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a web page with images from recreational areas and an interactive map. — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers launches nationwide Recreation Operational Status website

'The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has launched its Recreation Operational Status website to keep the public informed about the operational status of USACE recreation areas nationwide...'

5/22/2025
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HQ USACE NEWS RELEASES

Army Corps of Engineers seeks public comments on proposal to renew and revise nationwide permits

June 18, 2025

Army Corps of Engineers announces proposal to renew and revise nationwide permits

June 16, 2025

Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Army Corps of Engineers’ Birthday and Juneteenth Celebration

June 5, 2025

USACE Showcases 250 Years of History, Service During DC Twilight Performance

May 30, 2025

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers launches nationwide Recreation Operational Status website

May 22, 2025

News Stories

November

5 Nov 2013
Army Corps continuing to make good progress on recovery efforts one year after Hurricane Sandy
Waves of colorful sea creatures and mermaids flooded the Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn, N.Y., this summer for the annual Mermaid Parade. Just months earlier, in the very same spot, Hurricane Sandy with her massive waves stormed ashore but not in such a festive mood. After the storm retreated, leaving the beach a mess, it seemed the parade - which draws thousands of costumed participants each year - would not return.
5 Nov 2013
USACE, partners build Mississippi River islands to protect aquatic habitat
A series of recently restored islands nestled along the Mississippi River near Lansing, Iowa, were merely a design a few years ago. The construction is a part of the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program, also known as the Environmental Management Program. The program, according to Tom Novak, project management, is a multi-agency, multi-district program that is restoring aquatic habit along the river.
October

28 Oct 2013
Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh retires, has two messages for USACE
One of the nicest guys in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will retire Nov. 30, 2013. Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh gives a self-deprecating chuckle. “Well, I don’t know about being the nicest guy in USACE. I just believe that everybody brings something special to the office. Many times being a leader means finding that specialness in everybody, and bringing their talents forward. That’s what I try to do.”
28 Oct 2013
USACE retiree publishes fifth novel
Many federal employees dream of retiring to a house by a lake and writing the Great American Novel. Joe Woods actually did it. His fifth novel, Secrets of the Spiral Tower, was published Oct. 15. Joe Woods, a Mississippi native, worked for the U.S. Forest Service in the Tahoe National Forest for two years. He returned to Mississippi and worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Vicksburg District for 38 years, retiring in 2003.
22 Oct 2013
Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas on Veterans Day
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees for veterans, active and reserve component service members, and their families at the more than 2,400 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide on Veterans Day, November 11.
16 Oct 2013
Wilmington District achieves National Emergency Management Accreditation
WILMINGTON, NC - The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Wilmington District, just received accreditation with the Emergency Management Accreditation Program for the district’s compliance with 64 national standards in emergency management programs and practices.
15 Oct 2013
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces closure of all Regulatory Offices due to federal government shutdown
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it will close its Regulatory offices due to the absence of available federal funding. During the closure, Regulatory offices will be unable to evaluate individual permit applications, pre-construction notifications for nationwide permit or regional general permit authorizations, or requests for jurisdictional determinations until after current year funding is received and the offices reopen.
15 Oct 2013
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces closure of all Regulatory Offices due to federal government shutdown
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced it will close its Regulatory offices due to the absence of available federal funding. During the closure, Regulatory offices will be unable to evaluate individual permit applications, pre-construction notifications for nationwide permit or regional general permit authorizations, or requests for jurisdictional determinations until after current year funding is received and the offices reopen.
10 Oct 2013
Corps of Engineers Galveston District awards $1.1 million small business contract
GALVESTON, Texas-- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount $1,172,000 to Inland Construction & Engineering Inc., -- a certified small disadvantaged business and HUBZone contractor -- to install impressed current cathodic protection systems at the Colorado River Locks in Matagorda, Texas.
10 Oct 2013
US, Ghana combat malnutrition with new center
ACCRA, Ghana -- The U.S. and Ghana are teaming up to ease hunger in the West Africa nation. The project, a joint effort by U.S. Africa Command, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Embassy and the Ghanaian Ministry of Health, is designed to improve the health and prosperity of children in the Volta region.

News Releases

5 Nov 2013
Army Corps continuing to make good progress on recovery efforts one year after Hurricane Sandy
Waves of colorful sea creatures and mermaids flooded the Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn, N.Y., this summer for the annual Mermaid Parade. Just months earlier, in the very same spot, Hurricane Sandy with her massive waves stormed ashore but not in such a festive mood. After the storm retreated, leaving the beach a mess, it seemed the parade - which draws thousands of costumed participants each year - would not return.
5 Nov 2013
USACE, partners build Mississippi River islands to protect aquatic habitat
A series of recently restored islands nestled along the Mississippi River near Lansing, Iowa, were merely a design a few years ago. The construction is a part of the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program, also known as the Environmental Management Program. The program, according to Tom Novak, project management, is a multi-agency, multi-district program that is restoring aquatic habit along the river.
28 Oct 2013
Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh retires, has two messages for USACE
One of the nicest guys in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will retire Nov. 30, 2013. Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh gives a self-deprecating chuckle. “Well, I don’t know about being the nicest guy in USACE. I just believe that everybody brings something special to the office. Many times being a leader means finding that specialness in everybody, and bringing their talents forward. That’s what I try to do.”
28 Oct 2013
USACE retiree publishes fifth novel
Many federal employees dream of retiring to a house by a lake and writing the Great American Novel. Joe Woods actually did it. His fifth novel, Secrets of the Spiral Tower, was published Oct. 15. Joe Woods, a Mississippi native, worked for the U.S. Forest Service in the Tahoe National Forest for two years. He returned to Mississippi and worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Vicksburg District for 38 years, retiring in 2003.
22 Oct 2013
Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas on Veterans Day
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees for veterans, active and reserve component service members, and their families at the more than 2,400 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide on Veterans Day, November 11.
16 Oct 2013
Wilmington District achieves National Emergency Management Accreditation
WILMINGTON, NC - The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Wilmington District, just received accreditation with the Emergency Management Accreditation Program for the district’s compliance with 64 national standards in emergency management programs and practices.
15 Oct 2013
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces closure of all Regulatory Offices due to federal government shutdown
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it will close its Regulatory offices due to the absence of available federal funding. During the closure, Regulatory offices will be unable to evaluate individual permit applications, pre-construction notifications for nationwide permit or regional general permit authorizations, or requests for jurisdictional determinations until after current year funding is received and the offices reopen.
15 Oct 2013
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces closure of all Regulatory Offices due to federal government shutdown
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced it will close its Regulatory offices due to the absence of available federal funding. During the closure, Regulatory offices will be unable to evaluate individual permit applications, pre-construction notifications for nationwide permit or regional general permit authorizations, or requests for jurisdictional determinations until after current year funding is received and the offices reopen.
10 Oct 2013
Corps of Engineers Galveston District awards $1.1 million small business contract
GALVESTON, Texas-- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount $1,172,000 to Inland Construction & Engineering Inc., -- a certified small disadvantaged business and HUBZone contractor -- to install impressed current cathodic protection systems at the Colorado River Locks in Matagorda, Texas.
10 Oct 2013
US, Ghana combat malnutrition with new center
ACCRA, Ghana -- The U.S. and Ghana are teaming up to ease hunger in the West Africa nation. The project, a joint effort by U.S. Africa Command, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Embassy and the Ghanaian Ministry of Health, is designed to improve the health and prosperity of children in the Volta region.