21 Jun 2012

US Army Corps of Engineers continues to build projects contributing to Iraq sovereignty

In seven years starting in 2004, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed more than 5,000 projects with a value of $8.8 billion in Iraq.

21 Jun 2012

Environmental clean-up at Walker Lake, Nevada

Hawthorne Army Depot, the Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, the Army Environmental Command and contractors have partnered together to perform a partial cleanup operation at the south end of Walker Lake.

21 Jun 2012

Afghan power company linemen receive training, new equipment during debut training session

Twelve Afghan electric company technicians will be better able to maintain power lines throughout southern Afghanistan after learning to safely operate electric utility trucks donated by the United States during a training course on Kandahar Airfield.

21 Jun 2012

Spotlight on Sarah Xie-DeSoto (June 2012)

Leaving the fast-paced world of international business behind to start a new life with her groom, Structural Engineer Sarah Xie-DeSoto packed her bags in 1998 and made the 7,000-mile journey from Sichuan, China, to Texas to embark on an adventure that would incorporate structure in her life in a way she hadn’t imagined.

21 Jun 2012

Success Lake begins Rocky Hill Recreation Area night closures

Success Lake’s Rocky Hill Recreation Area will be closed to all visitors from sunset to sunrise, effective June 15. Visitors who are boating at closing time will be asked to trailer their vessels and depart as quickly as possible after coming off the water.

21 Jun 2012

Small lock at Chittenden Locks in Ballard reopens

Maintenance workers finished structural repairs today allowing the small lock at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks to reopen for vessel traffic following an accident June 10.

21 Jun 2012

Minneapolis locks will close Friday to recreational traffic

ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will close the three Twin Cities locks to recreational boats Friday morning at 10 a.m. because of increasing high water flows in the Mississippi River.

21 Jun 2012

Wright Selected for Boss Lift Program

ERDC Human Capital Office Assistant Director Dr. Peggy Wright has been selected to participate in the 2012 Employer in Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Boss Lift.

21 Jun 2012

DOD’s Supercomputing Program Relocates to Miss.

ERDC has been named the lead organization for the Department of Defense (DOD) High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP), following Congressional approval in December 2011.

21 Jun 2012

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Releases the U.S. Port and Inland Waterways Modernization: Preparing for Post-Panamax Vessels report

WASHINGTON (June 21, 2012) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) submitted to Congress