• Army Civil Works announces invitations to apply for dam safety loans; $17 million in potential federal financing for Meadow Lake Dam on the Guadalupe River

    The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced the first set of proposals being invited to apply for loans under the new Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP). Among the invited applicants is the Meadow Lake Water and Control Improvement District No. 1 for $17 million in potential federal financing to complete the rehabilitation of Meadow Lake Dam located near Seguin, Texas, on the Guadalupe River. The application includes the replacement of the floodgates and spillway gates, improvements to the dam and foundation stability, and hydrologic and hydraulic adequacy planning of the dam and spillway.
  • The Built Environment of the US Air Force All-Volunteer Force: Preliminary Analysis of Building Trends: Preliminary Analysis of Building Trends

    Purpose: July 1, 2023, marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the all-volunteer force (AVF). At this time, buildings, structures, and other elements of the US Air Force’s (USAF) built environment associated specifically with the AVF will be potentially eligible as historic resources under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The relationship between the AVF and the USAF built environment, however, has not yet been examined, and no historic contexts exist that provide guidance on how to identify and evaluate properties that may be associated with the built environment of the USAF AVF and offer recommendations on management of these properties to assist USAF installations in complying with the NHPA. As a result, it is unclear if, and to what extent, buildings, structures, and other elements associated specifically with the AVF exist that may require management under NHPA. The USAF desires to better understand the relationship between the AVF and the USAF built environment and has requested the Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) conduct a built-environment analysis of existing USAF real property. This research is intended to support USAF decision-makers in determining if further research is warranted and how best to plan for managing AVF-related buildings, structures, and other built environment elements under NHPA. Results of this analysis indicate a relationship exists between the AVF and the USAF built environment; 42 built-environment feature types with construction rates higher than the overall average during the AVF period are identified.
  • Optimization Strategies for Geospatial Data on End-User Devices

    Abstract: The ability to quickly disseminate geospatial data across all echelons, particularly those at the tactical edge, is critical to meeting threats described by the Multi-Domain Operations doctrine. The US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Geospatial Research Laboratory (ERDC-GRL), is researching the optimization of the formats, data models, file sizes, and quality of geospatial products to be exploited by end-user devices (EUDs). This report describes a processing methodology comprising custom software and open-source tools to optimize Army Geospatial Enterprise Standard Sharable Geospatial Foundation and industry-accepted products for exploitation on EUDs. The Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) was emphasized, but other devices, including the Nett Warrior and Program Executive Office—Soldier targeting systems, were also studied. Additionally, we developed a compression methodology that reduced the size of three-dimensional model data by a factor of 9 without a loss in data quality. A summary of the results describes steps to address remaining technical issues and considers future efforts to further optimize geospatial data for additional EUDs and tactical applications.
  • Army Civil Works announces invitations to apply for dam safety loans; $2 billion in potential federal financing for California

    The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced the first set of proposals being invited to apply for loans under the new Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP). Eight of the invited applicants are in California and the financing associated with these applications could result in dam safety work on 37 dams throughout the state.
  • Chasing the storm: Working with FEMA during Hurricane Beryl

    This summer, the record-breaking Hurricane Beryl entered the Caribbean Sea as a Category 5 hurricane before weakening to a Category 1 hurricane and hitting the Texas coast, July 8. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District Temporary Emergency Power Planning and Response Team (PRT) was on the ground supporting efforts to get the lights back on for over 2.7 million who lost power in the Houston area.
  • Army Civil Works announces invitations to apply for dam safety loans; $2 billion in potential federal financing for California

    WASHINGTON (Sept. 13, 2024) – The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and
  • Abiquiu Lake’s National Public Lands Day volunteer event scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024

    USACE-Albuquerque District staff at Abiquiu Lake will host a National Public Lands Day event where the public can volunteer to help improve their public lands, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. The event is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. at Group Shelter 3, by the boat ramp.
  • Army Civil Works announces invitations to apply for dam safety loans; $35 million in potential federal financing for the city of Spokane, Washington

    The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced the first set of proposals being invited to apply for loans under the new Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP). Among those selected to apply is the city of Spokane, Washington, for $35 million in potential federal financing to complete repairs to the Upriver Dam, a hydroelectric dam.
  • Furnishings Program filling cyberspaces at Fort Eisenhower

    Huntsville Center’s focus on the project is acquiring and installing $40 million of furnishings to support CCoE's mission to train, educate, and develop signal, cyber, and electronic warfare professionals.
  • Corps of Engineers awards Lower Pool 10 restoration project contract

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $7.5 million contract to Legacy Corporation of East Moline, Illinois, for constructing Stage 1 of the Mississippi River Lower Pool 10 habitat rehabilitation and enhancement project, near Guttenberg, Iowa.