1. WARFIGHTER FOCUSED, GLOBALLY RESPONSIVE SUPPLY CHAIN LEADERSHIP
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
AMERICA’S COMBAT LOGISTICS SUPPORT AGENCY
Wounded Warrior
Employment Initiatives
Hettie Holmes Carter
Holmes-Carter
Corporate Recruitment and
Operation Warfighter (OW) Program
Manager
November 9, 2011
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2. WARFIGHTER FOCUSED, GLOBALLY RESPONSIVE SUPPLY CHAIN LEADERSHIP
Mission: Supporting the Warfighter
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We are America’s combat logistics support agency.
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Our mission is to provide best value integrated
logistics solutions to America’s Armed forces and
other designated customers in peace and in war,
around the clock, around the world.
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3. WARFIGHTER FOCUSED, GLOBALLY RESPONSIVE SUPPLY CHAIN LEADERSHIP
Statistics
As of September 30, 2011:
• Total number of Employees: 25,716
• Total number of Veterans: 9,087
 Of which 2,040 are 30% Disabled Veterans
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35 3 percent of DLA Employees are Veterans
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4. WARFIGHTER FOCUSED, GLOBALLY RESPONSIVE SUPPLY CHAIN LEADERSHIP
Statistics cont.
Veteran increases from FY09 to FY11:
• Veteran hires as a percentage of total hires increased
from 39.8 percent to 48.2 percent.
• 30% disabled veteran hires as a percentage of total hires
increased from 10.1 percent to 13.2 p
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• Veteran hires as a percentage of total hires for our intern
program increased from 39 9 percent to 57 1 percent
39.9 57.1 percent.
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5. WARFIGHTER FOCUSED, GLOBALLY RESPONSIVE SUPPLY CHAIN LEADERSHIP
Effective Recruiting Efforts
• Established enterprise-wide Operation Warfighter
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• Developed Operation Warfighter/Wounded Warrior Fact
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• Attended Veteran symposiums and conferences.
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6. WARFIGHTER FOCUSED, GLOBALLY RESPONSIVE SUPPLY CHAIN LEADERSHIP
Effective Recruiting Efforts
• Collaborated with Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and
military transition units nationwide.
nationwide
• Targeted positions for veteran hiring within organizations.
• Developing fact sheet for the Defense Outplacement
Referral System (DORS)
– Informs veterans of new program eligibility.
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7. WARFIGHTER FOCUSED, GLOBALLY RESPONSIVE SUPPLY CHAIN LEADERSHIP
Successes
• Operation Warfighter (OW) Program
– 59 Details since FY 08
• VA Non-Paid Work Experience Program
– 11 Interns since 11/15/08
• VA On-the-Job Training Program
On the Job
– 25 placements since FY 09
• DLA recognition by the VA for supporting the Vocational
Rehabilitation and Employment Program (June 2011).
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8. WARFIGHTER FOCUSED, GLOBALLY RESPONSIVE SUPPLY CHAIN LEADERSHIP
Future Plans
• Increase the hiring of 30% disabled veterans
• Increase placement of veterans using:
 Operation Warfighter Program
 VA Non-Paid Work Experience Program
 On-the-Job Training Program
• Increase collaboration with military components.
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9. DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
AMERICA’S COMBAT LOGISTICS SUPPORT AGENCY
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