Successfully integrating the DLH and Danya organizations remains a top strategic priority for our business. During phase one of integration, the planning team developed a framework around a handful of fundamental areas; they then provided this framework to all staff as a means of establishing clear lines of communication and transparency. The same team developed an operating model that spells out the manner in which we will structure and operate our business to achieve the vision and mission embedded in our integration planning framework.

Now, as we continue to progress through phase two of integration, the execution team is busy planning and engaging others in the organization to identify and prioritize those integration initiatives that should command our full and immediate attention. The common denominator across all of these priority initiatives is that they each have the potential to improve our operating efficiencies, lower our costs, increase our service responsiveness and simplify how our business gets done. They also are diverse and touch many different aspects of our business, including: • Information technology (IT) infrastructure• Policies and procedures• Learning, training and development programs• Organization structure• Shared services

• Branding• Benefits design• Consolidated accounting system• Cost savings from integration synergies

Our company already is benefiting from numerous integration actions that already have taken plan. So far in DLH 3.0, we have successfully:• Insourced services• Designed the operating model• Enhanced business processes• Streamlined financial

processes• Reduced waste and lowered

costs• Improved technology

infrastructure• Invested in training and

development• Pursued IT opportunities• Amplified the top importance

of our work values At this stage, we have developed our work plans and we are now executing detailed tasks and activities for each of our key integration priorities. We remain committed to continuing to provide you routine updates about our progress and successes moving forward.

October 2016News

2016 DLH #NextGenerationPM ConferenceThe 2016 DLH #NextGenerationPM conference took place September 8-10 at the 3,500-acre Chateau Elan Winery and Resort, located in the beautiful north Georgia foothills. The conference’s focus was

program management. Facilitators and speakers highlighted Lean Six Sigma and SPOT-m training as well as task order financial and recruiting reporting and development.

Associates from across the company met to network and discuss best practices for a broad cross-representation of job functions. The conference kicked off with team building events including a golf tournament and a gourmet cooking challenge, and concluded with roundtable sessions with the chair of our board of directors and the executive leadership team.

Overall, everyone had a great time and left energized with new ideas to take back to their teams for use throughout DLH.

DLH Integration Success and Updates

All Around DLH

Work Anniversaries June - September

JuneEmployee of the Month Elaina Chambers (Lancaster, TX)

Employee of the Month Janitza Siri (Chelmsford, MA)

JulyEmployee of the Month Mariza Barcelos (Chelmsford, MA)

Employee of the Month Esther Davis (Lancaster, TX)

Impact Award given to Yolanda Felix for catching a mixed drug.

Impact Award given to Connie Reed for catching a mixed drug.

Impact Award given to Jerome Peters, Jr. for a good catch on the TCA.

Impact Award given to Regina Rivers for catching and keeping a bottle of contaminated medicine from going out to a Veteran.

Impact Awards were presented to the DLH put-away technicians for breaking down and putting away over 8 million dollars’ worth of pre-buy medication in a three day period. Eisha Brown, Paulette Denmark, Jason Clarke, Jenairus Campbell, Alfonso Williams, Audrey Givens, Wendie Franklin and Derrick Smalls.

AugustEmployee of the Month Alan Henderson (Chelmsford, MA)

Employee of the Month Joella Moore (Lancaster, TX)

SeptemberEmployee of the Month Elmo Barnes (Lancaster, TX)

Employee of the Month Rosa Fernandez, (Leavenworth, KS)

Impact Award Michael Yates for his positive impact on TCA production (CMOP SC)

Employees of the QuarterElmo Barnes (Lancaster, TX)

Kassandra Pomales (Chelmsford, MA)

Employee Awards & Recognitions

15 YearsFayetta DavisPatricia WadfordGonder Williams

10 YearsRaul ArreguinLisette ChaidezGloria DuranRosa FernandezAndrea GomezChoe LoehrRoberto LopezCorazon ManingdingLarry McCollomEva Montes

