• November

    USACE Omaha District receives distinguished honors at national awards ceremonies

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters hosted the 2021 National Awards Ceremony on Nov. 10 and the Small Business Awards ceremony on Nov. 17. During both of virtual events, the Omaha District received distinguished honors and was recognized alongside colleagues from across the organization by Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellman, 55th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General.
  • Multiple USACE Districts attend Iowa State partnership meeting to discuss collaborative public infrastructure efforts

    This week, four U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Districts met with representatives from the Iowa state agencies to discuss their respective programs, as well as explore collaborative efforts for the future in the state’s public infrastructure projects.
  • Veterans and spouses of active-duty members have a leg up in competitive federal hiring process

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is always looking for new and talented team members. If you are a military veteran or the spouse of an active-duty service member, you may have an advantage in the hiring process.
  • October

    Omaha District hosts USACE Northwestern Division’s Regional Governance Meeting

    This week, USACE Omaha District hosted the Northwestern Division’s quarterly, Regional Governance Meeting for USACE leaders in the District headquarters
  • USACE, Omaha District executes historic $1.75B in fiscal year 2021

    There were many challenges this year including finishing the restoration of the Lower Missouri River Basin from the catastrophic flood event of 2019, reintegrating the workforce safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, and numerous hurricane first responder deployments. But in the face of unprecedented adversity, the USACE, Omaha District team rose to each challenge by leveraging its industrious culture and continued to successfully support its worldwide missions. The District closed out the fiscal year by executing its largest program ever at $1.75 billion across its four business lines, civil construction, military construction, regulatory mission support, and the bank stabilization program of the Missouri River.

News from around USACE

USACE’s underwater response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
4/13/2024
In the Key Bridge Response, USACE is working in a joint effort with the U.S. Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) to oversee the commercial dive companies performing the work underwater...
ERDC takes award-winning robotics teams to the FIRST World Championships
4/12/2024 UPDATED
VICKSBURG, Miss. – Over two decades ago, the U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC) created a robotics team that was formed with a mission to provide educational experiences for...
Annual MRC upstream trip: Positions district leadership, commission members Critical discussions, relationship-building
4/12/2024
The Mississippi River Commission conducted its annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River, April 8-12, 2024. The commission held four public meetings aboard the Motor Vessel...
Enabling the warfighter: Fort Riley barracks renovations help to improve quality of life for soldiers
4/11/2024
Fort Riley, a U.S. Army installation located in north central Kansas, is known for many things: storied home of “The Big Red One,” early duty station of the infamous Gen. Custer, former home to two...