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Default USACE DUI for News Release — Gold de Fleury Medal presented to retired Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley

'Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general, presented the Army Engineer Association’s Gold de Fleury Medal to retired Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley during the Engineer Regiment Ball at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, April 28. The award was...'

5/2/2023
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HQ USACE NEWS RELEASES

USACE introduces new Regulatory Request System online application portal

May 15, 2024 UPDATED

Army Corps of Engineers releases Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2024 Civil Works appropriations

May 13, 2024 UPDATED

Army Corps of Engineers reminds visitors to practice water safety

May 8, 2024 UPDATED

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commemorates 200th anniversary of the Civil Works program

April 30, 2024

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers develops tentative timeline to reopen Fort McHenry Channel following Key Bridge collapse

April 4, 2024 UPDATED

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December

22 Dec 2020
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center assists Kansas City Corps with hydrodynamic dredge
In a demonstration of collaboration and innovation, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center deployed an experimental asset and team of experts to the Missouri River in the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to assist in dredging shallow areas called shoals in the navigation river channel.
November

23 Nov 2020
Mississippi Valley Division’s R5: Forging ahead for FY21
The week of Oct. 19 – 23 was bustling at Vicksburg District headquarters as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) and District leaders convened for the annual major subordinate command (MSC) Regional Governance Boards known as R5. If you aren’t familiar with the R5, the purpose of the meeting is a financial, program, and project review of the previous fiscal year (FY) and an assessment of the upcoming three FYs with a focus on the direction of the organization through the development of Lines of Effort (LoE).
May

15 May 2020
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s mentoring program develops leaders while fostering friendships
For nearly five years, leadership from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Directorate of Human Capital has focused on talent development with the ERDC mentoring program. For Pam Simpson, the ERDC training program coordinator, the key to being successful in the workplace is a strong foundation; and she credits hers to a good mentor who saw her potential more than three decades ago. So, when the ERDC Directorate of Human Capital announced their plans for a mentoring program, Simpson was one of the first to volunteer.
February

26 Feb 2020
Mississippi River Commission schedules high-water inspection trip
The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River, March 29– April 3, 2020. Four public meetings have been scheduled aboard the Motor Vessel MISSISSIPPI in selected towns along the river. Commission members will meet with local partners, stakeholders and residents and hear their concerns, ideas and issues.
October

28 Oct 2013
USACE retiree publishes fifth novel
Many federal employees dream of retiring to a house by a lake and writing the Great American Novel. Joe Woods actually did it. His fifth novel, Secrets of the Spiral Tower, was published Oct. 15. Joe Woods, a Mississippi native, worked for the U.S. Forest Service in the Tahoe National Forest for two years. He returned to Mississippi and worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Vicksburg District for 38 years, retiring in 2003.