Alicia PravdaYanet RamirezAtlantis RaymondIsabel SandovalAnnette SingletonPatricia TapiaTarsha TaylorWeldon ThompkinsAlexis ThomasNancy TorresMartha VazquezLindsey WilliamsIris Zelaya

5 YearsJacquelyn BarnesShaunte BradleyShakita BriggsAngela L. BrunsonZachary CastroMarise FleuriscaUlysses GarciaLaShon C. GloverLadislao GuerreroJacqueline GutierrezYordanos M HaileTerento HamiltonDwayne HaynesZenida HarleyJulie G. Heyneman

Etido IsigheAlexandra K. JohnsonAljohnie C. JohnstonPatrick KeelCaSonya Jackson-Mid-dletonEileen MorrellSharon R. NoveyThompson, RobertCatherine RodriguezJordan SarkmanAlaina SmallsAmber StraightCorliss A StarksMyong TrombleyStephanie L. Upton

Valerie A. WatkinsChristine M WilliamsChaka WrightCrystal Robinson

1 YearTolulope AdewoleChristina AustinLauren BaconBrittany A. BarnettAlejandra BarriosCourtney BassfordBonnie Becker Jose BecerraSallie BirminghamPamela Blackburn

DLH’s Ted Taylor presented at a Veteran’s Empowerment Organization (VEO) “Lunch and Learn” event. The topic for his presentation centered on Veterans and Mental Health. He addressed our support for Veterans by informing the group about our Temporary Disability Retired List (TDRL) program. DLH served as the sponsor of the event.

DLH-Danya staff attended and staffed the NPIN

booth for the 2016 STD conference

Everett Long at the 2016 STD Conference presenting a research poster—Using Social

Media Network Analysis to Identify

and Visualize Twitter Influencers for National

Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Giving back to the Vets

2016 STD ConferenceDLH-Danya health communication

specialists represented their client CDC’s National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) at the 2016 STD Prevention Conference. The conference invites a diverse array of professionals, including

program staff, scientists, clinicians, youth-serving professionals, and

reproductive health care providers to come together and define the next generation of STD prevention and control. The DLH-

Danya team promoted NPIN services and capabilities and engaged new stakeholders.

As our company grows so does our family. Please welcome the latest editions to the DLH family.

1 YearTolulope AdewoleChristina AustinLauren BaconBrittany A. BarnettAlejandra BarriosCourtney Bass-fordBonnie Becker Jose BecerraSallie Birming-hamPamela Black-burnPatricia BoboMarquisa Brown

Karina Vargas- CamachoIsabel CelestinoLeta ChadwickElaina ChambersChaz ChappellMichelle Chi-appettaElfreida Cur-tis-CrawleyRachel DemotsAnne D’ErricoYvonne DeweyDawn DudekPamela EvansChristina Even-son

Stacey FeasterTiffany FelixLizbeth FerrerJanet FlaugherIsmael GarciaMelissa GarciaKaley GentherJennifer GravleyMackenzie HaleMarilyn HughesBisilola F. Jack-sonCindy JamisonTiffany JensenJennifer JohnstonLisa KaulferschFrank Kmet

Margaret KuryloEverett L. LongMadelleyn LopezCarmen LozadaMia MackeyGrabiela Maldo-nadoDawn MarshMonica MartinezCorazon McGeeLisa McLainPerry MitchellBianca MoodAmy MoweryCollin MorrowMartha NavarroDevida Y. New-

manMarielys Cruz-NievesPablo OleiroKristian PassaroDaniel PelayoElizabeth Peter-sonVinh PhamJenay PinckneyTracy PowellKenna PruittIvonne QuinonesArisvet QuintanaIrma RangelDionne RayLoretta Rieders

Amber RollinsFrancisca Rodri-guezCynthia Acu-na-RodriguezMaria RodriguezAngel RollinsOctavia RouseZirdium RuestaTisa SavinoJoe SeguraJoe SheffieldLindsey SharpSaroj SinghMary SpearsSusan SpellPaula Straub

Ricky StockmanJessica SturgeonAngela TateCeleste TaylorRichard Trout-manRosalia ValtierraZoe VinupJames WagnerCheryl WattsTamara WilksElizabeth ZavalaHeylicken M. Zuniga

Employee of the Month Rosa Fernandez, Leavenworth, KS

CMOP Mufreesboro, TN team leaders meet to insure that things continue to run efficiently on site.

