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  • February

    Mother’s Life Lessons Guide Eller Ever Higher

    Many people struggle to find or recognize their higher purpose in life. Some never come to understand the significance of the minutes, hours and days that make up their life. Tambour Eller is not one of them. From a young age Eller looked to her mother, who raised her alone, for such answers. What she found was an example of how to face life's daily challenges straight on, with faith that hard work and perseverance would reveal all she needed to know. "She taught me that when the going gets tough, it's tough for everyone – people have different ways of handling it. But every day, you get up, be thankful and get to work because you are a part of a larger plan – God's plan."
  • Enid Lake announces annual Cleanup Day event

    VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District’s Enid Lake and the Enid Lake Volunteers for Waste Management will hold the lake’s annual Cleanup Day event Feb. 22, which will provide volunteers an opportunity to help maintain the beauty of the lake.
  • Benefit St. to close between Eads and Deers Streets

    Work related to the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (SELA). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District will temporarily close Benefit Street to traffic between Eads Street and Deers Street for work related to the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control project. Weather permitting; Construction closure is scheduled to begin on Monday, February 17th and last until Friday March 27, 2020. This temporary closure is related to the construction of new box culverts to enhance the drainage in the area. Street closure will not impact regularly scheduled garbage collection.
  • Real Estate Provides Facelift for New Jersey Armed Forces Career Center

    While the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has missions planning and designing construction projects, there’s a less-well-known component in the New York District: Providing real estate support for more than 400 U.S. Armed Forces recruiting stations in New York and New Jersey.
  • Corps awards a $37M contract to complete final repairs on Missouri River Levee System L-550

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District awarded a $37.4M construction contract to Weston Solutions of Chester, Pennsylvania, Friday. Awarding this contract keeps the team on track for closing the final breach on the L-550 levee system before Mar. 1.
  • Corps to temporarily close boat ramps at Millwood Lake

    ASHDOWN, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Millwood Tri-Lakes Project Office is temporarily closing access to several boat ramps on Millwood Lake because of high water levels.
  • DOD Moves to Use Data More Effectively in Decision-Making

    The Defense Department is seeking ways to use data better in decision-making on the battlefield and in its business practices, Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Norquist said.
  • Corps of Engineers begins Phase I floodfight in the Confluence Areas

    The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has initiated Phase I floodfight
  • TAM Awards task order for Qatar Program Management Office

    The Middle East District awarded a task order for CPSS – Qatar Program Management Office 14 Feb. 2020.
  • USACE Galveston District to switch new outlet control structure at Addicks and Barker dams

    HOUSTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District is set to switch water flow to the new outlet control structures on Feb. 14 at Barker Dam, with Addicks Dam scheduled to switch in March. The new outlet control structures have been under construction since 2015 and will replace the original outlet control structures built in the 1940s

News Releases

  • Mother’s Life Lessons Guide Eller Ever Higher

    Many people struggle to find or recognize their higher purpose in life. Some never come to understand the significance of the minutes, hours and days that make up their life. Tambour Eller is not one of them. From a young age Eller looked to her mother, who raised her alone, for such answers. What she found was an example of how to face life's daily challenges straight on, with faith that hard work and perseverance would reveal all she needed to know. "She taught me that when the going gets tough, it's tough for everyone – people have different ways of handling it. But every day, you get up, be thankful and get to work because you are a part of a larger plan – God's plan."
  • Enid Lake announces annual Cleanup Day event

    VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District’s Enid Lake and the Enid Lake Volunteers for Waste Management will hold the lake’s annual Cleanup Day event Feb. 22, which will provide volunteers an opportunity to help maintain the beauty of the lake.
  • Benefit St. to close between Eads and Deers Streets

    Work related to the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (SELA). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District will temporarily close Benefit Street to traffic between Eads Street and Deers Street for work related to the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control project. Weather permitting; Construction closure is scheduled to begin on Monday, February 17th and last until Friday March 27, 2020. This temporary closure is related to the construction of new box culverts to enhance the drainage in the area. Street closure will not impact regularly scheduled garbage collection.
  • Real Estate Provides Facelift for New Jersey Armed Forces Career Center

    While the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has missions planning and designing construction projects, there’s a less-well-known component in the New York District: Providing real estate support for more than 400 U.S. Armed Forces recruiting stations in New York and New Jersey.
  • Corps awards a $37M contract to complete final repairs on Missouri River Levee System L-550

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District awarded a $37.4M construction contract to Weston Solutions of Chester, Pennsylvania, Friday. Awarding this contract keeps the team on track for closing the final breach on the L-550 levee system before Mar. 1.
  • Corps to temporarily close boat ramps at Millwood Lake

    ASHDOWN, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Millwood Tri-Lakes Project Office is temporarily closing access to several boat ramps on Millwood Lake because of high water levels.
  • DOD Moves to Use Data More Effectively in Decision-Making

    The Defense Department is seeking ways to use data better in decision-making on the battlefield and in its business practices, Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Norquist said.
  • Corps of Engineers begins Phase I floodfight in the Confluence Areas

    The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has initiated Phase I floodfight
  • TAM Awards task order for Qatar Program Management Office

    The Middle East District awarded a task order for CPSS – Qatar Program Management Office 14 Feb. 2020.
  • USACE Galveston District to switch new outlet control structure at Addicks and Barker dams

    HOUSTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District is set to switch water flow to the new outlet control structures on Feb. 14 at Barker Dam, with Addicks Dam scheduled to switch in March. The new outlet control structures have been under construction since 2015 and will replace the original outlet control structures built in the 1940s

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