31 Jan 2018

CORPS PLANS PRESCRIBED BURNS

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – Personnel of the Army Corps of Engineers Mountain Home Project Office and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will conduct prescribed burns on public land surrounding Bull Shoals and Norfork lakes when weather conditions are favorable, until the second week of April.

31 Jan 2018

Boland named Nashville District Employee of the Month for December 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 31, 2017) – Holly Boland, lead budget analyst at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Program Management Section in Nashville, Tenn., is the employee of the month for December 2017.

31 Jan 2018

Life-saving skills are the calling card for USACE Buffalo District’s Jean Brockner

Ms. Brockner’s selfless heroism is known in the Western New York community and deservedly, she’s been previously recognized for assisting others in critical need.

30 Jan 2018

Corps seeks comment on Mid-Columbia River Regional Master Plan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comment and will conduct a series of open houses to help determine the issues to be addressed in the Mid-Columbia River Regional Master Plan and integrated environmental assessment. Each open house will provide general information about the Mid-Columbia River Regional Master Plan, and individual open houses will focus on specific areas.

30 Jan 2018

18-004 Work around Little Goose’s navigation lock to temporarily increase lockage times

Starbuck, Wash. – Locking a vessel past Little Goose Lock and Dam may take a bit longer than usual from Jan. 29, 2018 to Feb. 28, 2018. According to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at the dam, ongoing work is being performed in the vicinity of the lock approach when approaching the upstream side of the lock.

30 Jan 2018

Chief of engineers speaks at conference, advocates for change, innovation

SAN PEDRO, California – During a recent trip to California, Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, told stakeholders he envisions the Corps as “champions for change.”

30 Jan 2018

Civilian training alive and well in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

When a hiring official is comparing two potential candidates with comparable education and experience, the official must look further for something that distinguishes one candidate over the other. Sometimes that distinction is that one of the candidates took a CES course.

30 Jan 2018

NR 18-002: Public workshop rescheduled for Cheatham Lake shoreline management update

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 30, 2017) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has rescheduled a public workshop to provide input concerning the Cheatham Lake Shoreline Management Plan five-year review. The workshop is rescheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 at the Ashland City Elementary School Library in Ashland City, Tenn. In case of inclement weather, please call the Cheatham Lake Resource Manager’s Office at (615) 792-5697 by 4 p.m. to verify scheduling.

30 Jan 2018

Washington West, LLC seeks Corps permit to discharge fill material for commercial development in Middletown

CONCORD, Mass. – Washington West, LLC, located at 17 South Main Street, West Hartford, Conn., is

30 Jan 2018

Eversource Energy seeks Corps permit to replace electric cable from South Boston to Deer Island

CONCORD, Mass. – Eversource Energy of Westwood, Mass., is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps