers Association.