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Levees are a vital part of modern flood risk management. They are part of flood defense systems that may also include flood walls, pumping stations, gates closures, and other associated structures. These elements work together to reduce risk to human life and reduce economic damages from flood events. — USACE extends comment period on draft National Levee Safety Guidelines

'The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it is extending the comment period on the draft first edition of the National Levee Safety Guidelines to Aug. 31, 2024. The guidelines were developed with stakeholder input under the National Levee Safety Program and released for public review on...'

7/19/2024
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November

19 Nov 2024
USACE Recognizes Small Business and Contracting Excellence
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recognized excellence in contracting and small business partnerships during an awards ceremony on Nov. 20 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
March

29 Mar 2024
USACE Planning and Policy Chief Receives Coastal Summit Award
In a ceremony held at the Hart Senate Office Building, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Director of Planning and Policy, Eric Bush, was presented with the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association’s (ASBPA) Corps of Engineers Coastal Summit Award.
April

14 Apr 2021
Rescue revetment task order awarded
The Memphis District recently awarded a task order to restore existing revetment and repair over-steepened banks along the Mississippi River in Coahoma County, Mississippi, and Phillips County, Arkansas. A total of $1,344,000 was awarded on the current River Repairs IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity) Contract to Midwest Construction Company.
November

16 Nov 2020
Rast named USACE Silver Jackets Coordinator for 2019
The Silver Jackets Coordinator of the Year Award recognizes outstanding individual USACE efforts and contributions to a Silver Jackets team. The award recipient for 2019 is Mr. Brian Rast, of the Kansas City District. Mr. Rast serves as the USACE Silver Jackets Coordinator for the Kansas and Missouri Silver Jackets teams and has made significant contributions to meeting the states’ priorities for flood risk management in these roles. Mr. Rast has utilized the State Silver Jackets teams’ webpages to effectively communicate the teams’ partnership and interagency efforts and to keep past work readily accessible for reference. He has focused on building relationships between federal agencies to support the state teams, including co-facilitating a USACE-FEMA Partnering Meeting and establishing a Federal Partners Mitigation Workgroup. Mr. Rast readily shares his knowledge and expertise by conducting training sessions with partners on floodplain management plans and nonstructural flood risk management approaches.
16 Nov 2020
Sacramento District Counsel earns USACE highest award
Al Faustino, District Counsel for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, has been
October

5 Oct 2020
Army Corps Honored by Waterfront Alliance as ‘Heroes of the Harbor’
Army Corps honored by the Waterfront Alliance for its work and achievements.
September

8 Sep 2020
Lake Barkley park ranger garners interpretive excellence award
GRAND RIVERS, Ky. (Sept. 8, 2020) – A Lake Barkley park ranger recently garnered the 2020 Interpretive Excellence Award from the commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division.
June

29 Jun 2020
Employee’s hustle during navigation lock outage leads to agency-level win
The task: manage your first emergency contract to repair some broken concrete that has brought a stand-still to $24 billion worth of annual commerce moving on the Columbia River while battling morning sickness.
April

16 Apr 2020
Big Island, Below Senath seepage remediation projects awarded
The Memphis District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently awarded Task Orders to construct two seepage remediation projects in Arkansas and in Missouri.
December

17 Dec 2019
Fuels PDT named USACE ‘Team of the Year’ for contracting
The professionals of the Fuels Recurring Maintenance and Minor Repair Project Delivery Team gathered Dec. 16, 2019, to receive the 2019 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ “Team of the Year” Excellence in Contracting Award.

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26 Oct 2020
USACE Vicksburg District employee receives award from the Mississippi Paralegal Association
An employee with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District received the 2020 Paralegal of the Year Award from the Mississippi Paralegal Association (MPA) in Jackson on Friday.
30 Jul 2020
Corps Awards $12.9 Contract to Replace Dam Gates
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District announces the award of a more than $12.9-million contract for the installation of two new dam lift gates and a new control system at Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Monaca, Pennsylvania.
6 Jul 2020
Lakeville resident selected for prestigious award
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters in Washington, D.C., recently selected Lakeville, Minnesota, resident and St. Paul District senior hydraulic engineer Ann Banitt as the recipient of its Hydrology, Hydraulics and Coastal Community of Practice Professional of the Year Award.
25 Sep 2018
Corps greenlights $350-million radiological waste clean-up contract for Shallow Land Disposal Area
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District announced today that it is moving forward with the initially awarded contractor for the $350-million radiological waste clean-up project in Parks Township, Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh.