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  • Corps of Engineers awards $3.1 million contract for Lock and Dam 7 outdraft modification project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $3.1 million contract to Dubuque Barge & Fleeting Service Company doing business as Newt Marine Service out of Dubuque, Iowa, on July 2. The construction contract will modify the existing rock weir structure to reduce outdraft conditions at Lock and Dam 7, located near La Crescent, Minnesota.

  • USACE completes wildfire debris removal on final parcel along Pacific Coast Highway

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with FEMA, California Office of Emergency Services, Los Angeles County and other local agencies, has completed debris removal on the final FEMA-assigned parcel along the iconic Pacific Coast Highway, as part of ongoing recovery efforts from the 2025 Palisades Fire.

  • Engineering a Future: Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam

    (BUFFALO, N.Y.) July 8, 2025 – Liam Dimick, a student trainee with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has taken a significant step toward his goal of becoming a licensed professional engineer by passing the Fundamentals of Engineering exam. The 6-hour, 110 question exam has been administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying since 1965.

  • Jacksonville District Construction Team enhances partnerships to support military and civil works missions

    In a discussion with Gene Morisani, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District Chief of the Construction Division talks about District Construction Division’s ongoing construction projects in Florida, that primarily focus’ on ecosystem restoration, coastal storm risk management, and navigation improvements that keep this well-oiled machine running.

  • USACE and the City and County of Honolulu to hold public meeting on the Wailupe Stream Flood Risk Management Study

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District, in partnership with the City and County of

  • Public invited to Lampreypalooza at Bonneville Dam July 9

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission invite the public to Lampreypalooza – an afternoon of science, storytelling, and up-close encounters with one of the Northwest’s most ancient native fish.

  • Mobile District Small Business Programs recognized by the SBA

    Being recognized for an achievement is always a great feeling, but when you receive an annual award that is unexpected and a natural part of your job, day in and day out, it can be even more rewarding.

  • Corps of Engineers announces temporary closures at Lock and Dam 7

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is temporarily closing Lock and Dam 7, in La Crescent, Minnesota, July 22, 24, 29 and 31, to replace all four main lock chamber miter gates. The lock will be closed to all commercial and recreational river traffic, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on these days.

  • USACE announces upcoming maintenance activities at Nolin River Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District will be conducting maintenance activities this summer at Nolin River Lake in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, which could impact public access to the tailwater area and lake levels during the period of work. Visitors may see construction equipment being staged near the stilling basin as early as today, as these activities are scheduled to begin mid-July and last through August 2025.

  • ERDC and NATO experiment advances engineer survivability

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), along with the NATO Military Engineering Working Group’s Camouflage, Concealment, Deception, and Obscuration Team of Experts, recently conducted an experiment in support of “surviving the gap” during wet gap crossing exercises in Frecatei, Romania.