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Levees are a vital part of modern flood risk management. They are part of flood defense systems that may also include flood walls, pumping stations, gates closures, and other associated structures. These elements work together to reduce risk to human life and reduce economic damages from flood events. — USACE extends comment period on draft National Levee Safety Guidelines

'The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it is extending the comment period on the draft first edition of the National Levee Safety Guidelines to Aug. 31, 2024. The guidelines were developed with stakeholder input under the National Levee Safety Program and released for public review on...'

7/19/2024
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June

27 Jun 2013
Seminar cultivates way forward following Hurricane Sandy
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), co-hosted the 2013 Senior Leaders’ Seminar (SLS) recently at FEMA Headquarters.
26 Jun 2013
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Releases Work Plans for Fiscal Year 2013 Civil Works Appropriations
Washington- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its work plans, or spending plans, through the end of Fiscal Year 2013 for five appropriation accounts in the Army Civil Works program. President Obama signed the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, Division F of Public Law 113-6, into law on March 26, 2013. The Act provided total FY13 appropriations for the Army Civil Works program of $4.972 billion.
26 Jun 2013
USACE to place more than 26 million cubic yards of sand to restore Sandy-damaged projects
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of placing more than 26 million cubic yards of sand along the coastline throughout the northeastern United States to repair and restore coastal storm risk reduction projects previously built by the Corps that were severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
26 Jun 2013
The Army honors excellence in STEM education
LEESBURG, Va.-- Students excelling in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics were recently recognized at the 11th Annual eCYBERMISSION National Judging and Education Event in Leesburg, Va. The U.S. Army's eCYBERMISSION program is a web-based STEM competition free for students in grades six through nine in which teams compete for state, regional and national awards while working to solve problems in their communities.
18 Jun 2013
Sergeant Major of the Army visits Washington Aqueduct
Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III came to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Washington Aqueduct recently to visit the people charged with a unique and vital but frequently unseen mission. The Washington Aqueduct is a federally-owned and operated public water supply agency that produces an average of 160 million gallons of water daily at two treatment plants in the District of Columbia.
17 Jun 2013
An American POW’s story
A Prisoner of War or Enemy Prisoner of War is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase is dated 1660.
17 Jun 2013
Research breakthrough garners patent
NATICK, Mass.—Joint research by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Miss., and the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center (Natick) has developed a family of new cloth-type structural components named “Hydrostatically Enabled Structural Elements,” or HESEs.
13 Jun 2013
USACE responds to FEMA mission in aftermath of Oklahoma tornadoes
OKLAHOMA CITY - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees were among the first on the scene following the May 2013 tornado outbreak in Oklahoma. Members of the USACE Emergency Support Function III deployed to the scene hours after destructive tornadoes ripped through several areas in the state, with the most extensive damage in the cities of Shawnee, Moore and El Reno.
7 Jun 2013
Joint Personal Effects Depot continues to process fallen service members personal belongings
Exactly two years ago workers at the Joint Personal Effects Depot processed the first Personal Effects (personal property) in the facility's new home at Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Del. The mission of the JPED is to receive, safeguard, inventory, store, process and determine the final disposition of personal effects of killed, injured or missing Department of Defense personnel serving in support of overseas contingency operations.
7 Jun 2013
STEM internship opens a world of possibilities for high school student
TULSA, Okla. - At the completion of her STEM internship at the Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hannah Blankenship was invited to write a commentary about her experience. It seems this high school senior learned a lot more than she expected during the internship. How could the Army Corps of Engineers be such a widespread and dynamic government entity that is involved in so many aspects of people's lives but not even be in the vocabulary of the average high school student?

News Releases

27 Jun 2013
Seminar cultivates way forward following Hurricane Sandy
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), co-hosted the 2013 Senior Leaders’ Seminar (SLS) recently at FEMA Headquarters.
26 Jun 2013
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Releases Work Plans for Fiscal Year 2013 Civil Works Appropriations
Washington- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its work plans, or spending plans, through the end of Fiscal Year 2013 for five appropriation accounts in the Army Civil Works program. President Obama signed the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, Division F of Public Law 113-6, into law on March 26, 2013. The Act provided total FY13 appropriations for the Army Civil Works program of $4.972 billion.
26 Jun 2013
USACE to place more than 26 million cubic yards of sand to restore Sandy-damaged projects
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of placing more than 26 million cubic yards of sand along the coastline throughout the northeastern United States to repair and restore coastal storm risk reduction projects previously built by the Corps that were severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
26 Jun 2013
The Army honors excellence in STEM education
LEESBURG, Va.-- Students excelling in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics were recently recognized at the 11th Annual eCYBERMISSION National Judging and Education Event in Leesburg, Va. The U.S. Army's eCYBERMISSION program is a web-based STEM competition free for students in grades six through nine in which teams compete for state, regional and national awards while working to solve problems in their communities.
18 Jun 2013
Sergeant Major of the Army visits Washington Aqueduct
Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III came to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Washington Aqueduct recently to visit the people charged with a unique and vital but frequently unseen mission. The Washington Aqueduct is a federally-owned and operated public water supply agency that produces an average of 160 million gallons of water daily at two treatment plants in the District of Columbia.
17 Jun 2013
An American POW’s story
A Prisoner of War or Enemy Prisoner of War is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase is dated 1660.
17 Jun 2013
Research breakthrough garners patent
NATICK, Mass.—Joint research by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Miss., and the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center (Natick) has developed a family of new cloth-type structural components named “Hydrostatically Enabled Structural Elements,” or HESEs.
13 Jun 2013
USACE responds to FEMA mission in aftermath of Oklahoma tornadoes
OKLAHOMA CITY - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees were among the first on the scene following the May 2013 tornado outbreak in Oklahoma. Members of the USACE Emergency Support Function III deployed to the scene hours after destructive tornadoes ripped through several areas in the state, with the most extensive damage in the cities of Shawnee, Moore and El Reno.
7 Jun 2013
Joint Personal Effects Depot continues to process fallen service members personal belongings
Exactly two years ago workers at the Joint Personal Effects Depot processed the first Personal Effects (personal property) in the facility's new home at Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Del. The mission of the JPED is to receive, safeguard, inventory, store, process and determine the final disposition of personal effects of killed, injured or missing Department of Defense personnel serving in support of overseas contingency operations.
7 Jun 2013
STEM internship opens a world of possibilities for high school student
TULSA, Okla. - At the completion of her STEM internship at the Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hannah Blankenship was invited to write a commentary about her experience. It seems this high school senior learned a lot more than she expected during the internship. How could the Army Corps of Engineers be such a widespread and dynamic government entity that is involved in so many aspects of people's lives but not even be in the vocabulary of the average high school student?