22 Dec 2025

Coming Full Circle: Buffalo District Biologist Sam Knapp Builds a Career Rooted in Restoration

There are moments when life and work come full circle. For Sam Knapp, a biologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, that moment has already arrived early in her career. Sam, a native of Suffield, Ohio, and graduate of the University of Akron, has been connected to the Buffalo District since 2021—first through interagency work as an intern, and now as a full-time biologist with the Regulatory team in the Stow, Ohio, field office.

17 Dec 2025

Activities heat up at Louisville VA Medical Center as boilers are brought online

Construction of the Louisville VA Medical Center reached another milestone recently as boilers in the Central Utility Plant have been brought online – providing a multitude of benefits to the structures on the site and brings the project one step closer to operation. There are three steam boilers in the Central Utility Plant, which provides critical utilities to the medical center. They will serve as the source of heat/steam energy for the medical center, CUP and laundry facility.

9 Dec 2025

Mount Morris Dam and Recreation Area closes 2025 season with strong attendance and lasting community impact

As the leaves turned along the Genesee River Gorge this fall, the Mount Morris Dam and Recreation Area wrapped up another successful visitor season — one marked by strong attendance, strengthened partnerships and a renewed appreciation for one of the region’s most significant recreational and engineering assets. The Mount Morris Dam spans the Genesee River Gorge, where it has protected downstream communities — including the City of Rochester — from catastrophic flooding for 73 years and prevented an estimated $4.6 billion in flood damages, all while evolving into one of the region’s most distinctive public destinations. Today, it offers a blend of history, sightseeing, wildlife viewing and hands-on educational opportunities that attract visitors from across the Northeast.

9 Dec 2025

Shaping the future of military construction through innovation and partnerships

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Excellence in Contracting Awards Program recently selected the Louisville District as the Innovative Team of the Year for their work awarding the Fort Campbell, Kentucky Voluntary Army (VOLAR) Barracks Renovation, the first construction agreement award for USACE using Other Transaction Authority (OTA).

8 Dec 2025

Louisville District modernizes historic ‘Brick Quarters’ at Wright-Patterson AFB

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District is leading a massive $70.7 million overhaul of the "Brick Quarters" Historic District, balancing the delicate preservation of 1930s Tudor Revival architecture with the need for modern military housing standards to support America’s warfighters and their families.

2 Dec 2025

Nashville District Distinguished Civilian Award honors Jeff Ross

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 2, 2025) – Retiree Jeff Ross, who culminated a lengthy career as a regional technical specialist in support of the regional fleet within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division before retiring in 2022, received the Distinguished Civilian Award yesterday, highlighting exceptional achievements with the Nashville District.

25 Nov 2025

From White Elephant to City: USACE makes strides towards physical remediation of the Shallow Land Disposal Area in Parks Township, PA

Nearly 80 residents filed into the Parks Township Fire Department Hall in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 5 to get the latest updates about the Shallow Land Disposal Area, only a few miles away from the fire hall. The doors were supposed to open at 5:30 p.m., but the first resident arrived 30 minutes early, signed in, and went straight to the poster boards to ask questions. This early arrival wasn't unusual. At other SLDA meetings, residents have arrived as much as an hour early.

25 Nov 2025

Rebuilding Resilience: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Restores Flood Protection Project in Pittsburgh’s West End

When torrential rains hit Pittsburgh’s West End in 2018, the Saw Mill Run surged with more force than the neighborhood had seen in years. Within eight hours, more than four inches of rain funneled down the steep watershed into a narrow urban channel. The storm did not just test the system – it critically damaged portions of the Saw Mill Run local flood-protection project, a 4,717-foot channel built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District (USACE) in 2000 to defend thousands of residents and commuters just across the river from downtown Pittsburgh.

19 Nov 2025

Cumberland river hydropower rehabilitation project moves toward key milestones

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is advancing its $1.2 billion Section 212 Hydropower Rehabilitation Program to modernize nine power plants across the Cumberland River Basin. This initiative aims to improve efficiency and reliability while meeting the growing energy demands of 4 million customers in eight states. Ongoing projects at Barkley and Old Hickory power plants are enhancing turbine generators and supporting infrastructure to ensure a consistent, zero-emission energy source for decades to come.

14 Nov 2025

Army captain contributes to Louisville VA Medical Center project as part of broadening assignment

The construction of the new Louisville VA Medical Center is supported by a team about 800 people consisting of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civilian employees and contractors. However, one team member stands out as the sole military personnel assigned to the project.