DLA Headquarters News

Stephen Byus, the first DLA employee killed in Afghanistan, is being inducted into the DLA Hall of Fame July 14.

Sept. 16, 2024

Commentary: Remembering my brother Stephen

ZANESVILLE, Ohio — Today marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of Stephen Byus, a Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime supply specialist assigned to Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan. On this solemn anniversary, and in honor of Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day, we reflect on his enduring influence through the words of his brother, Matthew Byus.

A low-speed electric vehicle is staged at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation in Richmond, Virginia

Sept. 13, 2024

DLA vehicle managers reduce gas emissions, promote safety

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Rob Holt has served on Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management’s fleet management team for 12 years, with the last three as the fleet management program manager. He, the DLA vehicle manager and 14 subordinate fleet managers throughout the agency ensure 21,000 automotive and material handling items plus support equipment assets dispersed globally are mission ready.

Sept. 12, 2024

Enhanced government-industry connections a key focus at DLA’s Industry Collider Day

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency is looking to solve many of its sustainment challenges by tapping into the innovation ecosystem that’s led primarily by commercial industry, the director said Sept. 10 during the fifth annual Industry Collider Day.

Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Emergency Manager Carlton Dickens, left, and DLA Emergency Management Program Manager James Johnston, right, pose for a photo with Michael Chang, center, the director of operations for TrapWire Inc., during the National Preparedness Month observance

Sept. 12, 2024

History lessons help agency kick off National Preparedness Month celebration

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — History lessons from past natural disasters and terrorist activity helped employees of the Defense Logistics Agency kick off the National Preparedness Month observance at the McNamara Headquarters Complex Sept. 4.

Sept. 10, 2024

New DLA Strategic Plan frames goals for 2025-2030

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Overcoming contested logistics challenges as the nation faces adversaries in all domains is DLA's top priority as outlined in its new 2025-2030 Strategic Plan, "DLA Transforms: A Call to Action.”

Two Defense Logistics Agency Energy employees have deskside discussion.

Sept. 10, 2024

DLA Energy Shadow Program: Empowering tomorrow’s leaders

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Chemist David Grieco recently embraced the opportunity to enhance his professional growth as a participant in the Defense Logistics Agency Energy Shadow Program.

Ten women dressed in black dresses smile at the camera. They are standing on concrete steps outside in front of a large building.

Sept. 10, 2024

Music creates connection for the Defense Federal Choir

COLUMBUS, Ohio — About a dozen Defense Supply Center Columbus associates never let the pandemic stop them from singing. They hail from all over the installation and have one thing in common – they are all members of the Defense Federal Choir.

A black man in camo uniform shakes hands with another black man holding a certificate.

Sept. 9, 2024

DLA support rep earns award for helping NAVCENT overcome contested logistics challenges

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A DLA customer support representative in Bahrain is part of a group receiving the Adm. Stan Arthur Award for logistics and sustainment support.

National Insider Threat Awareness Month graphic with this years theme prominently displayed: Deter. Detect. Mitigate.

Sept. 3, 2024

DLA employees learn ways to eliminate insider threat

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Insider Threat Program is vital in assisting in the detection of potential risk Indicators and concerning behaviors, discouraging potential insider threats with security countermeasures, and mitigating risks with early detection and intervention to remove individuals form the critical pathway. Every year throughout the month of September, agencies like the Defence Logistics Agency observe and educate its employees on the unfortunate realities of insider threat. This years theme to National Insider Threat Awareness (NITAM) is exactly what the DLA Insider Threat Team is here to do: Detect, Deter, and Mitigate.

People in a conference room listen to a man give a briefing.

Sept. 3, 2024

Battle Creek hosts AMR team

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Formal management evaluators visited DLA Disposition Services headquarters in August and are expected to share findings and recommendations in November.

Sept. 3, 2024

Suicide Prevention Month: Support is within reach

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — It's OK to seek help for mental health, says Cynthia Clark, the on-site EAP consultant at DLA Headquarters.

A group of men and women stand listening to a speaker in a warehouse

Aug. 29, 2024

Warner Robins logistics complex rehearses WMS implementation

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Teammates from across DLA, the Air Force Materiel Command and Air Force Sustainment Center met at Warner Robins Air Force Base to review processes and conduct a rehearsal of concept drill in advance of deploying WMS.

Marines pose for a field portrait with their deployable artillery rocket system.

Aug. 23, 2024

Agency exploring property disposition possibilities for Darwin-based Marines

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA Disposition Services wants to secure enduring reverse logistics support for rotational U.S. forces training and operating in northern Australia.

A man wearing glasses talks and gestures with his hands.

Aug. 23, 2024

DLA enterprise improvement project supports process redesign

NEW CUMBERLAND — Subject matter experts from across the Defense Logistics Agency enterprise gathered for a Rejected Disposal Workshop at DLA Distribution Headquarters in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, July 29 – Aug. 1. The workshop is part of a DLA improvement project that focuses on activities for two of the project phases. Moving forward, the team will begin identifying related tasks for each of their recommendations developed during the workshop and obtain the approval of the project champion.

Rodney Chambers accepts first-place winner's check

Aug. 22, 2024

Defense program awards DLA Land and Maritime engineer for new microcircuit device class

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime engineer is drawing Defense Department notice for his work with radiation hardened plastic encapsulated microcircuits.