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Imagine you're working on a project and

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your pay is only available as long as

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work continues on that project . That

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might be an incentive to drag the

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project out just to continue to earn

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more , right ? UA engineers at the

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district level are currently funded

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project by project . When a project

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ends , the funding for that team dries

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up . That means there's no real reward

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for finishing a job quickly . More

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importantly , there's no clear picture

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for Congress , project sponsors , or

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the public about how much of a

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project's total cost is tied up in

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salaries and expenses . We have changed

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that under building infrastructure ,

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not paperwork by providing USA's

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districts with a steady budgeting

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system that separates employees'

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salaries from project costs . Instead

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of possibly extending projects ,

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district teams will get stable planned

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salaries to focus on completing the

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mission . The importance of district

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salary transparency is reflected by the

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fact that for the first time ever , the

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president's fiscal year 2027 civil

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works budget includes a breakout of

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employees' salaries from project costs .

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To find that information , visit the

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USA Civil Works budget and performance

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web page at

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www.usace.army.mil/missions/civil-works/budget

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under budget crosswalk for fiscal year

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2027 . The six listed appropriations

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accounts include a detailed break . Out

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that shows the assumed amount for

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salaries and expenses for each project ,

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program , and activity in those

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accounts . The total FY 2027 proposed

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funding for each PPA shown in the far

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right column is determined by adding

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the salaries and expenses information

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of the FY 2027 president's budget level

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column . This fundamental but necessary

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change for district salary transparency

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will mean USA can finish building

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infrastructure on time and within

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budget . It's about building America

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faster and smarter .