Chicago-area team members build strength through community outreach
Chicago-area Defense Contract Management Agency team members recently partnered with a local charity to package meals for hungry children around the world. Fourteen employees volunteered two hours of personal t... More
A tanker sinks after being torpedoed by German U-boat
A tanker sinks after being torpedoed by German U-boat in 1942 of the coast of North Carolina. This loss and other attacks on American tankers spurred the Petroleum Industry War Council to advocate using the Civ... More
Wounded warrior comes home to quality life
Retired Army Staff Sgt. Mitch Court (second from left) stands among his squad in Afghanistan in 2009 the day before he was severely injured in combat. Court’s recovery included major surgeries to his legs, face... More
In June 2009, Phoenix Armstrong, a Defense Contract
In June 2009, Phoenix Armstrong, a Defense Contract Management Agency contract administrator with Special Programs South, poses with local children from a little village called 'La Colonia' in the town of Santi... More
From the factory floor … Lockheed Martin employees
From the factory floor … Lockheed Martin employees work on the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter production line in Fort Worth, Texas. Defense Contract Management Agency LM Fort Worth Keystones support the... More
Milwaukee embraces One Team, One Voice while conducting outreach event
Representatives from the Defense Contract Management Agency, the Defense Contract Audit Agency, the National Contract Management Association, the National Defense Industrial Association and the Wisconsin Procur... More
Dallas engineer experiences professional, personal growth during Engla...
Azeem Mahmood, a Defense Contract Management Agency Dallas engineer, completed a three-month rotational assignment with DCMA Bristol, United Kingdom, last year.
Terry Shepherd, Defense Contract Management Agency
Terry Shepherd, Defense Contract Management Agency General Dynamics Land Systems Lima quality assurance specialist, and DCMA Detroit Deputy Commander Calvin Bailey discuss an item inspection orientation on an M... More
DCMA completes mission supporting AEHF satellite development, deployme...
The Defense Contract Management Agency’s Lockheed Martin Sunnyvale contract management office marks the completion of more than 20 years supporting the advanced extreme high frequency satellite program. AEHF-6,... More
Navy Cmdr. Joseph Spagnoli, Navy Operational Support
Navy Cmdr. Joseph Spagnoli, Navy Operational Support Center Richmond commander, and Navy Rear Adm. Deborah Haven, Defense Contract Management Agency International commander, cut the cake celebrating the Navy Re... More
St. Louis honors African-American achievement
Debra Hall, Defense Contract Management Agency St. Louis contract administrator; Archibald McKinlay, Greater St. Louis Federal executive board executive director; and Army Lt. Col. Kim Thomas, DCMA St. Louis co... More
Senior leaders encounter a unique mission in Wisconsin
Army Col. D.D. Mayfield, Defense Contract Management Agency Chicago commander, visits with employees of ORC Industries, in LaCrosse, Wis. The contractor, whose mission is to provide people with disabilities opp... More
Chicago takes warfighter commitment to the Maxx
DCMA Chicago team members, MaxxPro program manager representatives and Navistar executives recently met for the first program management review for the Navistar Defense MaxxPro Tactical Wheeled Vehicle reset an... More
Detroit CO expands agency impact with NCMA brief
Army Col. William Robare, Defense Contract Management Agency Detroit commander (center), stands with National Contract Management Association Great Lakes State Chapter members, Michigan-area contractors and age... More
Linh Lam, Defense Contract Management Agency Engineering
Linh Lam, Defense Contract Management Agency Engineering and Analysis Directorate Negotiation Team Lead technical support, watches Integrated Proposal Pricing Course students arrive at the DCMA Learning Center ... More
St. Louis honors senior enlisted legacy of Navy chiefs
Retired Senior Chief Aviation Machinist’s Mate Scott Pikesley, Senior Chief Aviation Electrician’s Mate Andrew Costin, Chief Aviation Machinist’s Mate Don Johnson, Chief Aviation Maintenance Administrationman C... More
Terry Shepherd and David Hobbs, quality assurance
Terry Shepherd and David Hobbs, quality assurance specialists at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima, Ohio, are the team responsible for inspecting Abrams Main Battle Tanks starting from the manufact... More
Army Col. William Robare, Defense Contract Management
Army Col. William Robare, Defense Contract Management Agency Detroit commander, and Army Maj. Nicholas Moses, former DCMA Detroit deputy contracts director, hold his Contingency Contracting Officer Award during... More
Aerospace engineer lands warm homecoming
Toby Nelson, a Defense Contract Management Agency Lockheed Martin Fort Worth aerospace engineer, now works on the F-35 Lightning II program after seven years with Naval Air Systems Command.
