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Oct. 20, 2023

 WRP Program Spotlight: Cristina Rivera 

                    NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. —                                                To celebrate National Disability Employee Awareness Month (NDEAM), the Defense Logistics Agency would like to feature Cristina Rivera, a Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) coordinator for DLA Distribution.            

Oct. 12, 2023

 Workforce Recruitment Program Spotlight: Rebecca Eigen 

                    NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. —                                                To celebrate National Disability Employee Awareness Month (NDEAM), the Defense Logistics Agency would like to feature Rebecca Eigen, a Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) intern at DLA Distribution Headquarters Public Affairs Office.            

July 31, 2023

 2 DLA employees earn DOD Workforce Recruitment Program awards 

                    FORT BELVOIR, Va. —                                                Two Defense Logistics Agency employees received honors during the Defense Department’s 2023 Workforce Recruitment Program Awards ceremony July 27 in Alexandria, Virginia.            

March 28, 2023

 MBA student becomes valued DLA employee through Workforce Recruitment Program 

                    FORT BELVOIR, Va. —                                                Allexas Kirchgessner already had a full plate when she came to the Defense Logistics Agency’s Workforce Recruitment Program. The busy wife and mother of two went back to school six years ago to earn her associate and bachelor’s degrees. She was in the middle of a one-year Master of Business Administration program at Elizabethtown College and already had another job when she learned about the WRP.            

Aug. 2, 2019

 Commentary: Volunteers needed to make a difference through WRP recruiting 

                                Volunteers are needed to conduct interviews for the annual Workforce Recruitment Program that places prescreened college students and recent graduates with disabilities in 14-week internships at federal agencies.            

July 22, 2019

 DLA sweeps DoD Workforce Recruitment Program Awards 

                                The Defense Logistics Agency proved its commitment to employing people with disabilities by dominating the Defense Department’s 2019 Workforce Recruitment Program Awards in a July 18 ceremony in Alexandria, Virginia. The agency placed in all four categories for the first time and was named WRP Component of the Year for the second year.             

March 14, 2019

 WRP gives agency 64 chances to hire college students, recent grads 

                                The Defense Logistics Agency has 64 openings in this year’s Workforce Recruitment Program. For managers, that’s 64 opportunities to test a prospective employee before hiring them.             

March 5, 2019

 Troop Support Indo-Pacific employee thrives in career despite disability 

                    PEARL HARBOR —                                                As a college student with a learning disability, visits to the university’s Learning Assistance Center were a part of the routine for Allison Higashi, a contracting specialist with the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Indo-Pacific. It was a spring day in 2009 at the University of Hawaii when an unexpected visitor, presented a unique opportunity that would change her life.            

Oct. 26, 2018

 Participants show the value of the Workforce Recruitment Program in mid-career. 

                                Participants show the value of the Workforce Recruitment Program in mid-career.            

Oct. 4, 2018

 Annual DoD award honors DLA’s commitment to individuals with disabilities 

                                The Defense Logistics Agency is the Department of Defense’s best mid-sized component among employers of individuals with disabilities for 2018.            

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