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  • Regulatory survives tidal wave of permit actions

    With an annual value of more than $107 million, Washington leads the country in farmed shellfish

  • USACE professionals voluteer for eCYBERMISSION

    FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii- More than a dozen USACE professionals from the Pacific Ocean Division responded to a call for volunteers to be virtual judges February to March for the 2012/2013 eCYBERMISSION competition.

  • USACE concrete plant ensures quality, speed

    Did you know the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a state-of-the-art concrete batch plant in Charleroi, Pa., which is within the Pittsburgh District's oversight? Well, they do. The Corps places most of its concrete under water at locks, dams and river related structures; therefore, the concrete has to be designed to last.

  • Going Green: Rare mushrooms discovered after prescribed burn

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers botanists discovered a new site for the rare Pruitt's Amanita mushroom at Fern Ridge Reservoir west of Eugene, Ore., recently. Soils and botany student intern Leanna Van Slambrook spotted some white mushrooms popping out of the charred, soggy ground on the southwest side of the reservoir after a prescribed burn and remembered that a rare Amanita had been found after a burn a few years back.

  • Summit Bridge to close weekend of April 19

    The Summit Bridge will be closed to traffic from Friday, April 19, at 10 p.m., to Monday, April 22, at 5 a.m., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District announced today.

  • Ribbon-cutting, Groundbreaking Marks Progress on Cutting Edge Air Force Labs

    Lt. Col. Gant, commander, Albuquerque District, participated in both a groundbreaking and a ribbon-cutting ceremony held for two cutting edge laboratories dedicated to space sensor research and development and space radiation effects for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on Kirtland Air Force Base, March 26, 2013.

  • Corps upgrades maintenance ratings for 7 Stockton-area levee systems

    Seven Stockton-area levee systems previously rated unacceptable in levee inspections by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have regained eligibility for federal rehabilitation assistance after San Joaquin County made repairs that improved their maintenance ratings.

  • Summit Bridge to close weekend of April 19

    Philadelphia, Pa. – The Summit Bridge will be closed to traffic from Friday, April 19, at 10 p.m., to Monday, April 22, at 5 a.m., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District announced today. The closure is necessary to facilitate steel repairs and to accommodate the heavy machinery necessary to paint higher sections of the bridge and to replace several concrete barriers, called parapets, that separate traffic and provide protection at the edge of the outer lanes.

  • Corps awards contract for design services of highway at Isabella Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $775,000 contract Mar. 1, 2013, for design services to the joint venture of URS Group Inc., Kleinfelder West Inc. and Geomatrix Consultants Inc. for the relocation of U.S. Highway 178 and Lake Isabella Boulevard at Isabella Lake as part of the Isabella Lake Dam Safety Modification Project.

  • GSL’s Murray to star in Army “Dream Strong” vignette

    High school students across America will have the opportunity to learn about Army engineer careers