DLA Headquarters News

Archive: 2015

This is part of a series of articles that DLA will highlight on BBP 3.0 called "Better Buying Power in Focus."

May 5, 2015

Disposition Services contract supports Better Buying Power goals

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — A hazardous waste disposal contract awarded in January is an example of how DLA Disposition Services supports Better Buying Power by promoting competition and improving tradecraft in acquisition through increased small-business participation.

Vivian d’Alelio, a management assistant with DLA Headquarters’ Multimedia Division, is lowered down a flight of stairs in a safety chair by McNamara Headquarters Complex employees during a simulated emergency evacuation April 29. The training was designed to help employees with mobility challenges descend stairwells and develop strategies to assist them during an emergency.

May 4, 2015

HQC employees train to help evacuate coworkers with mobility challenges

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Many McNamara Headquarters Complex employees find evacuating the building a routine manner: head for the stairs and walk out an emergency exit. But for some, getting down the stairs and out of the building requires a little bit of teamwork.

Scott Bentley, a jet engine mechanic with the 548th Propulsion Maintenance Group at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, removes a disk from an F-110-100 engine low-pressure turbine rotor disassembly, Feb. 6.

May 1, 2015

Better Buying Power initiatives showcased in engine contract’s unique features

RICHMOND, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s procurement strategies have continued to evolve to meet the challenges of Better Buying Power 3.0, an undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics initiative to improve Defense Department procurement.