10 Nov 2022

Nashville District names King Employee of the Month for August 2022

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 10, 2022) – Pamela King, general supply specialist in the Logistics Section, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for August 2022. She is recognized primarily for her efforts to recover a missing property within the district office and streamlining the sub-hand receipt process.

4 Nov 2022

Partnerships are building blocks for success in the Nashville District

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 4, 2022) – Partnerships are the building blocks for success when it comes to construction projects, operation and maintenance of hundreds of recreation areas and facilities, and even the management of dams that generate hydroelectricity and provide water resources that support navigation in the nation’s inland waterway system.

2 Nov 2022

Pittsburgh District provides power team to hurricanes Ian and Fiona relief effort

Imagine everything in your house – furniture, family heirlooms – floating away in a flood. Then imagine your house floating away in it, too. To call it ‘bleak’ is an understatement. However, that is the terror many experienced in September when hurricanes Ian and Fiona devastated Puerto Rico and the southeastern corner of the United States.

31 Oct 2022

USACE- Chicago District Emergency Management Division 101

Within this series of ‘101’ articles, we will be looking at the work and effort of the numerous divisions at the Chicago District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Join us as we together learn more about the inner workings of the Chicago District by talking with the people who are making things happen.

26 Oct 2022

Hydrology and hydraulics section cross-train fellow employees

Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Hydrology and Hydraulics Section conducted a stream walk where H&H Limnologist Zac Wolf spoke on biology, ecology and water quality and H&H Engineer Jake Allgeier discussed hydrology and geomorphology at Floyds Fork at Beckley Creek Park, in Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 6. 

25 Oct 2022

USACE, officials mark completion of The City of Crown Point Sanitary and Sewer Infrastructure Improvement Project

Yesterday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Chicago District, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan (IN-1), and Crown Point Mayor Peter Land marked the completion of a Crown Point Sanitary and Sewer Infrastructure Improvement Project.

21 Oct 2022

USACE Chicago Celebrates Completion of the Section 219 Portage Sewer Interceptor Rehabilitation Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan (IN-1), and Portage Mayor Sue Lynch held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the end of a sewer interceptor rehabilitation project.

20 Oct 2022

New Lock at the Soo: Unlocking the Great Lakes

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District works on unlocking the Great Lakes by providing a much-needed resiliency at the Soo Locks with the construction of the New Lock at the Soo. The New Lock at the Soo will be the same dimensions as the Poe Lock, 1,200 feet long, 110 feet wide and 30 feet deep. Often called the “linchpin” of the Great Lakes navigation system, the Soo Locks are located in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan between the upper Peninsula of Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario. The Soo Locks enable bulk carrier vessels to safely bypass the swift-moving St. Marys River rapids where the water drops 21 feet over bedrock in a three-quarter mile stretch. The St. Marys River is the only connecting waterway between Lakes Superior and the lower Great Lakes. Before the first lock was constructed in 1798, trade canoes had to be unloaded and portaged around the rapids, taking roughly six weeks to complete. Today, the locks operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 42 weeks of the year allowing government, commercial and private vessels to transit safely and more efficiently.

17 Oct 2022

Cyber Security Awareness Month: Protecting your online identity

October is Cyber Security Awareness month and has been since 2004 after it was created by the President of the United States and Congress. The month serves as a reminder for individuals to protect themselves in the virtual world, whether it is proper handling of electronic data or suspicious emails phishing for information. 

6 Oct 2022

Engineering Division makes recruiting top talent a priority

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is always looking to add talented individuals to their world-class team. When comparing USACE to large federal agencies, USACE ranks number two on the Best Places to Work list, behind only NASA.