Automating at Scale: Robotic Process Automation for the Defense Logistics Agency
Overview

Automating at Scale: Robotic Process Automation for the Defense Logistics Agency
The Defense Logistics Agency’s Information Operations (J6) is modernizing mission support by automating transactional tasks through Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Chickasaw Federal supports this effort by developing and deploying RPA solutions that enhance operational performance, reduce manual workload, and accelerate service delivery across the agency. Through Agile methods, close stakeholder collaboration, and continuous improvement, our team drives measurable results in DLA’s automation journey.
Challenge & Path Forward
Chickasaw Federal applied Agile development methodologies across the entire software development lifecycle to strengthen DLA’s enterprise change management and automation strategy. Using UiPath, our team led the design, build, testing, deployment, and support of automation solutions, while also providing cloud enablement, bot monitoring, performance reporting, and risk-managed governance. We facilitated hands-on training, refined process requirements, and engaged stakeholders to ensure adoption and long-term value.
Results & Impact
Chickasaw Federal’s support helped DLA stand up an RPA Center of Excellence (CoE), delivering a scalable governance model to manage and sustain automation across the enterprise. With our leadership, DLA became the first agency in the Department of Defense to deploy a fully unattended bot into production, setting a precedent for innovation across the federal landscape.
Key achievements include:
- Stood up an RPA Center of Excellence to govern and sustain automation initiatives
- Positioned DLA as a DoD automation pioneer with the first unattended bot in production
- Established an RPA Development Factory to rapidly assess, design, build, and deploy automations
- Delivered a transparent and traceable RPA lifecycle aligned to DLA governance and audit standards
- Fostered high levels of user adoption and stakeholder engagement through an iterative approach
Automation Use Cases
- 181 automation use cases and 42 enhancements completed across DLA HQ and Major Subordinate Commands
- 35 additional automations in active development
- 20 use cases in backlog, queued for development
- 168 automations running in an unattended capacity
- 13 automations awaiting transition to unattended execution
Mission Impact
- 560,387+ labor hours returned to the DLA workforce
- 297,845+ hours projected to be returned annually