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  • Alaska Corps employee receives highest honor for construction personnel

    His dedication to public service and eagerness to accomplish more to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ mission in Alaska landed him a prestigious accolade in the construction field.

  • Dillon Lake works with Nationwide Children's Hospital

    Dillon Lake has worked with Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) for over 7 years. Each year, including 2017, we set up a water safety booth for the kids and adults that venture through the lobby of the hospital.

  • Statement regarding Margate/Absecon Island project

    PHILADELPHIA (AUG. 10, 2017) - Based on the Aug. 10 2017 decision by Judge Bumb, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District has directed Weeks Marine Inc. to resume beachfill operations in the City of Margate as part of the Absecon Island Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project. The dredge BE Lindholm is expected to return to work in Margate on or about Aug. 14, 2017. The Army Corps will continue to work with our sponsor, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and the City of Margate to assist them with long-term storm water management solutions. During construction, the Army Corps will continue to employ mitigating measures to reduce impacts. The Army Corps team will continue to monitor the basin areas, gather data and analyze short and/or long term alternatives in cooperation with the NJDEP and community.

  • Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee agrees on future role

    The Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) held its 38th meeting Aug. 8-10. Members learned about the public comments submitted on the draft Missouri River Recovery Management Plan-Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Adaptive Management (AM) Plan released by the Corps in December 2016.

  • Tribes work with MRRIC on committee’s future role

    The Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) held its 38th meeting Aug. 8-10. MRRIC and the Tribal members welcomed Joni Tobacco, newly-appointed member of the Ogalala Sioux Tribe. Other Tribes were represented by Dr. Andrea Hunter, Osage Nation; Dr. Kelly Morgan, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe; Alan Kelley, Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Deb Madison, Fort Peck and Assiniboine and Sioux Tribe; Shannon Wright, Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; and Randy Teboe, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.

  • Herbicide treatment of invasive Hydrilla in Cayuga Lake completed near Aurora, NY

    BUFFALO, NY—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District completed a scheduled herbicide treatment of the invasive Hydrilla plant in Cayuga Lake near Aurora, NY in late July 2017, having previously conducted a plant survey in the location the last week of June and again on July 17, 2017.

  • Carters Lake offers eclipse viewing program

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, will be hosting an eclipse-viewing program at Carters Lake in Murray County, Ga., Aug. 21. Northbank Park, located within Carters Lake recreation area, will offer an unobstructed view of the eclipse over the lake.

  • Business Opportunities Open House

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District is hosting its first Business Opportunities Open House (BOOH) event October 12, 2017, 9 a.m. until noon at the Chicago District Office, 231 South LaSalle Street, 16th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604, for large and small firms, nonprofit agencies, higher education institutions, and partners to meet District leadership, Program Managers, Project Engineers, Contracting, Small Business, and other District personnel to discuss upcoming projects, solicitations, and business opportunities. Attendees may arrive and depart any time between 9 a.m. and noon.

  • The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part 27: Ewing’s Approach

    Introduction:Engineers in Union blue and Confederate gray played a prominent role in the Vicksburg

  • Corps awards $8.9 million in contracts for Tuttle Creek projects

    MANHATTAN, Kan. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, has announced the award of two contracts at Tuttle Creek Lake in Riley County, Kansas. The first contract award is to Alltech Engineering Corp., Saint Paul, Minnesota on July 17, 2017 for the rehabilitation of Service Gates 3 and 4 in the amount of $1.34 million. The second contract award is to BCI Construction USA, Inc. Pace, Florida on July 28, 2017 for the rehabilitation of the stilling basin downstream of Tuttle Creek Dam, locally known as the tubes, in the amount of $7.62 million.