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Tracy Ruland, a procurement analyst within DLA Aviation’s Procurement Process Support Directorate in Richmond, Virginia, is presented an award during the June 12 inaugural 2024 Defense Acquisition Workforce Writing Awards ceremony held in the Howell Auditorium at Defense Acquisition University campus on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, for her essay, Rising from the Ashes: How to Quarterback an "Impossible" Acquisition Across the Goal Line, in the 2024 Defense Acquisition Workforce Writing Awards. Pictured Ruland are DAU President Jim Woolsey (left) and DAU Vice President Frank Kelley (right). (Photo by Nicole Brate)

Tracy Ruland, a procurement analyst within DLA Aviation’s Procurement Process Support Directorate in Richmond, Virginia, is presented an award during the June 12 inaugural 2024 Defense Acquisition Workforce Writing Awards ceremony held in the Howell Auditorium at Defense Acquisition University campus on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, for her essay, Rising from the Ashes: How to Quarterback an "Impossible" Acquisition Across the Goal Line, in the 2024 Defense Acquisition Workforce Writing Awards. Pictured Ruland are DAU President Jim Woolsey (left) and DAU Vice President Frank Kelley (right). (Photo by Nicole Brate)

Tracy Ruland, a procurement analyst within DLA Aviation’s Procurement Process Support Directorate in Richmond, Virginia, is presented an award during the June 12 inaugural 2024 Defense Acquisition Workforce Writing Awards ceremony held in the Howell Auditorium at Defense Acquisition University campus on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, for her essay, Rising from the Ashes: How to Quarterback an "Impossible" Acquisition Across the Goal Line, in the 2024 Defense Acquisition Workforce Writing Awards. Pictured Ruland are DAU President Jim Woolsey (left) and DAU Vice President Frank Kelley (right). (Photo by Nicole Brate)

Tracy Ruland, a procurement analyst within DLA Aviation’s Procurement Process Support Directorate in Richmond, Virginia, is presented an award during the June 12 inaugural 2024 Defense Acquisition Workforce Writing Awards ceremony held in the Howell Auditorium at Defense Acquisition University campus on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, for her essay, Rising from the Ashes: How to Quarterback an "Impossible" Acquisition Across the Goal Line, in the 2024 Defense Acquisition Workforce Writing Awards. Pictured Ruland are DAU President Jim Woolsey (left) and DAU Vice President Frank Kelley (right). (Photo by Nicole Brate)