National Flood Safety Awareness Week – March 15-19
03/12/2010 - RICHMOND, Va. — Flooding is the most common natural disaster in Virginia, and it can be costly. Just one inch of water in a home or office can cost about $8,000 for cleanup, according to...
View ArticleCraney Island receives Virginia Department of Environmental Quality permit
03/15/2010 - NORFOLK, Va. — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, and the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) received a permit approval March 11 from the Virginia Department of Environmental...
View ArticleDeployed personnel continue to receive support from district
03/17/2010 - NORFOLK, Va. — Employees from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, have a long-standing history of supporting fellow team members who volunteer for deployments in overseas...
View ArticleNew Army Training Support Center under construction
03/17/2010 - JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The U.S. Army broke ground March 16 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis for a new $13.6 million Army Training Support Center, or ATSC, headquarters. "This is...
View ArticleDredged material facility reopens to recreational visitors
03/19/2010 - NORFOLK, Va. — The Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area is scheduled to reopen for recreational visitors April 2 on a limited basis. After being closed to visitors due to...
View Article2010 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget: Facts and Figures
03/23/2010 - Washington — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is one of 11 Army direct reporting units and is the world's largest public engineering, design and construction agency. Under the...
View ArticleDistrict employees to celebrate Earth Day
03/30/2010 - NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is poised to host the second annual Earth Day Symposium at the Waterfield Building Wednesday, April 21. Christy Morton,...
View ArticleEngineer returns to alma mater to highlight Corps projects using Leadership...
03/31/2010 - NORFOLK, Va. — Gary Szymanski, chief of cost engineering for the technical services division for the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will return to his alma mater Tuesday,...
View ArticleFinal resting place for pilot whale is at district facility
04/08/2010 - PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Norfolk District's dredged material management area serves many uses, which now includes a final resting place for a stranded pilot whale that was euthanized last week....
View ArticleJoint Base Langley-Eustis breaks ground on new child development center
04/14/2010 - JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — To honor the Month of the Military Child, the U.S. Army will break ground for a new $9.6 million child development center (CDC) April 16 at 10 a.m., at...
View ArticleVirginia governor praises Norfolk District's environmental stewardship
04/14/2010 - RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Governor Robert F. McDonnell recently awarded Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the 2010 Governor's Environmental Excellence Award for its...
View ArticleCorps projects highlighted at annual Engineering Unplugged Conference
04/15/2010 - NORFOLK, Va. — More than 250 professionals received continuing education credits by attending the Second Annual Engineering Unplugged Conference Tuesday in Norfolk. The conference was...
View ArticleIncreased traffic expected along Dismal Swamp Canal May 1
04/26/2010 - NORFOLK, Va. — Increased vessel traffic is expected along the Dismal Swamp Canal May 1 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Delays may be experienced by motorized boats navigating on the Dismal Swamp...
View ArticleAsian Pacific American Heritage Month: Innovative mathematics professor to...
04/27/2010 - NORFOLK, Va. — Throughout May, Americans will reflect on and honor the richly diverse and historical accomplishments made by fellow citizens, Asian and Pacific Islanders, who have shaped...
View ArticleUSACE transitions from National Security Personnel System to General Schedule...
05/10/2010 - WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Defense Authorization Act of 2010, signed Oct. 28, 2009, by President Barack Obama, repeals the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) and requires all...
View ArticleUSACE North Atlantic Division commander promoted to flag officer
05/12/2010 - BALTIMORE — Army Col. Peter A. DeLuca, commander and division engineer of the North Atlantic Division (NAD), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), was promoted to the rank of brigadier...
View ArticleDistrict hurricane exercise hones preparedness skills
05/13/2010 - RICHMOND — More than 40 employees from the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted a two-day hurricane preparedness exercise May 12-13 in Richmond, Va. "The goal of this...
View ArticleGovernor McDonnell urges Virginians to 'get ready for hurricane season'
05/18/2010 - RICHMOND — Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has recognized May 23-29 as Hurricane and Flooding Preparedness Week to emphasize the importance of emergency preparation. He is encouraging...
View ArticleFort Belvoir Community Hospital tracking well for spring 2011 opening
05/18/2010 - FORT BELVOIR, Va — The $806.9 million Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Military Construction project, which began Nov. 8, 2007, is 60 percent complete and on schedule for completion in...
View ArticleDistrict employees volunteer for day of environmental stewardship
05/24/2010 - NORFOLK — Employees from the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are doing their part to keep Virginia waterways clean by volunteering for this year's Clean the Bay Day event,...
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