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  • Administrative Appeals

    Information on how to navigate the administrative appeal process

  • Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)

    This article explains the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process, which helps the Department of Defense (DoD) reorganize military bases to improve readiness and efficiency. The 2005 BRAC program focuses on cleaning up and transferring properties from closed bases. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers supports this effort by managing cleanup and property transfers for Army and Air Force installations.

  • Chicago District Water Management

    The Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering section is responsible for the daily operation of four multi-purpose reservoir projects within Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana.

  • Continuing Authorities Program (CAP)

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Continuing Authorities Program (CAP) is a group of nine legislative authorities under which USACE can plan, design, and implement certain types of water resources projects without additional project specific congressional authorization.

  • Contracting

    The Contracting Division procures and administers all commodity, service, construction and Architect-Engineer requirements for the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division.

  • Dam Safety

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) operates and maintains approximately 740 dams and associated structures nationwide that provide significant, multiple benefits to the nation—its people, businesses, critical infrastructure and the environment.  These benefits include flood risk management, navigation, water supply, hydropower, environmental stewardship, fish and wildlife conservation and recreation. 

  • Dam Safety Modification Mandatory Center of Expertise

    The Dam Safety Modification Mandatory Center of Expertise (DSMMCX) is co-located with the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Dam Safety Production Center (DSPC) at the USACE, Huntington District Headquarters in Huntington, West Virginia. It was established in accordance with Operation Order 2011-14, along with the seven regional Dam Safety Production Centers, to develop the “expertise to deliver dam safety modifications, so critical to the continued safe operation” of the USACE inventory of dams. Roles and responsibilities for the DSMMCX are laid out in ER 10-1-51, 28 September 2012.

  • DERP-FUDS (WVOW, PBOW, WVMA)

    Formerly Used Defense Sites A Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) is property that was formerly owned, leased, possessed or operated by the Department of Defense. Projects at FUDS are subject to policy and eligibility rules.

  • Environmental Program

    As the nation’s environmental engineer, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages one of the largest federal environmental missions: restoring degraded ecosystems; constructing sustainable facilities; regulating waterways; managing natural resources; and, cleaning up contaminated sites from past military activities. 

  • Flood Plain Management Services

    The Army Corps can provide the full range of technical services and planning guidance that is needed to support effective flood plain management.