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  • SWD Deputy Counsel honored with Corps of Engineers Public Service Award

    DALLAS--Deputy Southwestern Division Counsel Walter J. Skierski, Jr., was recently honored with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers 2013 Bert Pettinato Award for Public Service. Skierski, who has been an attorney with the Corps of Engineers for eight years in addition to serving as a judge advocate in the U.S. Air Force for 22 years, was selected for his leadership, concern for people, and his devotion of his entire career to the calling of public service. The Corps’ Chief Counsel presents the award annually to an individual within the Corps of Engineers legal services community who demonstrates pride in public service through such leadership, concern for people, and a personal belief that government service is a noble calling and a public trust.

  • Congressman Veasey and Brig. Gen. Thomas Kula Inspire Local Dallas Middle School Students

    Dallas — Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, and Brig. Gen. Thomas Kula of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Divsion, visited Hector P. Garcia Middle School students Feb. 21, to engage, motivate and inspire youth to pursue a field in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

  • Drought leads to low lake level at Texoma; boaters should be vigilant

    TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers advises visitors to Lake Texoma of the impact an extreme drought is having on the lake level. The current water level is several feet below normal and the Corps urges boaters to be vigilant when on the water. There is water for boating and other activities, however visitors should keep the following in mind:

  • Lake Texoma experiencing negative impacts of long-term drought

    TULSA, Okla. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District (USACE) and The Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA) acknowledge the negative impacts associated with reduced water levels at Lake Texoma. Hydropower and municipal and industrial water supply usage contribute to the lower level, but remain critical in meeting electricity and water needs.

  • Regional Corps of Engineers commander to retire, transition to next career in North Texas

    DALLAS—Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Kula, the commander of the Southwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will retire from the U.S. Army after 32 years of service, effective April 11. The Southwestern Division will change command on April 4, and will include Kula’s retirement ceremony.

  • Q&A with Brad Hudgens: SWDs Planning Center for Expertise Technical Dirctor

    SWD hosts the Corps' Planning Center of Expertise for Water Management and Reallocation Studies. The PCX provides technical support and peer review for studies related to water supply and other conservation purposes in multipurpose reservoirs. Brad Hudgens serves as the Technical Director of the Corps' Planning Center for Expertise. In this spotlight, Hudgens discusses his role with the PCX and explains what the Corps role with our Nation's water supply is and why it's so important.

  • Gray's navigate trip of a lifetime with father on 'Honor Flight'

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - For Bill Gray, of the Little Rock District's Navigation and Maintenance Section, keeping navigation moving on the Arkansas River is his job, but on Oct. 5 he was navigating uncharted waters.

  • McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System Long-Term Maintenance Strategy

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Little Rock and Tulsa districts, along with the Southwestern Division, are developing a strategy to focus greater long-range planning and funds on critical maintenance needed in the next five years to ensure that the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System remains a reliable, resilient, and relevant system for future generations. This strategy is the result of Little Rock and Tulsa districts implementing and evaluating the Corps’ “Levels of Service” policy on the MKARNS, which correlates lock availability with commercial lock usage in an effort to increase maintenance.

  • New MOU allows Tulsa Corps STEM outreach to Langston University

    TULSA, Okla. — Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District recently spoke to students of Langston University in Langston, Okla. about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) internship and career opportunities at the Corps. As part of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) allowing STEM collaboration between the university and Tulsa District, Tulsa’s Chief of Natural Resources, Kent Dunlap, Engineering and Construction Division’s Administrative Officer, Nancy Crenshaw, and Tinker Air Force Base Resident Office Mechanical Engineer and former intern, Kendrick Adams participated in a brown bag luncheon seminar Nov. 20.

  • Coming full circle, Dallas remembers JFK

    DALLAS—A half century came full circle on Nov. 22, when the City of Dallas held a ceremony at Dealey Plaza marking the anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The crowd of 5000 invited guests, almost 1000 news media, and members of the public withstood bitterly cold and damp weather to watch an abbreviated ceremony that included the unveiling of a new monument at the “Grassy Knoll.” The monument included words from President Kennedy’s undelivered address at the Dallas Trade Mart, his destination on Nov. 22 when he was shot and killed by an assassin while he rode in a motorcade on Elm Street in downtown Dallas.