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Defense Primer: The Defense Logistics Agency
Established under Title 10 Sections 191 and 192 of the U.S.
Code (U.S.C.), the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is the
Department of Defense (DOD) agency responsible for
supply or service activities common to all military
departments. Section 193 of Title 10 identifies DLA as a
combat support agency, a designation that DLA describes
as a formal oversight relationship with the chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff and allows combatant commanders to
request specific support from the agency. Under these
authorities, DLA manages the global supply chain for DOD
and interagency partners by providing procurement,
storage, distribution, disposition, and other technical
services that are essential to the Joint Logistics Enterprise.
Headquartered in Fort Belvoir, VA, DLA operates in most
U.S. states and territories (Figure 1). In addition to DOD
customers, its portfolio includes 40 federal, 50 state, 300
local, and 122 international partners. In fiscal year (FY)
2023, DLA reportedly obligated $59.6 billion to procure
goods and services, while taking in $47.4 billion in total
revenue from its customer base.
Figure I. Distribution of DLA Personnel, July 2024
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United States:24, 134
Rest of World: 712 (July 2024)
1 Cuba 359 Europe 22 Middle East 24 Asia & Pacific
Source: CRS graphic based on DLA data.
Major ResponsibIt ies
DLA's primary purpose is to meet the Armed Forces'
logistics requirements for food, clothing, fuel, parts, and
other items. Its major responsibilities are to buy or contract,
warehouse when needed, and distribute about 5 million
distinct consumable, expendable and reparable items to its
military customers. The agency contracts for high-volume,
commercially available items. It then distributes these items
directly to the customer (e.g., a shipyard or maintenance
depot), or stores them for later delivery. DLA also allows
customers to order supplies directly from integrated supply
chain contractors if the contractors are an approved
Updated December 12, 2024
provider through the Prime Vendor Program (Figure 2).
DLA product delivery typically includes supplementary
services like warehousing, packaging, and transportation.
Figure 2. DLA Supply Chain Management Process
Source: Government Accountability Office (GAO-02-776).
Energy Products and Services
DLA's Energy command (DLA-E) procures and manages
distribution and storage ofenergy products for DOD,
including coal, natural gas, electricity, alternative fuels,
missile fuels, and (in coordination with U.S. Transportation
Command [TRANSCOM]) bulk petroleum (i.e., petroleum,
oil, and lubricants, or POL). DLA-E secures vendor
contracts for energy products, manages product inventory,
and ensures the delivery of tose products worldwide (often
in coordination with TRANSCOM). Where appropriate,
DLA-E utilizes international fuel agreements with at least
40 partner nations (as of November 2023) to deliver cost-
efficient, reliable fuel supplies to DOD customers. DLA
also provides energy-related services to military
installations (including energy acquisition support and
utilities contracting) and propellants, cryogenic fluids, and
gases for military weapons systems and space programs. In
the event of natural disasters or domestic emergencies,
DLA can also provide fuel to support the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, te National Capital Region, and oter
civil authorities.
Nat onal Defense Stockp e
The National Defense Stockpile (NDS)-established in 50
U.S.C. §§98 et seq.-is a non-fuel, raw materials-based
stockpile that protects against a costly dependence upon
foreign and single points of supply for strategic and critical
materials needed instimes of national emergency. DLA's
Strategic Materials field activity (DLA-SM) is responsible
for managing te NDS and is required to provide a report to
Congress every two years on stockpile requirements. As of
February 2024, DLA-SM reportedly stores dozens of
critical base and precious metals, rare earth elements,
alloys, ores and compounds with an estimated realizable
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