At A Glance: Southwestern Division Water Operations The Asset: A interconnected water infrastructure network spanning rivers, lakes, and ports across the South Central United States. Navigation Front: Over 440 miles of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System and 1,000+ miles […]
America Runs on Water: Inside the ‘Secret Weapon’ Powering the U.S. Economy Read More »
At A Glance: Forest Intelligence Modernization The Agreement: Historic partnership between USACE ERDC and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). The Tech: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) powered by high-performance computing. Data Scale: Uses “ground truth” from 355,000+ plots
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At A Glance: USACE AI Innovations The Event: Vantage Edge, the Army’s Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) Workflows Challenge. The Big Win: The Technical Excellence Award went to the USACE Real Estate team for its Southern Border Mission Intelligence Platform. Time
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At A Glance: Chickamauga Lock Update Action: Lock chamber contract with Shimmick Construction Company, Inc. (SCCI) terminated. Location: Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Reason: Contractor failure to maintain schedule, progress critical work, and correct
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At A Glance: HEC-RAS 2025 Release Software: HEC-RAS 2025 (Next-Generation Hydraulic Modeling). Developer: USACE Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) in Davis, California. Applications: Nationwide and global flood risk analysis, infrastructure design, and water resources decision-making. Key Upgrades: Enhanced modeling speed, improved
Next-Generation Hydraulic Modeling Software HEC-RAS 2025 Released by USACE Read More »
At A Glance: Kansas City District Upgrades Project: Modernization of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and 30+ conference rooms. Location: Richard R. Bolling Federal Building, Kansas City. Funding: EOC renovations are approximately $1.5 million, part of a $75 million nationwide
“We’re Replacing Everything — Screens, Systems, All of It” Read More »
At A Glance: Alaa Jafar’s Journey Role: Project Engineer and Contracting Officer Representative, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Background: Fled southern Iraq with her family in the mid-1990s, walking six days to reach safety in Syria. Education: Earned a master’s
From Iraq to Service: Alaa Jafar’s Journey of Resilience, Education, and Purpose Read More »
At A Glance: Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down Event: 13th annual National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down (May 4-8, 2026). The Issue: Falls accounted for nearly 38% of all construction fatalities in 2023, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Standard: USACE
USACE Continues Building a Safer Future as America Turns 250 Read More »
At A Glance: RRS Self-Verification Module New Capability: Automated self-verification for nationwide permit (NWP) activities. Efficiency: Immediate correspondence provided if an activity qualifies without a pre-construction notification (PCN). User Interface: Stepwise sequential questions guide the user through the verification process.
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At A Glance: Testing the Future of Infrastructure The Challenge: America’s locks and dams are operating well beyond their life expectancy, but failure risks hinder the adoption of new technology. The Solution: The Hydraulic Structures Experiment and Validation Model, a
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