18 Nov 2013

Back to the Community: District Represents Engineering at Local High School Career Fair

According to the USACE STEM site, “The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recognizes the critical role that STEM education plays in enabling the U.S. to remain economic and technological leaders of the global marketplace and enabling the Departments of Defense and Army to keep our Nation secure. We are committed to teaming with others to strengthen STEM-related programs that inspire current and future generations of young people to pursue careers in STEM fields.”

18 Nov 2013

Huntsville Center programs support Air Force medical facilities

A team from the Air Force Medical Support Agency visited U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville Nov. 13-14 to meet with representatives from the Center’s Installation and Support and Programs Management Directorate.

18 Nov 2013

Corps to replace section of Lakefront floodwall along Hayne Boulevard

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District will replace the stem (the

18 Nov 2013

JFK assassination remembered by 57-year Fort Worth District team member Jimmy Baggett

FORT WORTH, Texas - There have been moments throughout history that generations can point to and say “I remember exactly what I was doing at that moment.” Our generation has the tragic events of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The “Greatest Generation” the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 6, 1941. And for many in between those events there is the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Nov. 22, 1963.

18 Nov 2013

Army Corps of Engineers: Keepers of the Flame

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, Va. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can lay claim to a vast array of famous projects since the Continental Congress authorized a “Chief Engineer for the Army” on June 16, 1775: Bunker Hill fortifications, the Panama Canal, the Manhattan Project, not to mention an abundance of locks, dams, and levees that help form the infrastructure of our nation.

15 Nov 2013

Corps closes Environmental Learning Center at Stillhouse Hollow Lake for construction

FORT WORTH, Texas – The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort

15 Nov 2013

Local students wish deployed USACE employees ‘Happy Thanksgiving’ with handmade cards

More than 1,400 cards were delivered to the Los Angeles District headquarters by the goodwill program’s sponsoring agency, the Veterans Advocacy Group of America, on Nov. 1. The cards will be forwarded to employees and others serving in temporary assignments in Afghanistan.

15 Nov 2013

Corps’ Fraud Investigation Unit Starts Fiscal Year 2014 with a Bang

Vicksburg, Miss……The Corps of Engineers Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) Fraud Investigation Unit (FIU) has gotten off to a great start in fiscal year 2014 by saving taxpayers over $3.9 million dollars in workers’ compensation costs. The savings, realized the first month of the new fiscal year, were the result of investigative efforts that uncovered several inaccurate or false claims.

15 Nov 2013

Corps to increase flows from Lake O to assist Caloosahatchee River

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District has announced it will increase the amount of

15 Nov 2013

IWR Celebrates Excellence with Awards

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.  The Institute for Water Resources (IWR) recently honored team members for