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Default USACE DUI for News Release — Gold de Fleury Medal presented to retired Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley

'Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general, presented the Army Engineer Association’s Gold de Fleury Medal to retired Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley during the Engineer Regiment Ball at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, April 28. The award was...'

5/2/2023
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HQ USACE NEWS RELEASES

USACE extends comment period on draft National Levee Safety Guidelines

July 19, 2024

Biden-Harris Administration expands agency efforts to ensure operations are increasingly resilient to climate change impacts

June 20, 2024 UPDATED

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

June 5, 2024 UPDATED

USACE introduces new Regulatory Request System online application portal

May 15, 2024 UPDATED

Army Corps of Engineers releases Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2024 Civil Works appropriations

May 13, 2024 UPDATED

News Stories

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February

4 Feb 2021
Initial public scoping a success for Lewis and Clark Lake, Gavins Point Dam master plan update
Outdoor recreation enthusiasts will reap the future benefits at Lewis and Clark Lake recreation area in Yankton, South Dakota, after the Gavins Point Dam project master plan update, currently underway, is complete — the plan was last revised in 2004.
December

9 Dec 2020
Zorinsky building maintenance workers help ensure safe environment during pandemic
The COVID – 19 pandemic has brought about many unique challenges and stresses to our daily lives, and for many U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District employees it has changed the way they perform their daily tasks. Working diligently behind the scenes to ensure the safety of hundreds of district employees at the Zorinsky federal building in downtown Omaha are the General Services Agency’s contract maintenance workers from LB&B Associates, Inc.
October

8 Oct 2020
District’s rapid response team helps extinguish coalmine fire in Washington state.
In June, after an unsuccessful attempt by local firefighters to put out a smoldering fire at an abandoned Navy coalmine in Cumberland, Washington, the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation reached out to the USACE Omaha District’s technical center of expertise rapid response team for assistance.
September

16 Sep 2020
District’s technical center of expertise provides rapid response during emergencies
With September and October being the peak hurricane months, the Omaha District's rapid response team stands ready to offer disaster relief assistance should the need arise. According the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association the 2020 hurricane season has already set a record by logging 20 storms as of Sept. 14.
August

27 Aug 2020
Omaha District’s small business program empowers service disabled Veterans
The Omaha District is empowering service disabled veterans through a unique program designed to offer competitive work contracts to small business owners. These veteran owned small business are making a significant impact and contributing to the overall success of the USACE mission.
13 Aug 2020
Omaha awards environmental remediation contract for Front Range Air Force bases
The Omaha District awarded an $8.5 million Optimized Remediation Contract in July that focuses on a large, joint environmental clean-up effort at six Air Force bases across four states in the Northwest also referred to as the Front Range group.
6 Aug 2020
Omaha District plays important role in water quality management
Whether it is fishing, boating, swimming, or other types of water recreation the benefits of the Omaha District’s water quality management program affect outdoor enthusiasts in positive ways – these benefits even extend to water coming from the faucet.
July

23 Jul 2020
District finishes 2019 flood damage repairs near Clear Creek
OMAHA, Neb. - Sixteen months after devastating floods wreaked havoc in the Midwest, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District Systems Restoration Team has made significant progress restoring levee breaches and repairing damaged embankments along the Missouri River and its tributaries. To date, the Corps has closed 28 of 32 breaches.
April

24 Apr 2020
Omaha District balances COVID-19 mission support, employee safety
Shortly after the federal government declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Col. John Hudson, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, took aggressive steps to protect the district’s military and civilian workforce - while maintaining mission readiness and support.