15 Jul 2025

Beyond the Blueprints

Jenna Grainer is a contract specialist at USACE's Buffalo District in Buffalo, New York. Grainer was recently named the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Contract Specialist of the Year for 2024 for her exceptional work last year. Read about how she helps solve major engineering challenges for the nation through her profession.

12 Aug 2024

Building Tomorrow's Leaders at Buffalo District

Members from Chicago, Detroit and Buffalo Districts kicked off a week-long leadership development program designed to mentor and develop USACE's next leaders. Lauren Schifferle, a hydraulics civil engineer at Buffalo District, led the group through Niagara Falls to talk about her experience as a key advisor for the International Joint Commission and how she's developed critical communication skills to help maintain a critical 119-year-old partnership between the U.S. and Canada and their shared use of the Great Lakes.

28 Jun 2024

Buffalo and Louisville District to build USDA grape research facility

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, attended a groundbreaking ceremony of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Grape Improvement Center (NGIC) at Cornell University’s AgriTech campus on June 26, 2024. The USDA-led project is slated to be a 70,000 square foot facility to house the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Grape Genetics Research Unit and ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit. In addition, four Cornell grapevine research projects will move into the research facility.

27 Jun 2024

Land a job with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Applying for a government job can seem intimidating. Follow Buffalo District’s Talent Management Specialist Laura Azzarella as she unpacks what we do at the corps and how to navigate the federal hiring system.