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  • January

    Inclement weather closes Waterfield Building

    Due to incoming inclement weather and travel conditions, the Waterfield Building is closed today as of 2:00 p.m. Additionally, Norfolk District is on a two-hour delay tomorrow, and liberal telework is authorized for employees.
  • The Corps' Los Angeles District contributed $37,900 to the 2013 Combined Federal Campaign, exceeding 75 percent of its goal.

    “… because we can: 50 years of making a difference”

    Contributions to the Combined Federal Campaign make a huge difference to local charities, said representatives from Union Rescue Mission, Shriners Hospital for Children and City of Hope at a Jan. 9 event at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Headquarters.
  • A worker piles debris from Dredge Material Containment Area 1N into a pit of fire. The 130-acre dredge disposal area, located on Onslow Island in Georgia, is being reactivated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District through a process called air curtain burning.

    Smokeless fire assists in reactivation of retired disposal area

    Air may not seem like an effective barrier for some things, but when coupled with a trailer-mounted blower and heat, it provides a very efficient barrier and environmentally friendly way of clearing land with little smoke. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District is using this method also known as “air curtain burning” as part of the reactivation process for one of its dredge disposal sites in Georgia.
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    Mobile Applications Hold Potential to Increase Productivity for USACE

    ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA. Mobile devices and mobile applications (“apps”) offer a great potential for
  • Maj. Gen. John Peabody addresses members of the Society of American Military Engineers at their 28th annual joint breakfast meeting Jan. 17 in Montebello, Calif. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations said the country needs to work on the four "R's;" roads, railways, runways and rivers. Repairing aging infrastructure, he said, is an investment in the future.

    Corps deputy updates SAME on Civil Works transformation

    Maj. Gen. John Peabody addressed members of the Society of American Military Engineers at their 28th annual joint breakfast meeting Jan. 17 in Montebello, Calif. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations said the country needs to work on the four "R's;" roads, railways, runways and rivers. Repairing aging infrastructure, he said, is an investment in the future.