DLA News Archive

Category: Equal Employment and Opportunity

Five women and three men pose for a group photo. Three of them are holding blue folders that have certificates inside.

July 30, 2024

Four employees receive DOD awards for supporting Workforce Recruitment Program

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA's commitment to hiring people with disabilities was evident July 25 as four employees were honored during the Defense Department’s 2024 Workforce Recruitment Program Awards Ceremony at the Pentagon.

July 17, 2024

Battle Creek Federal Center places cultural awareness on the menu

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Disposition Services celebrates Cultural Connections Month takes place within the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center.

An official portrait of a man in front of the American flag.

June 25, 2024

Pride Month Spotlight: Charlie Fulbright

Fulbright is a DLA Logistics Operations program analyst in Battle Creek, Michigan.

June 12, 2024

Pride Month Spotlight: Dan Wimsatt

Wimsatt is a data analyst with DLA Logistics Operations in Battle Creek, Michigan.

A woman with glasses poses for a selfie.

June 5, 2024

Pride Month Spotlight: Johanna White

White is a call center agent at DLA’s Customer Interaction Center in Battle Creek, Michigan.

Sly Ahn speaks into a microphone behind a table while Nasa Primas and John Tioco look on.

May 24, 2024

AANHPI panelists share culture, heritage impact on careers

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The benefits of embracing diverse experiences were at the forefront of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month panel May 21.

May 21, 2024

Disposition Services celebrates AANHPI Heritage Month

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Employees at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center in Battle Creek, Michigan, explored diverse cultures through multiple interactive stations during the Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity Office’s Special Emphasis Program Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Head and shoulders image of Lakeea Kelly standing behind a podium talking into a microphone. the DLA flag is behind her.

May 7, 2024

Days of Remembrance observance held at HDI

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Employees at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center in Battle Creek, Michigan, recently gathered for a solemn Days of Remembrance observance honoring millions of Jewish and non-Jewish victims of Nazi persecution during World War II.

Silhouettes of people are overlaid with text saying "Self-identification of disability: Verify and update your status"

Oct. 11, 2023

Employees encouraged to verify disability status in MyBiz

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency employees are being asked to verify and update their disability status in MyBiz so the agency has an accurate account of the workforce.

Woman holding a sign that reads My Goal In Life Is to Become The Person My Dog Thinks I Am.

Oct. 1, 2023

National Disability Employment Awareness Month Spotlight: Tiffany Emmons

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — I think about people learning to think outside of who they are. I see people gaining additional understanding of people with unique problem-solving skills. I think of people learning that disabilities don’t all look alike. I see people broadening their understanding in a way to learn to relate and appreciate all people.