Air Force Col. Alex Stathopoulos, Defense Contract
Air Force Col. Alex Stathopoulos, Defense Contract Management Agency Lockheed Martin Fort Worth commander, discusses the current state of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program with Air Force Lt. Ge... More
Twin Cities goes medieval to identify problems, solve them
Defense Contract Management Agency team members Air Force Lt. Col. Kirk Filbey, Wichita commander; Marie Greening, chief operating officer; Anita Wiggans, Wichita Contracts group lead; Marie Hechsel, Twin Citie... More
Defense Contract Management Agency Aircraft Integrated
Defense Contract Management Agency Aircraft Integrated Maintenance Operations recently held a Tier II Leadership Workshop providing team members an opportunity to conduct team-building and leadership exercises,... More
Defense Contract Management Agency Chicago and Milwaukee
Defense Contract Management Agency Chicago and Milwaukee team members observe a lot acceptance test for 40mm ammunition during a recent Wisconsin-area contractor site visit.
Air Force Portfolio Division spreads one team, one voice vision
Customer Liaison Representative Steven Trinh, Defense Contract Management Agency Portfolio Management and Integration Air Force Portfolio Division, teaches a Space Enterprise Course as part of the division’s co... More
Wellness events spark St. Louis slim down
Defense Contract Management Agency Boeing St. Louis team members celebrate their 2015 Walk to Wellness participation. Leading up to the event, many employees entered a “Biggest Loser Challenge,” which included ... More
LGBT Pride Month offers historical reflection
The Defense Contract Management Agency is hosting multiple Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month events throughout June, celebrating current and historical LGBT equality efforts and pride. As one e... More
Emerging leaders bolster agency’s future
Defense Contract Management Agency team members Stewart Kado, DCMA Detroit; Donyale Sims, DCMA Detroit; Nikki Eliopulos, DCMA Huntsville; Keisha Dawkins, Cost and Pricing Center; Jeff Piecewicz, DCMA Seattle; a... More
Harrisburg Army Recruiting Battalion Color Guard Stationed
Harrisburg Army Recruiting Battalion Color Guard Stationed at Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna, Pa., in New Cumberland, retire the colors during the recent DCMA New Cumberland change of command ceremony.
Detroit conquers ‘cubicle jungle’ with camaraderie
Defense Contract Management Agency Detroit team members Kristen Russell, contract administrator, and John Deems, quality assurance specialist, donate blood during a recent volunteer blood drive. The event was p... More
EA wants specialists to hit industrial ground running
Alexander Miranda, a Defense Contract Management Agency Engineering and Analysis industrial specialist, interacts with his Manufacturing 101 students at the DCMA Learning Center near the agency’s Fort Lee, Va.,... More
Defense Contract Management Agency CMM 210 co-developers
Defense Contract Management Agency CMM 210 co-developers Regina Schauer, International Directorate industrial specialist; Pablo Ospina, Engineering and Analysis Directorate industrial engineer; and Yataiva Harr... More
Dallas plant closure marks end of historic industrial impact
The T-6 Texan, which is known by a variety of designations including the pictured AT-6C, was used to train pilots of the U.S. armed forces and Royal Air Force for more than 30 years. The Texan was originally cr... More
Ellerie Rollins, a quality assurance specialist with
Ellerie Rollins, a quality assurance specialist with Defense Contract Management Agency Special Programs in New Hampshire, takes advantage of office time with agency Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Wendy Masiello, ... More
Gathering momentum: Manassas specialists build experience together
Defense Contract Management Agency Manassas Manufacturing and Production personnel teamed with the Engineering and Analysis, and Operations Directorates to host a professional development workshop in Chester, V... More
Air Force Lt. Gen. Wendy Masiello, Defense Contract
Air Force Lt. Gen. Wendy Masiello, Defense Contract Management Agency director, addressed DCMA Detroit team members during her visit last year. In December, Detroit concluded a leadership initiative designed to... More
Job Shadow Month, US Navy Photogrpah
James Sanders, a Navy civilian, visited Defense Contract Management Agency to learn more about the agency’s mission and interview senior executives, including job shadowing Michael Shields, Quality Assurance director.
