DLA News Archive

March 19, 2026

Before Patton fought the Nazis, he flanked through Texas

Army Gen. George Patton, perhaps the most iconic American commander of the twentieth century, destroyed Nazi formations in North Africa, Sicily and the Ardennes Forest. We all know this story; but before the fury of “Old Blood and Guts” was felt on World War II battlefields, he bolted through East Texas alongside his newly formed 2nd Armored Division, symbolizing the U.S. Army’s modernizing force and Patton’s surging leadership. 

March 19, 2026

Agile adjustments: Tool aids joint petroleum enterprise planning, decisions

Keeping up with the pace of the joint petroleum enterprise is no easy feat, but the Defense Logistics Agency Energy team has a tool capable of delivering real-time situational awareness for energy solutions as global missions and threat dynamics evolve.

March 19, 2026

From pools to lakes: DLA’s decades-long plunge into database management  

Many of the technological tools the Defense Logistics Agency depends on today, including artificial intelligence, wouldn’t exist if not for databases. Even before high-speed processors and probability-based algorithms, databases organized information in retrievable formats, a necessary precursor for AI agents returning in-depth answers to user prompts.  

March 19, 2026

The Digital Quartermaster: Creating digital-powered supply chains for a contested logistical era 

DLA Troop Support is replacing outdated processes with new digital capabilities to strengthen warfighter readiness throughout the entire agency by changing its posture from reactive to proactive. These changes are bringing clarity to complexity, making data easier to understand. 

March 19, 2026

Bot boost: Citizen developers drive automation gains at DLA

A team of citizen developers at DLA Weapons Support is using automated processes to save thousands of work hours on repetitive tasks. The Robotic Process Automation Bots Team identifies routine, time-consuming processes and constructs bots to handle them. These software-coded bots operate continuously, processing data and completing tasks, which frees up employees for higher-value activities.

March 19, 2026

Transforming the mission: Initiative builds DLA’s digital backbone 

The Defense Logistics Agency’s  Enterprise Resource Planning Transformation program  modernizes the agency’s logistics and financial systems and updates technology to build a digital advantage. The program helps ensure warfighters are always equipped for mission success in a rapidly evolving global landscape. 

March 19, 2026

Nearing completion: WMS implementation enhances data-driven DLA Distribution operations    

As a cornerstone of its digital transformation strategy, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution is entering the final stages of a multi-year, enterprisewide Warehouse Management System implementation effort to modernize warehousing operations.  

March 19, 2026

A conversation with the chief information officer

In this interview, the Defense Logistics Agency’s Chief Information Officer Adarryl Roberts discusses the agency’s digital transformations, with an emphasis on data acumen and artificial intelligence strategies.

March 19, 2026

Days to minutes: AI application enables agency to make rapid decisions with data

DLA Disposition Services is embracing artificial intelligence to evaluate material handling equipment, and that is leading to potential broader adoption among the agency’s other major subordinate commands. A commercially available AI data analytics platform, initially used at agency property disposal sites since early 2024, is now being tested as a scalable tool to support more accurate and timely logistics decisions.

March 19, 2026

Monster Transformation: Leadership reflections on culture, systems, execution 

Large organizations today are no longer debating whether transformation is necessary. The more difficult and more consequential question is whether transformation is achievable under real-world constraints. This challenge is especially familiar to leaders operating inside large, mission-driven public institutions, where transformation must occur while sustaining ongoing operations, complying with statutory and fiscal requirements, and managing real workforce impacts.