• Stello named Nashville District February 2016 employee of the month

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 8, 2016) – Steve Stello, civil hydraulic engineer in the water resources section of the hydraulics and hydrology branch, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employee of the month for February 2016.
  • USACE Galveston District finalizes SNWW permit setback procedures

    GALVESTON, Texas (April 8, 2016) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District staff finalized a standard operating procedure (SOP) for evaluating permit applications along the Sabine-Neches Waterway (SNWW) yesterday.
  • Dynamic duo receives Nashville District’s Hedgehog Award

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 8, 2016) – A dynamic duo received the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Hedgehog Award today in recognition of work that streamlined and standardized the process for preparing and obtaining approval of interagency agreements.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosts 9th Annual Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Networking Forum

    FORT WORTH, Texas – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District will host its ninth annual
  • CORPS’ PRAIRIE CREEK PARK CAMPING AREA CLOSED UNTIL WATER SYSTEM REPLACEMENT COMPLETE

    ROGERS, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers, Beaver Lake Project Office announces that portions of Prairie Creek Park will remain closed while contractors put the finishing touches on a new and improved water system.
  • Mega study aims to protect Texas Coast against super storm

    GALVESTON, Texas (April 7, 2016) - Protecting the Texas coast from natural and manmade disasters continues to make headlines in local papers as various agencies and organizations seek to find solutions to this complex issue – solutions the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, along with its partner, the Texas General Land Office, are working to identify in the ongoing Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study.
  • Hunter’s game dampened by stormy opponent

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Like a game of chess, the players lie in wait to outsmart their opponent’s next move. But on a morning besieged by rain, the turkeys had nature’s advantage.
  • Army Corps & Philadelphia Water Department to hold public meeting on proposed Cobbs Creek dam removal

    Philadelphia (April 7, 2016) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District will hold a public meeting April 13 at 6:00 p.m. at the Cobbs Creek Environmental Education Center in Philadelphia regarding a proposal to partially remove the Woodland Dam in order to restore fish passage upstream. Army Corps and Philadelphia Water Department representatives will be available to answer questions on the plan. The public is invited to comment on the proposal by May 9, 2016.
  • Completing Bataan Memorial Death March inspires, leads to personal growth

    Where do you go to find inspiration to challenge yourself to learn and grow to be a better person? The internet has a plethora of resources and just as many perspectives on what you should and should not do. How do you know when it is time to make a change? Where do you find the motivation to take the next step? Mine started over three years ago when my great friend, Shannon (Shay) Truitt, an Army Staff Sgt., platoon sergeant and cryptologic linguist with 704th Military Intelligence Brigade at Fort Meade, Md., suggested we form a team for the Bataan Memorial Death March. We registered for and competed in the 27th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. on March 20.
  • Corps alters reservation policy at two Mississippi River Headwaters campsites

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is changing the reservation policy at two of its Mississippi River Headwaters campsites.