Defense Contract Management Agency Boeing St. Louis
Defense Contract Management Agency Boeing St. Louis team members: Navy Lt. Cmdr. Longley Thomason, chief of flight operations; Navy Lt. Shawn Marlowe, F/A-18 program integrator; Navy Lt. Cmdr. Doug Crane, gover... More
Into the wild: Lima community goes ‘Hunting with Heroes’
Joint Systems Manufacturing Center Lima, a Defense Contract Management Agency Detroit tertiary, has allocated government-owned property as hunting land for a local program called Hunting with Heroes for seven c... More
Working together key to security
Defense Contract Management Agency Seattle Commander, Air Force Maj. Geoffrey Levine, and Federal Protective Service inspectors Shawn Williams, Shaunn McClellan and K-9 Q meet during a random antiterrorism meas... More
OPM pegs DCMA as elite health, wellness performer
Jami Zanetta, WorkLife and wellness/fitness coordinator, and Shelley Sloss, wellness/fitness specialist, each played a key role in Defense Contract Management Agency’s recent first-place finish among medium-siz... More
Martin Luther King’s global message impacts all
Defense Contract Management Agency team members will soon celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day around the world. Debra Simmon, DCMA’s alternative dispute resolution manager, said the agency recently trained tea... More
Kenneth Johnson, a Defense Contract Management Agency
Kenneth Johnson, a Defense Contract Management Agency Mission Support Branch management analyst, served his Workforce Recruitment Program time with the Department of State prior to joining the agency.
Agency team sets world record in helping others
Jerry Hawkins (blue hat), David Wilson and Patricia Jackson, all Defense Contract Management Agency plant clearance officers attached to DCMA Dallas, hold a sign after setting the Guinness World Record for “mos... More
QAS scores purpose in youth sports
Mychael Bland, Defense Contract Management Agency Phoenix quality assurance specialist, with his undefeated flag-football champion Flacons.
St. Louis celebrates women with ‘secret’ visit
Kristina Schmidt (second from right), a special agent in charge with the Secret Service St. Louis field office, served as Defense Contract Management Agency Boeing St. Louis’ guest speaker during an event celeb... More
National Capital Region team walks well together
Among the hectic traffic, political intrigue and high-speed lifestyle of Washington, D.C., Portfolio Management and Integration-National Capital Region team members found a pocket of serenity and health while c... More
Hard work pays dividends for resource analyst
Tina Vetreno received the first-place individual award for headquarters and major command level contributions in budget formulation and execution during a ceremony held in Orlando, Florida, June 1. Specifically... More
Members of the Defense Contract Management Agency Grand
Members of the Defense Contract Management Agency Grand Rapids GE Aviation contract management team led an initiative resulting in an increase of on-time delivery from 48 to 98 percent in just nine months. Team... More
Army Logistics University students perform an interpretive
Army Logistics University students perform an interpretive dance during the Fort Lee community’s Women’s Equality Day celebration Aug. 22 at the Lee Theater, Fort Lee, Va.
