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  • April

    The renovated Edward Zorinksy Federal Building, Omaha, Nebraska April 22, 2016.

    Corps’ Omaha District spotlights energy efficient, environmentally sustainable headquarters for 50th anniversary of Earth Day

    Built in 1958, the original Zorinsky Building, home to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s headquarters, was erected before the modern world embraced the environmental movement. Since the first Earth Day in 1970, renovations to the 432,000 square-foot building managed by the Government Services Administration have been implemented based on the standards and criteria of the U.S. Green Council’s Sustainability Program to make the building more energy efficient and environmentally friendly.
  • Zane Ecklund, a public affairs specialist with the Omaha District, recently graduated from the Defense Information School's public affairs qualification course. (embedded photo: U.S. Coast Guard Senior Chief Officer Kyle Niemi)

    USACE civilian graduates DINFOS: A peek into his experience there

    USACE CIVILIAN GRADUATES DINFOS A PEEK INTO HIS EXPERIENCE THERE
  • Lyle Peterson, civil engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, drags a chain across one of the bridges at the Big Bend Dam near Fort Thompson, S.D. Chaining allows bridge inspectors to determine whether or not there are any underlying problems beneath the surface of the bridge which require repairs to keep the bridge safe and operational.

    Chaining ensures Corps’ bridges not weakest link

    For more than 25 years, the sound of rattling chains has pierced the air whenever Lyle Peterson crossed one of the bridges spanning the Missouri River at one the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Omaha District’s six mainstem dams.

  • March

    Memo from the Director of Contracting re: COVID-19

    For USACE Contractors, As the Director of Contracting for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, I wanted to personally reach out to all of you and let you know that we are actively monitoring the situation in regards to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Attached is the guidance we received on planning for potential Novel Coronavirus Contract Impacts.

  • January

    Workers use a boom concrete pump truck to place concrete around the metal shell of a Cut & Cover tank at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Each layer of concrete is allowed to set before additional concrete is placed, until the entire tank is protected by concrete. (Photo by Clay Bolton)

    Special Projects Branch hits 10-year milestone

    In many organizations, there are some tasks and projects that just don’t seem to fit into an easily defined category. This was also the case for the Corps of Engineers Omaha District in 2009. The District had projects that needed to be completed, but didn’t quite fit the mold of the programs they were assigned to. The solution to that issue to the stand up the Special Projects Branch. It was a new concept when the first eight-person team was assembled to take on these outliers, which totaled more than $140 million that first year. Since then, the branch has grown to 52 people and nearly $600 million worth of work annually.

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Congrats to February Employee of the Month, Joey Cabay!
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DCV Gelberman: Leading the Fleet Week NYC Parade in Style
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