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  • January

    Col. Michael J. Farrell, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District.

    Safety award – Col. Mike Farrell ‘Gets It’

    In recognition of his emphasis on workplace safety, Col. Mike Farrell, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, has been named among the CEOs who ‘Get It’ by the National Safety Council.
  • Arizona Game and Fish Department staff brief Los Angeles District regulatory representatives on the state's Arlington Wildlife Area Jan. 20. The AWA is a potential in-lieu fee program site for public and private projects seeking an Army permit under the Clean Water Act.

    Field trip illustrates mitigation options

    Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and the Arizona Game and Fish Department toured the state's Arlington Wildlife Area Jan. 20.
  • Lynn Daniels received an award July 20, 2015, from Col. Robert Ruch, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville commander, recognizing her as the Huntsville Center Project Manager of the Year. Daniels, a virtual project manager from Seattle District, provides full-time support for the Huntsville Center’s Facilities Reduction Program. In 2014, she managed projects on eight military installations from Georgia to Alaska, removing 2.8 million square feet of real property (217 facilities) for $22.7 million.

    Virtual project managers bridge gaps in Corps workforce

    After more than a decade of employee growth due to military construction projects that are completed, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking for creative ways to retain its employees. Huntsville Center has the solution by employing virutal project managers from other districts.
  • John Nevels, a structural engineer with the Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville judges Lydia Fairchild's "How Music Affects Our Bodies" fifth grade science fair project during the Challenger Elementary School Science Fair Jan. 20.

    Volunteer judges help science fair inspire students to pursue STEM

    Eight volunteers from the Huntsville Center offered their STEM field expertise to help judge more than 110 projects during the annual Challenger Elementary School Science Fair Jan. 20.
  • Travis Hughes is the Regulatory Division Chief for the Charleston District.

    Meet the New Regulatory Chief

    Travis Hughes was recently selected as the new Regulatory Division Chief after the retirement of