Wizner takes command of Central Region
Air Force Lt. Gen. Wendy Masiello, Defense Contract Management Agency director, salutes Army Col. Anthony Wizner during a change of leadership ceremony in Schaumburg, Ill., Oct. 13. As the agency’s head of Cent... More
My DCMA: Navy Lt. Andrew Small, Contract Administrator
Navy Lt. Andrew Small is a contract administrator at Defense Contract Management Agency Lockheed Martin Moorestown in New Jersey. He has been a part of the DCMA team for a year and a half. (DCMA photo by Navy L... More
My DCMA: Stanley Michaud, QA Specialist
Stanley Michaud is a quality assurance specialist with Defense Contract Management Agency Garden City assigned to the Harris Corporation in Amityville, New York. He has been a part of the DCMA team almost 10 ye... More
Property admin earns top Defense honors
Elveda Pitts, a Defense Contract Management Agency property administrator within the Contracts Directorate’s Business Operations Center, earned a 2018 Secretary of Defense Award for Outstanding Service Members ... More
VSU offers DCMA local source of young talent
Navy Vice Adm. David Lewis, Defense Contract Management Agency director, met with Virginia State University academic leaders and students during a campus tour Oct. 1. Lewis hopes VSU students can fill a few of ... More
DCMA Hampton oversees agency’s parachute contracts
Cindy Monohan is the Defense Contract Management Agency’s lead parachute program integrator. She discusses the various aspects of a parachute with Jeremy Holmes, DCMA Hampton’s technical director. The agency ma... More
DCMA hosts QA women’s symposium
Twenty-four employees from across the Defense Contract Management Agency attended the quality assurance women’s symposium July 17-18 at an offsite near Fort Lee, Va. During the event, the employees discussed wa... More
DoD’s acquisition policy changes will impact agency
LeShan Jackson, a Defense Contract Management Agency contracts specialist, joined other Department of Defense acquisition professionals March 9 for training at the Mark Center in Alexandria, Virginia, to learn ... More
Former CMO commander named new HQs technical director
Matthew Lupone has been selected to lead the Defense Contract Management Agency’s Technical Directorate. He has more than 20 years of acquisition experience.
Heroes, tragedies sharpen Air Force officer
Air Force Capt. Jared Hines (center) and his team of “Mountain Movers” who helped organize the Headquarters of the Air Force’s Diversity and Inclusion Summit in Washington D.C., receive recognition from event a... More
QA supervisor spends summer getting ‘calories in bellies’
Air Force Maj. Misty Kadow (front left) is in the Texas Air National Guard and a Defense Contract Management Agency employee. She served as the officer-in-charge during a recent deployment to the Montgomery Cou... More
ACO trains fellow agency colleagues during pandemic
Charles Dine, Jr. is a Defense Contract Management Agency administrative contracting officer who has adjusted to how he teaches a variety of acquisition training courses as the majority of employees telework. I... More
DCMA Atlanta deputy director retires with leadership legacy
Vivian Hill is the Defense Contract Management Agency Atlanta deputy director. Hill, who has been in the position for 15 years, will officially retire on July 18 after 38 years of federal service with DCMA and ... More
DCMA employee completes 40 years of military service
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Ron Cabrera and his wife Linda (right) pose for a photo with Army 1st Sgt. Manny Marquez at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos in California shortly after Cabrera’s last helicopter ... More
The Defense Contract Management Agency command team
The Defense Contract Management Agency command team receives their COVID-19 vaccination on Fort Lee, Virginia, Jan. 12, 2021. The agency’s director, Army Lt. Gen. David Bassett, was joined by his deputy, John L... More
Keith Deters, General Dynamics Land Systems Lima plant
Keith Deters, General Dynamics Land Systems Lima plant manager, provides a manufacturing process update at the Lima, Ohio, facility to Army Maj. Gen. Gwendolyn Bingham, Tank-automotive and Armaments Life Cycle ... More
F-35 Fleet Snapshot: As of July 1, the F-35 Lightning
F-35 Fleet Snapshot: As of July 1, the F-35 Lightning II has surpassed 36,000 combined flight hours between F-35 military fleet aircraft and System Development and Demonstration test aircraft. The F-35 Operatio... More
Civil Air Patrol Col. Lester Wolff, a World War II
Civil Air Patrol Col. Lester Wolff, a World War II sub-chaser and former U.S. representative from New York, speaks during a ceremony that awarded all World War II-era Civil Air Patrol members with Congressional... More
Karron Small, Defense Contract Management Agency Engineering
Karron Small, Defense Contract Management Agency Engineering and Analysis Directorate executive director, addresses Integrated Proposal Pricing Course students during a recent iteration. Small said such courses... More
An Abrams tank turret moves through the manufacturing
An Abrams tank turret moves through the manufacturing stages at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima, Ohio.
