DLA News Archive

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. 

March 19, 2026

Tech Acumen: A cornerstone of modern leadership in the digital era 

For over six decades, the Defense Logistics Agency has sustained U.S. military operations, ensuring warfighters receive critical support and supplies whenever and wherever required. Traditional manufacturing, communications, and transportation methods worked well to meet and deliver warfighter requirements for decades.  

March 19, 2026

Building a Culture of Ingenuity: Space Force and the DLA Advantage

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The nation’s newest military branch, the U.S. Space Force, is building its identity and culture, and its basic military training leaders are turning to a familiar partner to stretch resources and sharpen readiness: Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services.

March 17, 2026

DLA and III MEF Bridge "Valley of Death" with Prototype Warfare for Airfield Repair

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency has partnered with III Marine Expeditionary Force engineers to accelerate the development of next-generation airfield damage repair materials in a strategic effort to enhance operational readiness.

March 17, 2026

Employee Spotlight | Tara West

RICHMOND, Va. — Employee spotlight regularly features outstanding non-supervisory personnel from throughout the Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support (Richmond) and other DLA employees at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Organizational directors may submit the names of employees they wish to feature in this column to DLA Weapons Support Public Affairs.

March 16, 2026

Building a strong industrial base for enduring readiness focus of symposium

COLUMBUS, Ohio — American ingenuity and small business innovation will take center stage at the Defense Logistics Agency’s Supply Chain Alliance Symposium and Exhibition June 2-3 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. 

March 13, 2026

Strategic Integration: The Role of DLA Energy's Joint Petroleum Seminar

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Energy hosted its annual Joint Petroleum Seminar, during Joint Petroleum Week, held Feb. 23–27, 2026, at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.