Ruby Fleming, daughter of DLH

employee Lavonia Smalls. Private

Fleming graduated from Army basic

training on September 9, 2016 and is now in training to be a

chaplain’s assistant.

Tiffany Felix CMOP Lancaster, TX

Baby: Dominic Preston Tyler Birthday: 3.29.16

Ranequa Hardamon CMOP Lancaster, TXBaby: Brysen E. HardamonBirthdate: 7.5.16

Heidi Baker CMOP Lancaster, TX

Baby: Ava Nichole Baker Birthdate: 4.21.16

Aquaila Vaughn CMOP Lancaster, TXBaby: Isaiah Ozzy SmithBorn: 9.21.16

DLH employee’s daughter serving our country

#NextGen Program Management Training

Leavenworth Employee of the Month

CMOP Mufreesboro Team Leaders

CMOP Mufreesboro 2016 Window of Service Leaders

What they really looked like.

Tennessee Leads ready to start our 2016 Window of Service.

September 11-November 11

Focus on Veterans and Service Members

September 19- October 14, 2016

Event Name: Collection for Veterans

Location: Leavenworth, Kansas

September 25, 2016

Event Name: Vettes to Vets

Location: Bedford, Massachusetts

October 1, 2016

Event Name: 2016 NWS Atlanta Homeless Veterans Stand Down

Location: Atlanta, Georgia:

October 1, 2016

Event Name: Bingo for Veterans

Location: Dallas, Texas

October 7, 2016

Event Name: VA Carnival at Alvin York Medical Center

Location: Murfreesboro, Tennessee

October 29, 2016

Event Name: Veterans Walk

Location: Murfreesboro, Tennessee

February-April

Events coming soon that will focus on underserved children, families and their communities.

May-July

Events coming soon that will focus on at-risk populations served through DLH disease

prevention work.

2016-17 Windows of Service:

DLH is committed to demonstrating our company values in everything that we do. We endeavor constantly to attain the highest levels of responsible citizenship as an industry leader in the federal health and human services market. Acting on this pledge is essential to business growth and sustainability, and to maintaining the respect of our stakeholders nationally.

As a responsible corporate citizen, we contribute actively to advancing the quality of life in the communities where we live and work through our giving program DLH Cares. We currently support active-duty military; veterans and their families; underserved children, families and their communities; and at-risk populations served through DLH disease prevention work.

We plan to hold several windows of service throughout 2016-17 to highlight the populations DLH serves through our work and allow our employees to engage in different activities throughout the year. The primary goals for DLH Cares during this initial year of integration are Awareness, Engagement and Impact.

Awareness: We will ensure that all staff members who work across projects and who live all across the country are aware of opportunities to participate in any DLH site- or project-sponsored volunteer events that benefit our target populations (veterans and service members; underserved children, families and their communities; and at-risk populations served through DLH disease prevention work).

We will communicate these opportunities through regular e-blasts and website/calendar updates. We ask that our program/project managers ensure all staff is aware of opportunities to give back and also that staff is encouraged to send us ideas for new events or opportunities they believe might be of interest to DLH.

Engagement: Through these regular communications and with your encouragement, we will engage our staff by giving them opportunities to give back. In addition, we hope that this also will encourage staff to interact across projects and get to know their colleagues.

Impact: Ultimately, the goal is to make a positive impact on the target populations we serve through DLH Cares while also making a positive impact on our employees and their working relationships with each other.

Local Health Communication Activities to Promote the

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Act

Against AIDS

DLH-Danya will:• Work with on-the-ground

organizations to consolidate and strengthen the presence of the following four primary CDC HIV campaigns under the Act Against AIDS umbrella:• HIV Treatment Works• Let’s Stop HIV Together• #Doingit• Start Talking. Stop HIV.

