Sept. 30, 2024

Q&A: Senior enlisted advisor reflects on first year with agency

FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. — Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Babatunji Akande is DCMA’s senior enlisted advisor to the director, Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Gregory Masiello. Akande enlisted in the Air Force in 1998.

Sept. 27, 2024

Leader excels at Naval War College

CARSON, Calif. — NWC’s degree programs emphasize seminar-style discussions, encouraging its diverse group of high-level U.S. and international military members and civilian professionals to share and expand their knowledge.

Sept. 25, 2024

Inaugural AICB summit highlights expertise, mission status, future goals

FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. — Over 200 agency members attended the inaugural Acquisition Insight Capability Board summit to share expertise and generate a strategic roadmap for the next five years.

Sept. 23, 2024

DCMA delivers MH-60R helicopter to strategic ally

OWEGO, N.Y. — DCMA delivered the first MH-60R helicopter to South Korea’s Navy, strengthening their capabilities and enhancing interoperability with U.S. forces.

Sept. 19, 2024

DCMA South hosts inaugural supervisor summit

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — Army Col. Ryan Ocampo, DCMA South commander, hosted the summit, which brought together approximately 50 employees from multiple states.

Sept. 16, 2024

Central Region hosts performance review

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — The theme of this year’s event was “Getting Comfortable with being Uncomfortable — Mission Execution in 2025.”

Sept. 12, 2024

QA identifies, helps fix critical F-35 assembly flaw

MARIETTA, Ga. — DCMA quality inspectors made a critical catch in the manufacturing of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter assembly that could avoid potential loss of structural life, and loss of fleet availability due to unplanned repairs.

Sept. 9, 2024

Suicide awareness, prevention remains DCMA priority

FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. — National Suicide Prevention Week is Sept. 8-14, and World Suicide Prevention Day is Sept. 10.

Sept. 6, 2024

Keystone Program drives opportunity, development

FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. — Introduced in 1997, the Keystone program is DCMA’s primary acquisition training development program. It supports recruiting, developing, and retaining of select individuals in the acquisition and non-acquisition community.

Sept. 5, 2024

My DCMA: Donna Holden, EVMS director

FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. — Donna Holden is director for the Earned Value Management Systems group and is assigned to DCMA headquarters at Fort Gregg-Adams, Va. She has been with the agency for 18 years.