DLA Headquarters News

DLA Distribution Commander Army Brig. Gen. John S. Laskodi addresses the DDXX team at ISB Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, after visiting DLA Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas, and other DLA personnel supporting relief after the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Harvey.

March 1, 2018

A Conversation with ... Army Brig. Gen. John Laskodi

Fort Belvoir, VA — DLA Distribution’s commander discusses the focus on modernization, metrics and deployable capability.

Craig Gravitz, left, of the DLA Information Operations innovation team, discusses a problem statement with Bob Dunlap, director of DLA Cybersecurity Operations, at the DLA Information Operations senior leader innovation boot camp in Springfield, Virginia.

March 1, 2018

Boot Camp, Bots and Business

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Senior leaders at DLA developed potential technology solutions at a ‘boot camp’ hosted by DLA Information Operations.

Staff Sgt. Steven Lunn approaches the drop zone during his military free fall qualification jump over Paddy’s Field in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

March 1, 2018

DLA NewsWire

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — News highlights from around the agency.

Members of DLA’s rapid deployment Red Team go through team-building exercises to foster trust and communication skills on an obstacle course during mobilization training at Camp Atterbury, Indiana.

March 1, 2018

Civilians on the Front Line

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — DLA civilians volunteer for tough assignments around the world to give customers immediate help ordering and tracking supplies.

DLA Human Resources Director Brad Bunn shares his thoughts on the agency's new People & Culture Plan, along with other topics, Feb. 27 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex. Photo by Teodora Mocanu

Feb. 28, 2018

HR director talks changes, touts ‘Dynamite’ workforce

Brad Bunn, director of Human Resources for the Defense Logistics Agency, clarified aspects of the new performance management system, highlighted workforce changes and urged employees to participate in the forthcoming DLA Culture/Climate Survey, in a town hall at the McNamara Headquarters Complex Feb. 27.

Feb. 28, 2018

Commentary: 10 Dynamite Lessons From Napoleon

As DLA's director of Human Resources recently noted, important lessons can be gleaned from even such a lighthearted work as the 2004 comedy Napoleon Dynamite.

Feb. 27, 2018

U.S. Army Ordnance Corps’ 13th Regimental Command Sergeant Major visits DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The U.S. Army Ordnance Corps’ Senior Enlisted Advisor, 13th Regimental Command Sgt. Maj. Terry D. Burton, spent a day at the DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, Feb. 21.

Feb. 26, 2018

DLA Distribution San Joaquin was named Commander-in-Chief’s Installation Excellence Award winner by the Defense Logistics Agency

TRACY, Calif. — DLA Distribution San Joaquin, located in Tracy, California along with their 10 DLA organizations that comprise the installation was selected as the DLA winner to compete for the prestigious Commander-in-Chief’s Installation Excellence Award.

Feb. 23, 2018

Members of the U.S. Army’s 6th Medical Logistics Management Center visit DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The 6th Medical Logistics Management Center is a unique, one-of-a-kind Army unit with the mission to deploy, establish, integrate, and synchronize medical logistics operations in support of any Army or Joint Forces specified mission.

Additive manufacturing, also called 3D printing, gives DLA new options for keeping certain parts available.

Feb. 21, 2018

Leaders discuss strategies at additive manufacturing summit

The Defense Strategies Institute hosted military and civilian leaders from the defense department and private industry at the second Additive Manufacturing Summit in Tampa, Florida, Feb. 1-2.

Every year, for over six weeks, Document Services employees maintain a ‘round-the-clock pace to ensure critical documents reach their recipients before the year ends.

Feb. 20, 2018

End-of-year printing completed early and on budget

The Defense Logistics Agency completed the 2017 end-of-year printing for Defense Finance and Accounting Service ahead of schedule and on budget, marking the fifth year the agency has done the job. Over 4.8 million tax and account statements, 2.6 million ACA statements, and 2 million Retired and Annuitant newsletters were produced and packaged by DLA over just six and a half weeks.

Feb. 16, 2018

DLA Distribution Sigonella military meets with Spanish partners

SIGONELLA, Italy — Military personnel from Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Sigonella, Italy, visited the Spanish Air Force’s Grappa detachment, currently operating out of Naval Air Station Sigonella to discuss logistics achievements in support of operations in the Mediterranean.

Feb. 15, 2018

Distribution Headquarter employees volunteer to help homeless vets during annual Homeless Vet Stand Down

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The 12th annual Harrisburg Area Homeless Veterans Stand Down was held from Jan. 19 to 21, hosted by the Pennsylvania National Guard at the Harrisburg Military Post. DLA Distribution Headquarters Organizational Management and Transportation employees as well as members of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1620 – Middletown, Pennsylvania, Donnie Thompson, Andy Bradford, Army Staff Sgt. William Fernandez, Charlie Hughley and Rick Snyder, volunteered at the event.

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.

Feb. 14, 2018

8th Theater Sustainment Command’s Command Sergeant Major tours DDSP

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Command Sgt. Maj. Jacinto Garza, 8th Theater Sustainment Command’s, Command Sergeant Major, has been in his position at Fort Shafter, Hawaii for just a short time -- seven months. In his first couple of months on duty there, he toured the Pacific Command Area to get an idea of the common operating picture.