25 Sep 2016

Veteran finds work as new chief of security at Corps’ career fair

Feeling the frustration many Veterans face when applying for work subsequent to their military

8 Sep 2016

Racing Solo together

Take a fast ride with Sacramento District’s Josh Garcia and his father Ron at a sports car event in Stockton, California. The younger Garcia is chief of the environmental analysis section of planning for the district. His weekend office is the driver’s seat of the Datsun 510 racecar he and his father built and race together.

29 Aug 2016

$824,764 contract fuels progress on Marysville Ring Levee

An $824,764 contract for the next phase of improvements to the Marysville Ring Levee was awarded Aug. 26 to Patterson Taber General Engineering, Inc. of Marysville, California. Construction on 500 feet of stability berm is expected to begin later this year.

22 Aug 2016

Command Sergeant Major tours Sacramento District

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Command Sergeant Major Antoio S. Jones visited the Sacramento District for the first time August 16-17. Jones’ itinerary included visits to two district-operated reservoirs, Black Butte Lake and Englebright Lake as well as the Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway project. j

15 Aug 2016

Corps to conduct traffic control operations near Folsom Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and its contractor Kiewit Infrastructure will conduct traffic control operations as part of the Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway construction project August 17 through September 1, forcing temporary delays on Folsom Point Access Road.

15 Aug 2016

JFP engineers crush it!

Construction on the new Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway, also known as the Joint Federal Project, will be wrapping up soon – the project is scheduled for completion by October 2017. But how do those living in the Sacramento region know that the project will withstand the test of time as advertised?

2 Aug 2016

Corps awards $8.58 million contract for Isabella Lake admin building and warehouse relocation

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded an $8.58 million construction contract July 28 to Macro-Z Technology Company of Santa Ana for the relocation and construction of a U.S. Forest Service administrative building and warehouse in Kernville.

13 Jul 2016

Corps geologist learns the ropes

It’s said a really good geologist needs to know a bit of everything: physics, chemistry, geography, math, biology, engineering … and how about climbing skills that would make Spiderman jealous? Read about Coralie Wilhite, a Sacramento District engineer on her way up!

6 Jul 2016

Love for American West inspires Corps regulator

Protecting the natural resources of Western Colorado is a job that’s tailor-made for Matt Montgomery, a lifelong outdoorsman and senior regulatory project manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District in Grand Junction, Colorado.

27 Jun 2016

Corps archeologist leads expedition to recover a Vietnam War-era pilot’s remains

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Dripping sweat and coughing on dusty air, Joe Griffin prepares to make yet another trek up a rocky hillside. Over the course of a month, he will take this short hike hundreds of times. Luckily, the altitude of Laos’s mountainous Xiangkhoang Province provides a small measure of relief from the heat and humidity. Each trip up the mountain concludes with Griffin sifting through buckets upon buckets of dirt and soil, searching for a clue – any clue – to find the remains of an American pilot who crashed nearly a half century ago.