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  • December

    A USACE contractor works on repairing power lines near San Juan, Puerto Rico as part of the agency's work to help restore power on the island.

    USACE adds $265 million to contract with Fluor Corporation

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, Alabama, awarded a $265 million modification to an existing contract with Fluor Corp. to repair the power grid in Puerto Rico.
  • Dr. Mark Adley

    Five Promoted to DB-V Level

    VICKSBURG, Miss. (Dec. 7, 2017)--Dr. David W. Pittman, director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research
  • A vibratory soil compactor helps prepare the base of a new levee being constructed in Yauco, Puerto Rico, following Hurricane Maria floods that destroyed the previous one.

    It hit its peak “… well above the 30,000 cfs max.”

    When an unprecedented flood destroyed a levee and isolated a small town in southwestern Puerto Rico, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers devised a plan and hired local businesses to build a new one.
  • Post 45 Second Contract Awarded

    Let the Dredging Begin

    In the last two months, the Charleston District announced the award of the two construction
  • Puerto Rico Response

    Gratifying Experiences

    Three Charleston District employees voluntarily deployed together for 28 days to Puerto Rico in