Defense Logistics Agency

U.S. Army military vehicles stand after unloading in the port in Gdansk, Poland, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. The equipment supply is a second heel-to-toe deployment of U.S. troops to the nation that is concerned for its security due to neighboring Russia's military activity. (AP Photo/Krzysztof Mystkowski)

New IG report shows why the Pentagon can sometimes have buyer’s remorse

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Defense Department wasted an estimated $5 million in a single year by buying items it already had in its inventory.

Federal Newscast

Smart logistics industry 4.0. Inventory optimization isometric Asset warehouse and inventory management supply chain technology concept.

DLA preparing for data analytics to become ‘weapon system of the future’

Defense

(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman/Airman Azaria E. Foster

Disability employer was a mandated source for body armor, but DLA opened up bids to others

Contracts/Awards

Defense Logistics Agency keeps supply of at-home COVID tests flowing

Defense

President Joe Biden speaks about status of the country's fight against COVID-19 in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden admin. hopes to make government services more inclusive for transgender people

Federal Newscast

Portrait of Handsome Male Worker Wearing Medical Face Mask and Hard Hat Carries Cardboard Box Walks Through Retail Warehouse full of Shelves with Goods. Safety First Protective Workplace.

How the DLA pivoted to work supply chains during COVID

Defense

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DoD’s drug supply chain is shaky, DoD IG report adds to growing evidence of that

Defense

DLA’s inventory management system opens risky cybersecurity back door

Cybersecurity

Artificial intelligence and machine learning could be used to boost efficiencies in various DLA processes, a working group from DLA's Analytics Center of Excellence recently found. (Graphic courtesy U.S. Army)

DLA on the right AI path

Federal Insights

Fake invoices cost complicit contractor $50M

Federal Newscast

DoD comptroller, Defense Logistics Agency setting unattended bots in motion

Automation

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Distribution headquarters building in New Cumberland, Pa., Nov. 18, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Alfredo Barraza)

What Atlantic Diving Supply says about itself and its DLA contract

Atlantic Diving Supply has been a successful federal contractor, but one that has attracted controversy. For what the company itself has to say, general…

Contracting

A controversial but successful federal contractor, what people say about it

Despite fines, investigation and heavy criticism, the Atlantic Diving Supply received a slot on a $33 billion, 10-year deal from the Defense Logistics…

Contracting

American soldier in military uniform preventing cyber attack in military intelligence center. An US officer intercepting messages to stop terrorism. Modern warfare system surveillance concept.

Pandemic telework has been a boon for DoD worker productivity, IG says

Defense

About 88% of DoD employees say their productivity increased or stayed the same while teleworking.