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A group of men and women pose for a picture in a conference room. — USACE Value Engineering Team Recognized on Global Stage

'For the first time in its 250-year history, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers earned a Top 20 finish for its innovative approach to project delivery against corporate powerhouses in the prestigious Project Management Institute (PMI), Program Management Office (PMO) Global Awards...'

9/9/2025
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News Stories

February

28 Feb 2022
The Corps Environment – February 2022 issue now available
The February 2022 edition of The Corps Environment is now available! This edition highlights fostering sustainability as a way of life, in support of Environmental Operating Principle #1and features initiatives from across the Army environmental community that are helping to shape a sustainable environment for current and future generations.
24 Feb 2022
Annual FUSRAP Report Available Online
The Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program Update for Fiscal Year 2021 is now available online. This annual report provides information about progress the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is making in cleaning up sites with contamination resulting from the nation’s early atomic energy program.
16 Feb 2022
Annual Report for Army Regional Environmental and Energy Offices now available
The Fiscal Year 2021 annual report for the U.S. Army Regional Environmental and Energy Offices (REEOs) is now available. The REEOs represent Army and Department of Defense (DOD) environmental and energy interests at the state and regional level to support and advocate for military missions and facilities.
4 Feb 2022
National Levee Safety Program hosts virtual workshops to capture stakeholder insights
In January and early February 2022, working in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began hosting a series of virtual public workshops to gather stakeholder input on a national approach for developing a new integrated framework for managing reliable levee systems and improving community resiliency in areas behind all levees throughout the Nation. This input will be used to help shape the National Levee Safety Program.
3 Feb 2022
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces new members of the Inland Waterways Users Board
The Secretary of Defense has approved the appointment of 11 new members to serve on the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB), effective January 31.
January

31 Jan 2022
USACE develops research and development strategy to benefit the nation, warfighters
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has produced a new enterprise research and development (R&D) strategy that will address the nation’s most complex engineering challenges.
19 Jan 2022
Army Civil Works Studies, Projects and Programs to Be Accomplished with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding
The U.S. Army announced today the Civil Works studies, projects and programs that the Corps would implement in Fiscal Year 2022 with the $22.81 billion in supplemental funding provided in two recently enacted laws — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.
December

28 Dec 2021
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces publication of a set of 41 Nationwide Permits
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today the publication in the Federal Register of a set of 41 Nationwide Permits (NWPs), to include 40 reissued and one new NWP which authorize work in streams, wetlands and other waters of the United States under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.
November

19 Nov 2021
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases the 2021 Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released the 2021 Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development. The report, in accordance with Section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014, provides Congress with a list of proposed feasibility studies submitted by non-federal interests, completed Chief’s Reports recommending projects for authorization, proposed modifications to authorized water resources development projects or feasibility studies, and proposed modifications to environmental infrastructure program authorities. The report is submitted to Congress for consideration of authorization for USACE studies, projects, and environmental infrastructure programs; it does not provide funding which is done separately through Congress’s annual appropriations process.
1 Nov 2021
Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Veterans Day
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of Veterans Day, November 11.

News Releases

28 Feb 2022
The Corps Environment – February 2022 issue now available
The February 2022 edition of The Corps Environment is now available! This edition highlights fostering sustainability as a way of life, in support of Environmental Operating Principle #1and features initiatives from across the Army environmental community that are helping to shape a sustainable environment for current and future generations.
24 Feb 2022
Annual FUSRAP Report Available Online
The Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program Update for Fiscal Year 2021 is now available online. This annual report provides information about progress the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is making in cleaning up sites with contamination resulting from the nation’s early atomic energy program.
16 Feb 2022
Annual Report for Army Regional Environmental and Energy Offices now available
The Fiscal Year 2021 annual report for the U.S. Army Regional Environmental and Energy Offices (REEOs) is now available. The REEOs represent Army and Department of Defense (DOD) environmental and energy interests at the state and regional level to support and advocate for military missions and facilities.
4 Feb 2022
National Levee Safety Program hosts virtual workshops to capture stakeholder insights
In January and early February 2022, working in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began hosting a series of virtual public workshops to gather stakeholder input on a national approach for developing a new integrated framework for managing reliable levee systems and improving community resiliency in areas behind all levees throughout the Nation. This input will be used to help shape the National Levee Safety Program.
3 Feb 2022
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces new members of the Inland Waterways Users Board
The Secretary of Defense has approved the appointment of 11 new members to serve on the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB), effective January 31.
31 Jan 2022
USACE develops research and development strategy to benefit the nation, warfighters
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has produced a new enterprise research and development (R&D) strategy that will address the nation’s most complex engineering challenges.
19 Jan 2022
Army Civil Works Studies, Projects and Programs to Be Accomplished with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding
The U.S. Army announced today the Civil Works studies, projects and programs that the Corps would implement in Fiscal Year 2022 with the $22.81 billion in supplemental funding provided in two recently enacted laws — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.
28 Dec 2021
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces publication of a set of 41 Nationwide Permits
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today the publication in the Federal Register of a set of 41 Nationwide Permits (NWPs), to include 40 reissued and one new NWP which authorize work in streams, wetlands and other waters of the United States under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.
19 Nov 2021
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases the 2021 Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released the 2021 Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development. The report, in accordance with Section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014, provides Congress with a list of proposed feasibility studies submitted by non-federal interests, completed Chief’s Reports recommending projects for authorization, proposed modifications to authorized water resources development projects or feasibility studies, and proposed modifications to environmental infrastructure program authorities. The report is submitted to Congress for consideration of authorization for USACE studies, projects, and environmental infrastructure programs; it does not provide funding which is done separately through Congress’s annual appropriations process.
1 Nov 2021
Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Veterans Day
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of Veterans Day, November 11.