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  • March

    Sacramento River levee improvements next step in $1.5 billion plan to modernize Sacramento-area flood infrastructure

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $64 million construction contract on February 14 to Maloney Odin Joint Venture of Novato, California, for nearly three miles of levee improvements along the Sacramento River East Levee.
  • U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center security guards review operations during active shooter drills at the Department of the Army Security Guards Mobile Training Team Train-the-Trainer Course.

    Train-the-trainer course challenges U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center security guards

    Every day, thousands of U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center employees drive through the gates to work and are greeted by members of the ERDC security force. However, these men and women are not there just to check employee credentials or sign-in visitors — they have a much more critical role. Their job is to maintain the safety and security for everyone on each ERDC installation.

  • District employee retires from Air National Guard

    U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District’s Laurie Fudge, Engineering Division

  • February

    LaKenya Walker and Cameron Thomas are winners of the 2020 Black Engineer of the Year Award for Modern Day Technology Leaders.

    Two ERDC researchers earn Black Engineer of the Year awards

    At the office, LaKenya Walker spends her time using high-performance computing to help the military better understand its weapon systems. Cameron Thomas works just a few buildings away as an expert in explosive weapons effects. Though their jobs are a bit different, the two U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center employees now have something very special in common—they are both winners of the 2020 Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) for Modern Day Technology Leaders.
  • Jo-Ann Evans receives a Civilian Service Achievement Medal.

    Two from TAD receive Civilian Service Achievement Medal

    JoAnn Evans, a former Transatlantic Division employee who was recently inducted into the organization’s Gallery of Distinguished Civilians, and Susan Fenton, a current TAD employee, both were awarded the Civilian Service Achievement Medal during a ceremony here Feb. 20.