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FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2017 file photo, Department of Homeland Security personnel deliver supplies to Santa Ana community residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico. Federal authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, that they have arrested two former officials of the Federal Emergency Management Authority and the former president of a major disaster relief contractor, accusing them of bribery and fraud in the efforts to restore electricity to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)

A Defense agency helps a civilian agency with a key post-disaster function

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) will aid FEMA in feeding disaster victims. The DLA’s troop-support unit acquires the rations used by troops the world…

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

DLA accelerates move away from COBOL warehouse system

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DLA’s new warehouse management pilot ‘created the mold for what success looks like’

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DLA’s success with its ERP migration sets up future business transformations

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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.

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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’

The Defense Logistics Agency is working to grow an enterprise data management division within the office of its chief data and analytics officer, Lindsey Saul.

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(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman/Airman Azaria E. FosterDefense Logistics Agency, Moody Air Force Base, troops

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

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When the government establishes a mandated source of supply, that means there’s no way around it. That’s what the Defense Logistics Agency found when it issued a solicitation for body armor parts.

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