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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces publication of 2026 nationwide permits
Jan. 08, 2026 | 
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today the publication of the 2026 nationwide permits in the Federal Register. The 56 reissued and one new...
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces finalization of nationwide permits
Jan. 07, 2026 | 
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it will reissue 56 existing nationwide permits and issue one new permit for work in wetlands and...
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USACE Black Start Exercise Brings Light to Readiness
Nov. 20, 2025 | 
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Increased installation readiness is the goal of the Black Start Exercise Program, a joint U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-led initiative, to test and...
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Army Executes POTUS Directive on Ambler Road Project
Oct. 23, 2025 | 
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President Donald J. Trump has approved the appeal of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA), directing the U.S. Army Corps of...
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USACE introduces new Regulatory Request System module
Sep. 22, 2025 | 
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today the launch of a new “No Permit Required” module on its Regulatory Request System (RRS), an innovative...
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Army Corps of Engineers begins implementing policy to increase America’s energy generation efficiency
Sep. 22, 2025 | 
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Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle today directed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to weigh whether energy projects that might...
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  • August

    Dr. Jed Eberly, a former research microbiologist with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Environmental Laboratory, led a team in the invention of “DNA-Based Testing for Environmental Contamination,” a process that earned a patent in February 2020.

    ERDC environmental experts awarded patent for improving soil contamination testing

    Testing soil for contaminants on military bases rather than sending samples to a laboratory has produced speedier, cost-saving results for researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Environment Laboratory (EL). The team received a U.S. Patent this year for their innovative process “DNA-Based Testing for Environmental Contamination.”

  • May

    Conceptual rendering of four of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Modular Assembly Shelter Kits. ERDC’s Justine Yu and Tanner Wood were awarded a patent for the design.

    U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Researchers awarded unique shelter patent

    CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- An inventive kit that shortens logistics, simplifies on-site construction and

  • June

    Co-inventors, from left to right, Dr. Kevin Abraham, Dr. Robert Ebeling, and Dr. Bob Welch of ERDC. Not shown are Ms. Karen Buehler and Ms. Claudia Quigley of Natick.

    Research breakthrough garners patent

    NATICK, Mass.—Joint research by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Miss., and the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center (Natick) has developed a family of new cloth-type structural components named “Hydrostatically Enabled Structural Elements,” or HESEs.

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Moments ago, during his state of the state address, WA Gov. Bob Ferguson discussed recent atmospheric rivers in the region and USACE contributions to the response. We were honored to stand with our partners in supporting the life, health and safety of all those affected. https://t.co/8jjslN6BlN
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces publication of 2026 nationwide permits
Jan. 8, 2026
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces finalization of nationwide permits
Jan. 7, 2026
USACE introduces new Regulatory Request System module
Sept. 22, 2025
Army Corps of Engineers begins implementing policy to increase America’s energy generation efficiency
Sept. 22, 2025
Army Corps of Engineers waives fees and invites volunteers to participate in National Public Lands Day, Sept. 27
Sept. 15, 2025
Army Corps of Engineers recognizes National Hydropower Day
Aug. 11, 2025
Army Corps of Engineers celebrates World Ranger Day July 31
July 22, 2025
Army Corps of Engineers seeks public comments on proposal to renew and revise nationwide permits
June 18, 2025
Graham assumes command of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sept. 13, 2024
New Army Civil Works program announces 18 proposals are being invited to apply for federal financing for non-federal dam safety project
Sept. 13, 2024
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commemorates 200th anniversary of the Civil Works program
April 30, 2024
Army Corps of Engineers publishes proposed rule on protection of historic properties
Feb. 12, 2024
Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Veterans Day
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$7.5 billion federal credit program opens for dam safety projects
Sept. 20, 2023
Army Corps of Engineers waives fees and invites volunteers to participate in National Public Lands Day, Sept. 23
Sept. 18, 2023
Transformational Investments for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program
March 9, 2023
Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Jan. 4, 2023
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Signs Partnership Agreement with the American Indian Science and Engineering Society
Nov. 17, 2022
New lifetime pass available for Military Veterans and Gold Star Families to access public lands
Nov. 10, 2022
Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Veterans Day
Oct. 31, 2022
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