Headquarters U.S. Army Corps of Engineers News

Far East District celebrates first Local National to complete DoD Financial Management certification

Sameria Zavala — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:38:00 GMT

CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea – Kim KyongA, a Programs and Project Management Division (PPMD) program analyst for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Far East District (FED), was recognized by USACE Headquarters for her completion of the DoD Financial Management (FM) Level I certification program. She is the first Local National to complete this training, Corps and DoD-wide.

Army Safeguards Iconic Times Square Recruiting Station

James D'Ambrosio — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 20:40:00 GMT

Each year for the past 30 years, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ New York District personnel ensure the Times Square Recruiting Station an iconic symbol of U.S. Armed Forces recruitment in the heart of New York City and one of the oldest in the U.S. is protected from people gathering there for holiday celebrations. (While COVID-19 precluded crowds for the annual ‘ball drop’ from the Times Tower skyscraper marking the new year, hundreds of thousands of people pass through the area daily.

Sutton lake: What is Corps Boundary?

Pentagon News — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 10:40:00 GMT

Sutton Corps property is government owned land that was purchased by the Federal Government for lands needed for flood control, recreation, water quality, fish and wildlife supply, and water supply. Clearly identified property lines are crucial in the protection of our public lands and a clearly marked boundary also reduces the risk of having a trespass and/or encroachment.

Army Corps' Huntsville Center closes out FY20 virtually, completes $2.4B in contract actions for global stakeholders

William S. Farrow — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 17:04:00 GMT

The $2.4 billion in contract actions increased not only Department of Defense readiness and effectiveness through global medical facility renovations and modernization, resilient power and water utilities projects, military training facility updates and cyber security programs aimed at strengthening our nation’s defenses, it also provided vital support to ongoing federal, state and local programs and projects aimed at improving and increasing our nation’s health and safety during the continued response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Real estate division provides important mission support across District

Pentagon News — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 07:00:00 GMT

With an area of responsibility covering six states, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado and Montana, the Omaha District is one of the largest within Army Corps of Engineers – with that large footprint comes a lot of real estate to manage on land, water and air (think airports). In addition, District civil boundaries also include small portions of Iowa, Missouri and Minnesota.

IWR's Risk Analysis Gateway Supporting USACE's Enterprise Risk Management

Pentagon News — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 19:57:00 GMT

The Corps of Engineers is striving to become an Enterprise Risk Management organization where risk informed decision making (RIDM) advances our Military and Civil Works project delivery. To support this effort, IWR's Risk Analysis Gateway is a resource to advance organizational awareness and intelligence in managing risk. Visit our site to learn more about risk analysis, risk communication, risk assessment, and risk management.

Mosquito abatement slated over Craney Island on Monday

Pentagon News — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 18:06:00 GMT

Federal property of Craney Island is slated for mosquito-larvae abatement Monday.

Resource Efficiency Managers support modernization of defense industrial base

Robert L. Straitt — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 13:33:00 GMT

At the forefront of this mission is the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville’s Resource Efficiency Manager (REM) program, which brings the best minds in the free world together to introduce new technologies and processes that extract every possible unit of energy from the most fuel-efficient and resilient energy-system technologies available. REMs, often called the “energy boots on the ground,” provide vital expertise to develop site energy plans encompassing projects that achieve sustainable, renewable, and secure energy management.

Stream Assessment Methodologies

Pentagon News — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:08:00 GMT

Regulatory Division recently hosted Major General Whittle, Commanding General of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, for a field demonstration of various stream assessment methodologies. The assessment of aquatic resources is a critical component of the Corps' permit evaluation process and documentation of decisions.

MOBILE DISTRICT NEARS COMPLETION OF SHIP ISLAND RESTORATION

Chuck Walker — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 21:29:00 GMT

As the second largest restoration project in the history of the National Park Service, the Mobile District’s restoration of Ship Island, a barrier island on the western tip of Gulf Islands National Seashore, 10 miles off the coast of Mississippi, is an important contribution to the preservation of one of the nation’s precious natural resources.

Monday to see mosquito spraying in Portsmouth area

Pentagon News — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 18:55:00 GMT

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers scheduled aerial mosquito treatment over federal property on Craney Island for Monday.

Knauss Fellow, Engineering With Nature initiative a perfect match

Holly Kuzmitski, ERDC public affairs specialist — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 15:03:00 GMT

To Samuel Fielding, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Engineering With Nature (EWN) initiative seemed like a perfect fit. As a prospective John A. Knauss Marine Fellow, Fielding was searching for a host organization where he could utilize his interdisciplinary education in economics, international relations and biology. His doctorate research was focused on the economics of coastal adaption and the socioeconomics of coastal hazards within flood insurance markets.

Fate and flows: Oregon native keeps water moving through state

Kerry Solan — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 14:46:00 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Salina Hart dreams about water. It makes sense: she grew up on the water, and often went tubing down the local Clackamas River, the North Santiam and the Long Tom. Even after the massive local floods of 1996 swelled the river, inundated her home and took out most of her neighborhood, she still loved water.

High Water Impacts on Coastal Erosion

Tina Kowitz — Tue, 19 May 2020 10:58:00 GMT

Record high lake levels in 2019 on Lake Michigan have increased the height of the wave impact and accelerated the erosion. Holland, Michigan reported a loss of 50 feet of beach since last summer. Many homeowners and communities have been caught off-guard with the dramatic increase in erosion along the coastline, with numerous homes lost to the collapsing bluff.

Shoreline Habitat Improvement Project at USACE Albuquerque District’s John Martin Reservoir

Laura Nelson — Mon, 18 May 2020 22:33:00 GMT

John Martin Reservoir has a small nesting population of piping plovers and interior least terns. Both are endangered species and this directed a need for habitat improvement.

Corps prepares for dry year in Rogue River Basin

Chuck Grady, Rogue River Basin Project operations project manager — Fri, 15 May 2020 18:16:00 GMT

Chuck Grady, Rogue River Basin Project operations project manager, speaks to current water conditions, potential impacts and related challenges.

New USACE Report – Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Water Security through Resilience

Pentagon News — Thu, 14 May 2020 19:23:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Institute for Water Resources (IWR) released a report titled Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Water Security through Resilience. The report is available for free download from https://www.iwrlibrary.us/document/16a468f6-1f43-46a4-b546-141594d30cde.

New USACE Report – Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Water Security through Resilience

Pentagon News — Thu, 14 May 2020 19:23:00 GMT

Resource Energy Manager improves munition plant’s energy resilience

William S. Farrow — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:33:00 GMT

A Resource Efficiency Manager attending 2019 Energy Exchange and REM Workshop in Huntsville, Alabama, received updated 50001 Ready information that led him on a path to improve energy efficiency at Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Virginia.

Just Released – New Report on Shared Vision Planning for Europe’s Tisza River Basin

Pentagon News — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 22:47:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Institute for Water Resources (IWR) just released a report on the use of a multilateral Shared Vision Planning (SVP) Risk-Informed pilot study within Europe’s Tisza River Basin. As part of the European Union’s (EU) Water Framework Directive, a partnership of interested river basin stakeholders (known as JOINTISZA) received EU funds to lead a river basin planning process for the Tisza River, a major tributary of the Danube whose watershed is shared by five countries: Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine, Serbia and Romania. As part of this river basin planning process, the JOINTISZA organizers wanted to test the use of USACE’s Shared Vision Planning (SVP) process in the basin by conducting a pilot on a subarea of the basin (the Tisza-Körös-Valley common water management system or TIKEVIR) that focuses on flood risk management and considers climate change impacts.