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  • Black History Month: Shining a light on the contributions of black Americans

    DALLAS--February is Black History Month, a time set aside to learn more about the many contributions that black Americans have made to our history, and to celebrate their culture and achievements. It has been officially observed in the United States since 1926, originally during the second week of February to coincide with the birthdates of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases Civil Works Strategic Plan

    Washington (February 2, 2015) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today released its

  • President's Fiscal 2016 Budget for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works released

    Washington (February 2, 2015) - The President’s Budget for fiscal year 2016 (FY 2016) includes

  • Sexual Harassment/Assault: See It! Report It! Stop It!

    DALLAS--Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination and a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. According to Army’s policy on sexual harassment, it violates acceptable standards of integrity and conduct required of all Army personnel – military and civilian. Sexual harassment is defined as unwelcome advances, requests for sexual favors, and any other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when 1) submission to or rejection of such conduct is used as a basis of employment decisions; 2) submission to such conduct is made a term or condition of employment or, 3) such conduct unreasonably interferes with job performance or has the purpose or effect of creating a hostile, offensive, or intimidating work environment.

  • Southwestern Division’s Fiscal Year 2014 marked by accomplishments in civil works, military programs

    DALLAS--The Southwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, marked a year of accomplishments in Fiscal Year 2014, brought about in large part by solid partnerships and extraordinary efforts of the SWD workforce, according to SWD officials. In addition to executing $492 million in investigation, construction and operations and maintenance, SWD initiated the first news start studies and construction projects since Fiscal Year 2010. These included the Houston Ship Channel and Comprehensive Coastal Texas studies; the Lower Colorado River Basin Phase I, Onion Creek, Austin, Texas; the Project Partnership Agreement for the Onion Creek Study and the Half Moon Reef Nature Conservancy; and completion of the Dam Safety Modification Studies for Addicks and Barker Dams in Houston and Pine Creek Dam in Oklahoma.

  • The secret to her success: ops chief shares some key milestones on the road to career success

    DALLAS--We all have that “tipping point” in life, that moment when circumstances converge to change our future direction forever. For graduating college senior Andrea Murdock in 1988, that point came as she was pursuing various options for post-college employment. On the one hand, she had already decided that she wanted to be a park ranger and had interviewed for a park ranger job with three different Army Corps of Engineers Districts—St. Louis, Huntington, and Mobile—at a job fair in El Paso. On the other, she had no real professional work history, and was considering joining the Peace Corps to get some solid experience on her resume prior to going for that federal government position.

  • A multigenerational workforce brings opportunities, challenges for the Corps

    Famous author Rick Riorden once wrote, “People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can't be fixed.” While Mr. Riorden was writing about a Greek god in one of his fictional books, the sentiment can be applied to any workplace environment. The bottom line is this: for any organization to be successful, it is crucial to take care of the people that make it run.

  • Southwestern Division attorney earns Corps of Engineers legal award

    DALLAS—Ernest A. Burford, assistant Division Counsel for the Southwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has been honored with a Seltzer Award for his contributions to the Corps’ legal services mission.

  • A Patriot Day Bronze Star for Texas Rangers coach

    ARLINGTON, TEXAS--Texas Rangers bench coach Bobby Jones receives the citation for the Bronze Star Medal, awarded for his service in Vietnam. Presenting the award was Col. Richard J. Muraski Jr., deputy commander of the Southwestern Division, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.

  • Tamara R. Mahaffey named 2014 USACE Logistician of the Year

    DALLAS--Tamara R. Mahaffey, Logistics Manager for the Southwestern Division’s Fort Worth District, is the recipient of the USACE Meritorious Logistician Award for 2014. Mahaffey beat out more than 500 eligible logisticians from across the Corps to win the prestigious award. “I am blessed with a team of analytical, forthright, and dedicated professionals who willingly go ‘out of the box’ in order to achieve greatness,” said Mahaffey. “I accept this award on their behalf.”