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    A barge makes its way through the McKlellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System lock and dam. Reducing the MKARNS hours of operations is just one of the ways the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division is looking to reduce costs as part of the civil works transformation. Currently, the MKARNS runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers learning to do 'less with less'

    When money is tight and times are trying, families, corporations and government organizations alike can be heard around the globe repeating the timeless mantra, "do more with less." But, in fiscally challenging times when the U.S. government is looking for ways to decrease spending and reduce funding across its many agencies, that old saying is getting a new twist, "do less with less."

  • Corps safety team helps contractor at Fort Detrick earn safety award

    The Corps of Engineers contractor (Manhattan/Torcon Joint Venture) building the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) at Fort Detrick has earned a key project safety award from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. They received a plaque recognizing their achievement at a ceremony at the installation Community Center on Sept. 18.

  • STEM programs connect students with District employees

    After attending the "Easy as Pi" event sponsored by the Baltimore Post of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) last spring, some students are better equipped with what they need to do to excel in a specific field.
  • CorpsMap National View depicting a hurricane track and NOAA AHPS forecast points, from the USACE Geospatial Work Efforts presentation.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and USGS Meet for Quarterly Meeting

    ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA - October 17, 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and U.S.
  • This carport at Fort Hood, Texas, not only helps keep cars cool from the scorching Texas sun, it also generates solar power to keep the buildings cool on the inside and reduce the energy bills throughout the military facility.

    Building an energy sustainable Corps

    DALLAS -- In the 80s "Reuse, Renew, Recycle" was the way ahead for conquering the earth's energy and pollution problems. Today, energy and environmental sustainability has become so much more vast and complicated, that those three verbs don't cut it anymore.