27 Nov 2023

Nashville District names Barker Employee of the Month for September 2023

Joshua Barker, senior electrician at Cheatham Hydro Power Plant, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Nashville District Employee of the Month for September 2023.

27 Nov 2023

Rock Harbor Marine Earns “Clean Marina” Status

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District conducted a “Clean Marina” inspection of Rock Harbor Marine which evaluates marinas for their standards for clean water and environmental stewardship in the Cumberland River Basin.

22 Nov 2023

We Will Rock You: Pittsburgh District sinks stones into Monongahela River to raise fish habitats

Each time the excavator picked up a load of rocks and swung its booming arm to dump the stones into the water, the barge rocked from side to side, swaying with the heavy machinery’s momentum.

21 Nov 2023

Headwaters Highlights: How the real estate office powers Pittsburgh District’s federal lands mission

In the heart of the Pittsburgh District lies a realty office working quietly behind the scenes to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ mission.

20 Nov 2023

Real Estate Division Members Visit Middle Tennessee State University

Representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Real Estate Division visited Middle Tennessee State University’s Jones College of Business to talk to a class of real estate students about the Nashville District’s Real Estate program.

20 Nov 2023

Barkley Power Plant charged to safely generate hydroelectricity during rehabilitation

The team at the Barkley Dam Power Plant is generating hydroelectricity daily to provide green energy to the region but is also working to operate the plant safely while a hydropower unit is dismantled during a multi-year rehabilitation project that will encompass all four units.

16 Nov 2023

Office of Counsel hosts open house, recognizes employees

The faces in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District Office of Counsel, also known as OC, look very different than they did just two years ago. Since Spring 2022, the team has undergone its largest staff transition since 2018. Coupled with post-COVID turnover, Louisville District Counsel, Janice Lengel, knew something needed to be

15 Nov 2023

New geospatial resources help streamline decision making

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District employees, Christy Cox, operations division geographic information system technical lead, and Lance Filiatreau, engineering division GIS coordinator, hosted a lunch and learn event to celebrate GIS Day and introduce new geospatial resources to the workforce, Nov. 15, 2023.“The GeoPortal Site Page is

9 Nov 2023

USACE successfully completes gate rehab project at John T. Myers

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District, in partnership with The Great Lakes and Ohio River Division’s Regional Rivers Repair Fleet, also known as R3F, recently completed rehabbing the miter gates in the 1,200-foot lock chamber at John T. Myers Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Mt. Vernon, Indiana. The lock chamber officially reopened

8 Nov 2023

Retired soldier continues to serve on Louisville VA project

Louisville, Ky. – Dave Kopecky has worn quite a few hats, and military ranks, since he first enlisted in the Army in 1996. He went on to serve for 25 years before retiring from military service. Now he continues to serve the nation and other veterans as member of the Louisville District’s Louisville VA Medical Center construction team as a project engineer and contracting officer’s representative.