29 Mar 2013

Local Girl Scout donates cookies to Deployee Support Group

Local Girl Scout Abby Neaverth and her mother and troop leader, Sorina, recently donated four cases

23 Jan 2013

Aspiring Leaders Kick Off New Season of Learning

“Great leaders aren’t born that way – they are groomed,” said Robert Thomas, structural engineer and Leadership Development Program facilitator. “Leadership is something you have to work at. That is why we are here: to train great leaders.”

17 Jan 2013

Aspiring leaders kick off new season of learning

This is the sixth year for the LDP at the district. Tier II is aimed at helping participants get a better understanding and take control of their personal strengths in leading. Typically, Tier II participants have already completed Tier I which is focused on being a valuable team member.

12 Dec 2012

Middle East District uses sealed bidding to help expedite contract awards for USACE missions in Afghanistan

On Nov. 19, the Middle East District employed a process it rarely uses to accelerate a contract award by holding a sealed bid opening for a construction project in Afghanistan.

28 Nov 2012

District employees celebrate St. Baldrick's Day with the flair of no hair

Strength, character, and courage. "Living these values has always been the message to the Corps family," said the Middle East District's Erick Stillman. "I want to be able to proudly say to children living with cancer and to their parents watching them endure: 'I am here to help and lighten the load.'"

28 Nov 2012

Jerry Henry: The Man Who Stares at Goats

As a Supervisory Information Technology Specialist, Jerry Henry spends his workday surrounded by computers and other electronics. At the end of the day, however, he returns to his farm where he is surrounded by plants and animals.

24 Aug 2012

Workforce Recruitment Program Summer Hire Finds Success with USACE

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District's first experience hiring a recent graduate with a disability proves that talent comes in many forms.

22 Aug 2012

On Top: USACE Middle East District Employee Climbs Kilimanjaro

Mount Kilimanjaro is revered, even romanticized, in the minds of men and women who believe reaching the top is to reach some ultimate destination. An employee from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District reached that destination.

22 Aug 2012

Middle East District is proud of a successful workforce recruitment summer hire

The Middle East District’s first experience hiring a recent graduate with a disability proves that talent comes in many forms.

21 Aug 2012

On top of the world: Middle East District employee climbs Kilimanjaro

Jay Wallace, an assistant district counsel, reached that destination earlier this year, climbing 19,341 feet above sea level and fulfilling his dream of summiting the highest mountain in Africa.