• Work in up to eight cities to identify and select ambassadors to serve as city coordinators between the CDC campaigns.

• Identify and evaluate effective approaches and processes for each city.

Web and Digital Media Support for the National Center for HIV/

AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Health

Communication Science Office (HCSO)

DLH-Danya will:

• Develop and manage web and social media content for more than 300 internal and external HCSO webpages.

• Provide quality assurance through monitoring and fixing internal and external website issues through programs like SiteImprove.

• Conduct usability studies to ensure the highest quality user experience on websites.

Updates and Enhancements to the HIV Risk Reduction Tool

(HRRT)

DLH-Danya will:

• Update and enhance the HRRT website graphics, with a focus on:• Customization wizard• HIV interactive graphic• Homepage and website

navigation • Develop new graphical elements

for the HRRT such as interactive infographics or widgets.

Lean Six Sigma DLH is an organization committed to the best practices of Lean Six Sigma. Lean Six Sigma is a management system that relies on a collaborative team effort to improve company performance. It

is best known for improving the speed and quality of processes in any industry by focusing on eliminating waste and errors. Through a five-step approach to process improvement Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control (DMAIC), Lean Six Sigma provides organizations tools to improve their overall performance. We are proud to say that DLH Project Managers have been trained on the system and have certifications ranging from yellow to black belt. We look forward to maximizing the system for improved cost, quality, and delivery of service to our customers.

Contract WinsThe past few months have been extremely busy for DLH staff as they have been working to secure new and previously held contracts. The following lists our most recent contract awards. Also, join us in sending a big thank you to Kimberly Brock, Joan Davis, Bisi Jackson, Everett Long, Shakita Briggs, TJ Parker and Octavia Rouse for their work, knowledge and expertise in procuring these contracts.

DIRECTIONS:1. Pour 1 Tb spoon olive oil in to a pan.2. Add 2 crushed garlic cloves and sliced onion. Sauté until golden.3. Add steamed edamame and Raw Broccoli Florets in to a pan. Sauté for a minute.4. Add 1 cup cooked quinoa. 5. Add salt, black pepper powder and Taco seasoning mix. Mix everything well.6. Cut the tops of the bell peppers and deseed them.7. Stuff the Bell peppers with this Stuffing.8. To bake them, Preheat the oven at 200 C and bake for 15-20 minutes depending on the size of Bell Peppers.

Employee Recipes

Have ideas for the next DLH Newsletter? We’d love to hear from you! Submit your ideas, recipes, or photos at tiffany.mccall@dlhcorp.com or to your local site leader.

INGREDIENTS:8 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped 1 cup butter, softened 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided 5 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract½ teaspoon almond extract 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream

GLAZE4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted 4 ounces white baking chocolate, melted Whole fresh strawberries, optional

3-4 medium Bell Peppers2 garlic cloves-crushed1 large onion sliced10-12 Edamame steamed1/2 broccoli-florets

1 cup cooked QuinoaBlack pepper powder and Taco seasoning mixSalt as needed1 tablespoon Olive oil

DIRECTIONS: 1. Chop four squares of white chocolate and melt the other four; set both

aside. In a bowl, cream butter and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in extracts and the melted chocolate.

2. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Beat just until combined.

3. Grease a 10-in. fluted tube pan. Sprinkle with the remaining sugar. Pour a third of the batter into pan. Sprinkle with half of the chopped chocolate. Repeat. Pour remaining batter on top.

4. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Drizzle semisweet and white chocolate over cake. Garnish with strawberries if desired.

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. Bake: 55 min. + cooling

YIELD: 16 servings.

Stuffed Bell peppers recipe (Vegetarian friendly)

INGREDIENTS:

White Chocolate Pound Cake Janice Ullery (Deputy Director, Administration, DLH Silver Spring, MD)

Tripti Dani (Senior Accountant, DLH Atlanta, GA)