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4 Oct 2013
Corps worker counts herself as cancer survivor
It was only the size of a green pea, but it changed Patricia James’s life. It began as a seemingly
4 Oct 2013
Annual Operating Plan meetings cancelled
The Missouri River Basin Water Management office is providing notice that the five public meetings
4 Oct 2013
Tommy Schmidt: Remembering the life and legacy of a transformative engineer
The Corps of Engineers recently marked the passing of a major transformational leader: Tommy Schmidt, former Southwestern Division Dam Safety Program Manager and senior Geotechnical Engineer. Schmidt passed away in Fort Worth on Aug. 16, about a year and a half after his retirement; he had provided outstanding service to the Corps of Engineers and the nation for almost four decades.
4 Oct 2013
Resident engineer assumes leadership role with vision of promoting STEM education
Pablo Vázquez-Ruiz, south Puerto Rico resident engineer, has been elected as president of the Ponce Chapter of the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico as well as treasurer of the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico. Vázquez-Ruiz has been resident engineer for the Ponce Resident Office since April 2001.
4 Oct 2013
Corps begins work on $9.6 million school upgrade for military families at Yokota Air Force Base
A $9.6 million project currently underway at Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, will provide children of military service members attending Joan K. Mendel Elementary School with a new state-of-the-art classroom facility, courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District.
4 Oct 2013
Corps begins work on $9.6 million school upgrade for military families at Yokota Air Force Base
A $9.6 million project currently underway at Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, will provide children of military service members attending Joan K. Mendel Elementary School with a new state-of-the-art classroom facility, courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District.
4 Oct 2013
Lynnhaven Inlet dredging contract awarded; material earmarked for beneficial reuse
The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $2 million contract Sept. 28 to maintenance dredge the Lynnhaven Inlet Federal Navigation Channel in Virginia Beach, Va.
3 Oct 2013
The LA River and the Corps: A brief history
The Los Angeles River is regarded as an icon of LA’s sprawling hyperurbanization. To some, it’s nothing more than a part of the landscape that splits the concrete jungle in two. To others, it’s an eyesore; a resplendent piece of nature stunted in a tomb of steel and cement. But the 51-mile-long river wasn’t always a flood control channel.
3 Oct 2013
13-042: Nashville District gives contractors delivery instructions during shutdown
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 3, 2013) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District requests all contractors awarded a contract with a delivery date or service performance date during the government shutdown to contact the receiving location to make arrangements for the delivery. Contractors are expected to execute all contracts as written. Deviations to contract can only be granted by the contracting officer.
3 Oct 2013
Corps of Engineers awards levee contract on the east bank of Jefferson Parish
NEW ORLEANS -The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District recently awarded a 26-month