Army Maj. Nicholas Moses, former Defense Contract Management
Army Maj. Nicholas Moses, former Defense Contract Management Agency Detroit deputy contracts director, looks on as his fellow soldiers, Maj. Carlos Lago and Maj. Larry Ross, hold a massive shadow box celebratin... More
Air Force Lt. Gen. Wendy Masiello, Defense Contract
Air Force Lt. Gen. Wendy Masiello, Defense Contract Management Agency director, presents Phoenix Armstrong, now a contract administrator with Special Programs South, with an agency employee of the quarter award... More
Marjorie Heilweil (left), Aircraft Integrated Maintenance
Marjorie Heilweil (left), Aircraft Integrated Maintenance Operations executive steering board point of contact, and Beth Rairigh-Coronado, Defense Contract Management Agency AIMO Kelly deputy commander, conduct... More
Mark Olson, Defense Contract Management Agency Chicago
Mark Olson, Defense Contract Management Agency Chicago deputy, fires an MK-19 automatic grenade launcher during a recent Wisconsin-area contractor site visit.
Navy Capt. Michael Murphy, DCMA East Region commander,
Navy Capt. Michael Murphy, DCMA East Region commander, presided over the ceremony and served as the keynote speaker.
Ellerie Rollins, a quality assurance specialist with
Ellerie Rollins, a quality assurance specialist with Defense Contract Management Agency Special Programs in New Hampshire, takes advantage of office time with agency Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Wendy Masiello, ... More
Chief Petty Officer Chad Cochuyt, Defense Contract
Chief Petty Officer Chad Cochuyt, Defense Contract Management Agency Boeing St. Louis technical publications/logs and records program manager, teaches local students military courtesy on how to sound “attention... More
Defense Contract Management Agency Detroit team members
Defense Contract Management Agency Detroit team members recently teamed with the Army’s Multi-Source Assessment and Feedback 360 program representatives to identify and eliminate leadership development gaps.
Hilary Bishop, Defense Contract Management Agency Equal
Hilary Bishop, Defense Contract Management Agency Equal Employment Opportunity Office administrative assistant, stands next to her 2014 Department of Defense Outstanding Employee with a Disability Award. She be... More
Navy Rear Adm. Deborah Haven joined Fort Lee community
Navy Rear Adm. Deborah Haven joined Fort Lee community members at the Lee Theater, Fort Lee, Va., to celebrate Women’s Equality Day Aug. 22. Haven, the Defense Contract Management Agency’s chief of staff, serve... More
The Defense Contract Management Agency command team
The Defense Contract Management Agency command team receives their COVID-19 vaccination on Fort Lee, Virginia, Jan. 12, 2021. The agency’s director, Army Lt. Gen. David Bassett, was joined by his deputy, John L... More
Josh Laird, Defense Contract Management Agency Detroit
Josh Laird, Defense Contract Management Agency Detroit quality assurance specialist, drives an M1A2 Abrams tank during an end item acceptance inspection at General Dynamics Land Systems Lima, Ohio.
Abrams road wheels, part of the tank’s suspension system,
Abrams road wheels, part of the tank’s suspension system, are assembled at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima, Ohio.
Army Lt. Col. Jason Good will now serve as DCMA New
Army Lt. Col. Jason Good will now serve as DCMA New Cumberland commander.
Ellerie Rollins, a quality assurance specialist with
Ellerie Rollins, a quality assurance specialist with Defense Contract Management Agency Special Programs in New Hampshire, takes advantage of office time with agency Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Wendy Masiello, ... More
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Doug Crane, Defense Contract Management
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Doug Crane, Defense Contract Management Agency Boeing St. Louis government flight representative, provides local students with an overview of his flight gear focused on the science and safety asp... More
During his time as commander, Army Lt. Col. Dexter
During his time as commander, Army Lt. Col. Dexter Daniel oversaw the establishment of DCMA New Cumberland in 2012 and underwent a mid-tour deployment to serve as DCMA Southern Afghanistan commander.
Keisha Dawn Bell, Defense Contract Management Agency
Keisha Dawn Bell, Defense Contract Management Agency deputy general counsel, watches as her sister pins on her pin during her SES appointment ceremony held at the Fort Lee. Va., headquarters.
DCMA Philadelphia Commander Army Col. Tonie Jackson
DCMA Philadelphia Commander Army Col. Tonie Jackson Sr., presents Army Lt. Col. Dexter Daniel with a Defense Meritorious Service Medal during the recent DCMA New Cumberland change of command ceremony.