Industry Summit

Reconnecting in person with industry partners to advance efforts on 

climate challenges and clean energy was the focus of the DLA Energy 

Industry Summit, May 24-25.

The Summit included 220 attendees participating in a variety of general 

and breakout sessions to help them better understand DLA Energy’s 

acquisition programs in support of the DOD and federal customers and 

learn about upcoming opportunities. 

“The strong relationships we have with our industry partners have 

always been, and will continue to be, paramount to ensuring mission 

readiness and resiliency for our warfighters,” said DLA Energy Director of 

Supplier Operations Gabby Earhardt.

The agenda was packed with informative sessions and distinguished 

speakers from across the DOD. Check out the full agenda on the 

Summit’s website at www.dlaenergysymposium.com.

ENERGY CONNECTION

Energy Team,

 June is upon us, and Summer is in full 

swing with neighborhood pools open, the 

end of the school year, and more hours 

of daylight. Continue to keep safety a top 

priority as you and your families enjoy the 

warmer days.

 June is also the beginning of the busy 

military transfer season. Moving is hard 

for anyone, so let’s do our best to help our 

colleagues who are preparing to PCS and 

welcome our newly arriving members.

 Many of our regional commands will see 

new commanders take the lead over the 

next few months including Europe & Africa, 

East Pacific, South-West Pacific, Americas 

East, Americas North, Okinawa, and Middle 

East. You can find a complete list of the 

incoming/outgoing commanders in Issue 10 

of the Energy Connection.

 As you heard, last week Brig Gen Canlas 

announced his replacement, Navy CAPT 

Brian Anderson. CAPT Anderson is currently 

serving at Naval Supply Systems Command 

in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and brings 

previous DLA J3 and Director’s front office 

experience. I hope you can join us for the 

Change of Command on June 29 at 10am at 

HQC. I hope you are all as excited as I am to 

demonstrate to CAPT Anderson what a great 

team we have in Energy.

 Additionally, Col Mecham is planning 

his military retirement this summer and 

we’ll welcome COL Ben Kilgore as Chief 

of Staff. Col Haler will also depart, and Col 

Michael Boswell will be the new Director of 

Customer Operations.

 Many changes in leadership on the 

horizon, but our commitment to the mission 

continues stronger than ever!

A MESSAGE FROM 

THE DEPUTY 

COMMANDER

Mr. David Kless

Core Values: Leadership, Professionalism & Technical Knowledge through Dedication to Duty, Integrity, Ethics, Honor, Courage & Loyalty

Volume 3, Issue 11 June 5, 2023
Please use the proper tiers for DTS and/or the 

GTCC help desk assistance. 

Procedures are outlined in this announcement 

on Energy’s DLT Today homepage.

Mark your calendars!

June 12: Supervisory Committee meeting*, 8:30am

June 13: Advisory & Integration Council meeting*, 9:15am

June 13: Culture Climate meeting*, 10:30am and 7pm

June 13-15: DLA Energy Acquisition Workforce 

Symposium. RSVP using this link by June 8

*Get involved in your council meetings! Email the CAG!

DLA Energy Europe & Africa 

“Energizer of the Month”

Nathalie Iyabi 

In May, Ms. Iyabi was instrumental 

executing several important 

administration actions. Ahead of 

schedule, she closed out the Local 

National version of DPMAP and 

converted the Energy E/A fleet from 

government owned vehicles to GSA 

which involved the movement of 12 vehicles 

to seven different locations in five countries. 

Furthermore, she worked with the local works 

council and CPO to build the position description 

and hiring action to add one additional local 

national position to the Command Support Staff. 

Thank you, Nathalie, for all your do for the team!

JOB WELL DONE!

2023 Office of Personnel Management 

Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey

Email invitations were sent to eligible employees 

who have until June 23 to complete the survey. 

We encourage you to take advantage of this chance 

to let your voice be heard and make a real difference. 

Your opinions matter! 

Complete your FY24 IDP by June 15. 

This is your chance to outline the training needed to 

perform your job and advance in your career. 

To better understand how to complete your IDP, 

review this issue of the Energy Connection. 

Attend a Workshop, review recommended courses, 

and learn more on the training webpage.

Questions? Contact the DLA Energy Training 

Coordinator, Ms. Adrian Hines.

DON’T FORGET YOUR IDP!

TDY travel continues to increase and travelers are 

experiencing an abnormally high number of travel 

issues associated with Defense Travel System (DTS) and 

the Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC). 

HQ Travel Services requires issues to be addressed at 

the lowest level to ensure proper assistance and avoid 

incurring unnecessary fees.

DTS AND GTCC HELP

A Targeted Outreach and Recruitment assignment 

is open for employees in grades GS 11-13 

and will begin in late July or early August 2023. 

Travel and per diem are centrally funded. 

Nomination packages are due by 

noon on Friday, June 9.

Nomination documents and more are available online 

on the DLA Human Resources web page.

ROTATIONAL OPPORTUNITY!