5 Mar 2012

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announce Dam Safety Program initiatives for Aquilla Dam

FORT WORTH, Texas – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District officials met recently with

5 Mar 2012

Corps invites public comments on Port of Lewiston Dock Expansion and Storage Area Development

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District invites the public to comment no later than Friday, March 16, on an Environmental Assessment (EA) and draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the “Port of Lewiston Dock Expansion and Storage Area Development.”

4 Mar 2012

Researchers Receive Lab Award

Lance Marrano and Michael Grussing, Champaign, Louis Bartels, Mahomet, and Joseph Karbarz, Bloomington, Ill., won the James D. Prendergast Technology Transfer Achievement Award from the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory.

3 Mar 2012

Far East District supports Key Resolve 2012

SEOUL, Republic of Korea — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Far East District supported the

3 Mar 2012

Associated General Contractors of Alaska, with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a Major Participant, is sponsoring Industry Day on March 21, 2012 in Anchorage, AK

Industry Day for small business and large business owners to network with industry professionals and form collaborative alliances with key government representatives will be held Mar. 21 at the Hotel Captain Cook. The event is sponsored by the Associated General Contractors with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the SBA, the SBDC and other federal and state agencies attending.

2 Mar 2012

Corps of Engineers inspection team goes to new heights

As the infrastructure in the U.S. gets older, structural materials deteriorate due to weather, loads and damage through usage. The ability to perform critical and detailed inspections of them becomes a high priority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District has a structural inspection team that does this in an unusual manner -- ropes

2 Mar 2012

Afghan Border Police have a new facility at Chah Sangar

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South oversaw the construction of and turned over a new Afghan Border Police Headquarters compound in Farah province Feb. 16, 2012.

2 Mar 2012

Corps prepares water diversion at Maryville's Greenbelt Lake

Work crews began installing aqua levee systems Feb. 29, 2012 on Pistol and Brown Creeks that will act as makeshift coffer dams. Pumps capable of moving up to 6,900 gallons per minute are in place and ready to divert water collected from these streams through pipes around Greenbelt Lake.

2 Mar 2012

Project Spotlight: Lower Assunpink Creek Ecosystem Restoration

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District and the City of Trenton are working to restore part of the Assunpink Creek ecosystem.

2 Mar 2012

Federal partnership brings students closer to Mississippi River, STEM

Nearly 8,000 children of all ages played in the Mississippi River and learned to navigate the Mighty Miss Feb. 25-26, 2012 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District and the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River participated in Engineer Week at the St. Louis Science Center.