At A Glance: Fort Bliss UESC Completion Location: Fort Bliss, Texas Project Cost: $58 Million (Third-Party Financed) Projected Savings: >$130 Million over 24 Years Key Upgrades: Microgrid, LED Lighting, Water Security Partner: New Mexico Gas Company (NMGC) REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. […]
UESC Project Completed, Expected to Save Fort Bliss $130M Over Contract Length Read More »
At A Glance: NGA West Completion Project: NGA West (N2W) Campus Location: St. Louis, Missouri Cost: $1.7 Billion Size: 97 Acres, 712,800 sq. ft. Main Building USACE Role: Construction Management (Kansas City District) Group projects are almost never easy. Getting
Charting the Course: Completed Mega Project Maps Out Lessons in Partnership Read More »
At A Glance: Fort Peck Valve Rehab Project: Butterfly Valve Rehabilitation (Powerhouse 2) Location: Fort Peck Dam, Montana Cost: $9.1 Million Valve Specs: 216-inch diameter, 135,000 pounds (65 years old) Key Outcome: Extends operational lifespan by 65 years with no
Fort Peck Breathes New Life into Two Butterfly Valves Read More »
At A Glance: 2026 Federal Engineer Nominee Nominee: Cory Morgan, P.E. Role: Technical Lead, Inland Navigation Design Center (INDC) Key Projects: Montgomery Lock (PA) & Kentucky Lock (KY) Experience: 24 Years with USACE (Joined May 2002) The U.S. Army Corps
USACE Nominee for Federal Engineer of the Year, Credits Team for Success Read More »
At A Glance: GELF Establishment Organization: Geospatial Engineering Leadership Forum (GELF) Established: June 2025 Mission: Integrate geospatial capabilities across all DoD branches Key Focus: Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) & Decision Advantage This story appears in America’s Engineers: The People, Programs, and
Beyond the Map: Cultivating Enhanced Context for Multi- Domain Operations Read More »
At A Glance: New Contracting Chief Name: Michelle Mandel New Role: Chief, Contracting Division Effective Date: January 25, 2026 Organization: USACE Alaska District Key Experience: 23 years in contracting; former Military Contracting Branch Chief Michelle Mandel became the chief of
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At A Glance: Tennessee Power Recovery Mission: Task Force Temporary Emergency Power Location: Bethel Springs & Savannah, TN Key Partners: FEMA, TEMA, USACE Tulsa District Outcome: Restoring power to critical First Responder comms towers NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 29, 2026) –
Nashville District Generates Assistance for Task Force Temporary Emergency Power Read More »
At A Glance: ‘Barfoot’ Supercomputer System Name: Barfoot (HPE Cray EX4000) Performance: 9 quadrillion calculations/second Location: ERDC ITL, Vicksburg, MS Honoree: Col. Van T. Barfoot, Medal of Honor Recipient VICKSBURG, Miss.— The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ERDC Dedicates New Supercomputer in Honor of Medal of Honor Recipient Read More »
At A Glance: RAS 2025 Software: River Analysis System (RAS) 2025 Developer: USACE Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) Status: Alpha Version Released / Publicly Available Key Features: Faster processing, modern GIS interface, enhanced meshing This story appears in America’s Engineers: The
New Software Signals Shift in the Future of Hydraulic Modeling Read More »
At A Glance: America’s Engineers 2025-2026 Publication: America’s Engineers (Digital Edition) Focus: Readiness, Resilience, Innovation, Global Reach Content: 40+ Stories from across USACE Key Feature: Interactive Digital Reader (Below) From record-breaking recovery missions in Hawaii and California to modernizing power
The 2025-2026 Edition of America’s Engineers is Here Read More »
