WASHINGTON – When she wanted to level the playing field for her deaf employees, Debra Simpson was surprised to find “there’s an app for that.” Simpson, the program analysis master planning branch chief for Defense Logistics Agency Energy, is leading the effort…
FORT BELVOIR, Va. – With an outpouring of thanks to family, friends, leaders and subordinates, Navy Vice Adm. Mark Harnitchek bid farewell to the Defense Logistics Agency as he retired Dec. 19 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex. “I’m retiring today from a…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – DLA Training is being recognized for its efforts to provide high-quality distance learning opportunities for DLA employees, the military services and other Department of Defense agencies. DLA Training’s instructional design, multimedia and production support branch will receive the Federal…
FORT BELVOIR, Va. – Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Mary Saunders clearly remembers when she first started learning what leadership meant to her. About halfway through her 34-year military career, Saunders found herself as a squadron commander in Japan, overseeing a unit…
VIRGINIA – EProcurement, short for Enterprise Procurement, is a software program within the Enterprise Business System that automates and standardizes contract writing throughout the agency. It was developed to replace DLA’s legacy contracting systems, which range from manual-entry paper systems to fully…
WASHINGTON — The Defense Logistics Agency took an important step toward achieving audit readiness when Chief Financial Officer Tony Poleo signed the agency’s first audit assertion letter, Sept. 30. The assertion letter was DLA’s signal to the Office of the Secretary of…
WASHINGTON – As the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, approaches, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld last night stressed the need for determination in the war on terror. “Today we are engaged in conflicts that are again testing…
WASHINGTON – Five military installations were honored here today for their effective business management, support and operational practices. An installation from each service branch and the Defense Logistics Agency received the Commander in Chief’s Annual Award for Installation Excellence in a Pentagon…