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  • May

    Photo of award winner

    Fort Peck Interpretive Center director honored for public communication, outreach

    Sue Dalbey, director of the Fort Peck Interpretive Center, has been selected as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2025 Honorary Communicator of the Year for her leadership and outreach efforts in communicating USACE missions and programs.
  • Leadership from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, alongside Jamestown Mayor Dwaine Heinrich, North Dakota Lt. Gov. Michelle Strinden, and contractor partners cut the ribbon for the Pipestem Dam spillway modification project in Jamestown, North Dakota, May 19, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Delanie Stafford)

    District completes Pipestem Dam spillway modification project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District has completed the $250 million Pipestem Dam Spillway Modification Project, fulfilling a three-year commitment to residents of Jamestown, North Dakota, and communities downstream of the dam. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held May 19 to celebrate the milestone.
  • A photo of air barrier instruction.

    District employee set to retire after 43-year career of safeguarding buildings, people

    A longtime U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District employee will retire this summer after more than four decades shaping how military and federal buildings withstand threats and conserve energy.

  • April

    A graphic for the Brainstorm the Castle program.

    District revives Brainstorm the Castle innovation initiative

    Innovation often starts with a simple idea, like an observation from someone doing the work every day who sees a better way to accomplish the mission. A program known as Brainstorm the Castle is giving employees across the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District a platform to turn those ideas into real improvements that strengthen operations, streamline processes and support the district’s mission.
  • Photo of ASA Telle visit

    Secretary Telle, Senator Ricketts tour Missouri River, discuss future of flood protection in Nebraska

    Federal leaders toured the Missouri River corridor April 9 to assess power generation and flood protection infrastructure and discuss future risk reduction efforts in Nebraska. Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle joined Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts and Maj. Gen. Jason E. Kelly, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deputy commanding general for civil and emergency operations, during the visit, which included project briefings, a river tour and meetings with regional stakeholders hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District.

News from around USACE

Fort Peck Interpretive Center director honored for public communication, outreach
5/28/2026
Sue Dalbey, director of the Fort Peck Interpretive Center, has been selected as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2025 Honorary Communicator of the Year for her leadership and outreach efforts in...
New Deployable Air Base System in Powidz Strengthens U.S.-Poland Partnership
5/28/2026
U.S. and Polish officials gathered in Powidz Air Base on May 27, 2026, to celebrate the completion of the U.S. Air Force’s second-largest War Reserve Materiel site in Europe, a major step forward in...
Corps of Engineers begins multi-phased improvements to Lexington Harbor 
5/27/2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Detroit District, will begin a multi-phase project in Lexington Harbor, Michigan with the first phase involving dredging and breakwater revitalization work...
USACE Dredging Supports Safe Navigation and Recreation at Rocky River Harbor
5/27/2026
ROCKY RIVER, Ohio -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has begun maintenance dredging operations in Rocky River Harbor to maintain safe and navigable waterways for recreational...
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