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  • November

    The Omaha District Small Business team hosted a small business industry day to teach local small businesses how to get started with governement contracting. (U.S. Army photo by Makenzie Leonard)

    Omaha District hosts small business industry day

    The Omaha District’s Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) awarded $417 million in contracts to small businesses last year and is looking to grow that number exponentially. To aid in that goal, the program team held a small business industry day, Oct. 30, 2024, to engage with local small businesses and to show them how they can get involved with government contracting.
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    Pilot project tests new technology for collecting sediment from Niobrara River

    A joint research pilot project between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center and the Missouri Sedimentation Action Coalition was recently conducted on the Niobrara River in northeast Nebraska to test new technology designed to intercept sediment from the riverbed before it reaches Lewis and Clark Lake.

  • October

    In support of the USACE Jacksonville District, more than 50 Omaha District employees activated beginning Oct. 8, 2024 to make up a Temporary Roofing Planning and Response Team in support of Operation Blue Roof, a priority mission managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

    Omaha District supports Hurricane Milton response efforts

    In the wake of Hurricane Milton, more than 50 personnel from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, answered the call to provide crucial support to affected communities.
  • Bret Budd (right), a retired, longtime U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District member, poses with Col. Robert Newbauer, commander, and his award after being inducted into the Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees during an award ceremony, Oct. 17, 2024, at the Holland Performing Arts Center in Omaha, Nebraska.

    Inaugural district awards ceremony recognizes outstanding performers

    More than 500 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District team members attended the inaugural district awards ceremony, Oct. 17, 2024, at the Holland Performing Arts Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
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    Omaha District, tribally-owned company partner for Missouri River maintenance

    In a demonstration of collaboration and innovation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, recently partnered with Flatwater Group to enhance maintenance operations along the Missouri River.

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