Congratulations the 2020 and 2021 DLA Energy Hall of Fame inductees! 

Four great DLA Energy employees from our past were selected for this 

noteworthy achievement. They are: 

Class of 2020 

Michael Broderick

Lula Manley

Mr. Broderick served as the served in various capacities within DLA Energy 

during his military and federal civilian career. His achievements over the 

course of his 42-year career with the U.S. government, 12 years of which 

were with DLA Energy as a civilian, notably as the director of Business 

Process Support Directorate. 

Ms. Manley began her distinguished career with DLA Energy in 1984. Her 

26-year career began initially as a supervisory contracting officer in the 

Direct Delivery Fuels Ground Fuels division, ending in 2010, as associate 

director of the Office of Small Business Programs. 

Class of 2021

Lee Oppenheim

Martin Harty

Mr. Oppenheim distinguished himself as the premiere Energy technical 

expert with DLA from 1976 to 2018 in the Quality Technical Directorate. 

His distinguished 42-year career with the federal government culminated 

as the Quality Technical Directorate Deputy.

Mr. Harty served as the DLA Energy General Counsel from 1975 to 

1988 where he guided the agency through the unprecedented volatile 

petroleum marketplace of the 1970-1980s including implementing 

regulations under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 and 

the National Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Harty went on to serve as the 

Deputy General Counsel (Logistics) in DLA Headquarters, 1988-1990.

Induction into the DLA Energy Hall of Fame acknowledges the vital role 

people play in DLA Energy’s current and long-term success. It honors and 

preserves their exceptional service, dedication, and contributions. 

Current and new generations of employees should look upon the 

inductees as role models and inspiration to motivate them to continue 

their stellar support to the Warfighter.

DLA Energy Hall of Fame

Mark your calendars for the DLA Energy Hall of Fame induction 

ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 19. More details to follow.

ENERGY CONNECTION

A MESSAGE FROM 

THE COMMANDER 

Brig Gen Jimmy 

Canlas

Energy team, 

 This past summer, many of us watched 

the Tokyo Summer Olympics. My family 

and I enjoyed gathering around the TV 

watching Olympians compete at the 

highest levels. But this Olympics was 

different, not only because of the COVID 

protocols, but also the emphasis on the 

importance of mental health.

 We, and the world around us, are facing 

challenging times. The deteriorating 

conditions in Kabul, the COVID Delta 4 

variant, Tropical Storm Henri, the loss of 

Team Americas friend and colleague, and 

families who are returning to school are all 

additional stressors in our lives. 

 Much like the Olympians, our team 

continues to perform at gold medal levels. 

Also like the world-class athletes, we face 

emotional, mental, and physical challenges 

we must overcome. For me, I appreciate 

the highlighting of mental health. My hope 

is that becomes more normalized for us to 

seek professional mental health assistance, 

just as we would seek medical care if we 

twisted an ankle or caught the flu.

 We have resources available to help. 

Our Employee Assistance Program and 

counselors are available to assist you and 

family members at 866-580-9046. 

 The safety and well-being of our 

workforce continues to be my top priority. 

Our people are our most important 

resource, and we need all of you to be 

in top shape to carry out our important 

mission of supporting the Warfighter.

 Please, continue to take care and be 

mindful of your mental and physical health.

 - Vegas

HQC/NCR COVID-19 Reconstitution Status:

Phase 0 - HPCON B 

Volume 1, Issue 17 August 23, 2021
Leaders are planning both a morning and evening session 

to accomodate regional time zones:

Sept 9: Donuts with Deputy

Oct. 19: DLA Energy Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Mark your calendars!

Congratulations to Energy’s nominees! 

Outstanding Employees award nominees:

Mr. William Kennedy (Japan) in category B 

Mr. Victor Cabali (Middle East) in category C

Leaders of the Year award nominees:

Level 1: Mr. Raymond Morris (Japan)

Level 2: Mr. Daniel Olmstead (Middle East)

Level 3: Mr. Sloane Struse (Middle East)

Level 4: Mr. Christopher Boeding (Japan)

Team Performance nominees:

Small Team: Americas East Southwest Quality Team

Medium Team: Americas East Emergency Response 

Supply Planner Team

Large Team: Okinawa Operations Team 

“I offer my personal thanks to everyone who was part of the 

larger team that continues to make us successful day-in and 

day-out. Congratulations to all the winners and to those 

who were submitted for competition! Good luck!”

 - DLA Energy Commander Brig Gen Jimmy Canlas

The DLA-level awardees are expected to be 

announced in early January. 

• Check LMS Supervisor: Make sure your Learning 

Management System profile has your 1st line 

supervisor correct. If incorrect, approvals cannot be 

executed and will have to be withdrawn. For more 

information review this DLA Today Announcement.

• DEERS Info: Check your ID Card Office Online profiles 

and ensure all tabs are updated (PERS, MIL, RET, CIV, 

etc). More information in this Announcement.

• Update FEPAAS: Contact information in the Fourth 

Estate Access and Accountability System (FEPASS) is 

used to account for DLA staff, overseas contractors and 

family members during an emergency like a hurricane. 

• SUPERVISORS: Check your access in the system 

periodically otherwise access will be removed.

• Email Distro Lists: Verify you (and your team) are on 

appropriate DLA Energy email distribution lists (e.g. 

DLA Energy All Government Employees, DLA Energy 

HQC Employees Only, DLA Energy All Supervisors, etc). 

Send edits to DLA Energy Public Affairs. 

• Leave Reminders:

• 2021 Leave Restoration: Leave must be scheduled 

AND approved before Nov. 20, 2021 in order to be 

eligible for leave restoration after Jan. 1, 2022. 

• Restored 2020 Annual Leave: Any remaining 2020 

Annual Leave restored under the 2021 NDAA will 

expire on Jan. 1, 2022. The NDAA restored leave will 

not pay out and is not eligible to be donated.

• Leave Donation: Use/Lose leave must be donated 

prior to Friday, Dec. 10, 2021 so it can be properly 

processed by Payroll. 

• More about leave in this Announcement

CONDOLENCES

On Monday, Aug. 16, a member of 

the Energy team, Mr. Tim Ferguson, 

unexpectedly passed away. 

Tim has been a member of the DLA 

Energy Americas East since 2015. 

A dedicated and skilled Customer 

Account Specialist, Tim earned the Americas East 

Employee of the Quarter in February 2020. He will be 

greatly missed by everyone he touched. 

Please keep Tim’s family in your thoughts and prayers.

Important Admin Announcements

• SIGN OUT: Employees should SIGN OUT (NOT shut 

down) their computers at the end of the workday. 

Important updates are pushed off hours and computers 

that are turned off will not receive these updates. Once 

the computer is turned back on, updates may slow the 

machine down or cause problems with operation.

• DCS: Defense Collaboration Services to be 

decommissioned in the unclassified network on Sept. 1, 

2021. Other collaboration tools for use include Microsoft 

Teams, WebRTC and Zoomgov. Learn about these tools in 

the collaboration guide.

• Outlook Retention: New Outlook retention/deletion 

policy takes effect Oct. 1. Emails will be purged/deleted 

on a continuous, daily cycle when they are seven years 

old. For more information on what to do, read this J6 DLA 

Today Announcement.

Important IT Announcements

**PICNIC POSTPONED**

Based on COVID uptick and associated restrictions, the 

DLA Energy HQC Fall Picnic is postponed. Stay tuned for 

announcements of a Spring 2022 event!

DLA Annual Employee Award Nominations