USACE News

October

30 Oct 2020
Army surgeon general recognizes Huntsville Center medical division
Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, who assumed command of the U.S. Army Medical Command in June, praised the team for ensuring Army Medicine provides safe, evidence-based environments of care for the Army’s top priority – its people.
30 Oct 2020
Eroded Streambank Wall Gets an Extreme Makeover
Approximately 20 people gathered near what appeared to be an insignificant wall to celebrate the completion of a project that has an enormous impact on six communities.
29 Oct 2020
LA District employees participate in Combined Federal Campaign to assist local charities
The CFC is the only authorized solicitation of employees in the federal workplace on behalf of charitable organizations. Its mission is to promote and support philanthropy through a program that is employee focused, and cost efficient and effective in providing all federal employees the opportunity to improve the quality of life for all, according to the Office of Personnel Management, which manages the campaign.
29 Oct 2020
Omaha District executes historic $1.65 billion program
There were many challenges this year; recovering from the catastrophic Lower Missouri River Basin flooding event of 2019, protecting the workforce and public safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, and hurricane first responder deployments. But in the face of unprecedented adversity, USACE Omaha District rose to each challenge through leveraging industrious teamwork and continuing to successfully support its worldwide missions. The District ended the year executing its largest program ever at $1.65 billion.
29 Oct 2020
ERDC Director addresses Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce
Dr. David Pittman, director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), virtually addressed Vicksburg and Warren County community leaders during the Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce meeting Oct. 23.
29 Oct 2020
Installation Operations Division paves the way for ERDC properties
Tucked away in a third-floor office suite in the headquarters building, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Installation Support Division (ISD) is charged with making ERDC properties a better and more efficient place for all employees.
29 Oct 2020
Collaborating with academia to develop future practice and practitioners
In this episode of the Engineering With Nature® (EWN®) Podcast, guests are Dr. Brian Bledsoe, director of the University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS), and Dr. Todd Bridges, senior research scientist for environmental science with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and national lead of the EWN Initiative and the sponsor of this podcast. They discuss a new partnership, the Network for Engineering With Nature (N-EWN), to promote new practices and expertise and to foster the drive and passion for delivering nature-based solutions for infrastructure in the next generation of scientists, engineers, business leaders and decision-makers.
29 Oct 2020
Leadership Development Program grows leaders at all levels
Nine team members from the USACE Middle East District recently completed a year-long Leadership Development Program and graduated Oct. 14.
29 Oct 2020
Army Corps’ New York District continues its Coastal Restoration Mission Eight Years following Sandy
New York District continues its Coastal Restoration Mission Eight Years following Sandy.
28 Oct 2020
Michael Banks: From Cavalry Scout to Engineer and Project Manager
Project managers (PMs) are vital to the work of the US Army Corps of Engineers. They are project catalysts who combine both customer and stakeholder expectations to ensure a project is completed on time and within budget. Michael Banks is one such Far East District Project Manager.