DLA Headquarters News

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March 19, 2018

Alert employee thwarts cyber criminals, preventing diversion of major payment

DLA employees remain the first line of defense against fraud, including efforts to misroute government funds. Recently, a DLA Energy employee thwarted a fraudulent request to reroute a payment to a different bank.

An M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle from 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment maneuvers during a company Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise at Fort Stewart, Georgia Feb. 7, 2017.

March 15, 2018

DLA R&D boosts performance, safety for batteries powering weapons systems

Recent work led by DLA’s Battery Network R&D program includes the development of a new lithium ion-based power system for the TOW 2 anti-tank missile and new lead-acid batteries used on armored vehicles, such as the Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

Customers and employees alike can get solutions any time of day or night by contacting DLA's Customer Interaction Center.

March 13, 2018

DLA Customer Interaction Center builds relationships via customer support

The DLA Customer Interaction Center is many customers’ first-contact resolution center, with personnel available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays.

March 9, 2018

New plan, ombudsman focus on strengthening industry engagement

For many years, the Defense Logistics Agency has sought opportunities to engage with its industry partners and adopt their best practices. Now DLA’s Acquisition Directorate has a new DLA Industry Engagement Plan and an ombudsman to help implement the plan’s features.

Generators provided by DLA Troop Support await airlift by helicopter from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, to Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The generators are part of the ongoing efforts to restore power to the islands devastated by Hurricane Maria

March 8, 2018

Power Projection

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Months after three hurricanes hit Puerto Rico, DLA Troop Support is still hard at work, helping Americans regain electrical power with the help of new generators.

A soldier with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), fires the new M17, or Modular Handgun System, at the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) indoor range. The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), the world’s only air assault division, is the first unit in the Army to field the service’s new handgun which replaces the M9 pistol, the standard Army sidearm since 1986.

March 8, 2018

Safely in Hand

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — From the March/April issue of Loglines magazine: When the Army needed to issue its new service pistol to soldiers around the world, it counted on DLA Distribution to get the weapons there safely and efficiently.

DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams describes employees’ ‘indispensable’ support to warfighters during a town hall at McNamara Headquarters Complex March 7.

March 7, 2018

DLA employees have tremendous reputation, director says; urges Culture Survey participation

You can compare the Defense Logistics Agency to Amazon, UPS or ExxonMobil, but nobody does everything DLA employees do day in and day out, the agency’s director said during a town hall at the McNamara Headquarters Complex March 7.

March 1, 2018

I am DLA

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — The March/April issue of Loglines magazine features DLA Energy Americas' Terry Russell as its " I am DLA" employee.

'Big data' means going beyond lists and figures to spot trends, potential problems and opportunities. Graphic by Paul Crank.

March 1, 2018

DLA creates new office to help data drive decisions

A new office at the Defense Logistics Agency will focus on getting more value of the data collected across the agency by analyzing the information and looking for ways the data can inform management decisions.

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.