North Atlantic Division News Releases

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7 Jul 2025
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Ukraine’s State Special Transport Service to Formalize Cooperation on Infrastructure Development
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Division (USACE NAD) and Ukraine’s State Special Transport Service (SSTS) will formally sign a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) on July 10, 2025.
9 Mar 2023
Statement by Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works on the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
The Biden-Harris Administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The Budget details a blueprint to grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out, lower costs for families, protect and strengthen Medicare and Social Security, and reduce the deficit by ensuring the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share—all while ensuring no one making less than $400,000 per year pays more in taxes.
24 Jun 2022
Division welcomes new commander
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division bids farewell to Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Tickner and welcomes Col. John P. Lloyd as commander during a change of command ceremony June 24, 2022, at Fort Hamilton, N.Y.
7 Apr 2022
USACE NAD commander promoted to major general
On April 7, Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Tickner, USACE North Atlantic Division commander and division engineer, was promoted to the rank of major general.
17 Dec 2021
Army Corps, Officials Kick Off Construction for Major Flood Risk Management Project on Long Island
Earlier today, leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, gathered with elected officials and project partners at Fire Island Lighthouse, Bay Shore, NY, where an official ceremony kicked off commencement of construction for a major coastal-storm risk-management project. The Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) Project will reduce flood risk for Long Islanders along vulnerable areas of 83 miles of coastline in Suffolk County from Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point. This comprehensive, $1.7 billion project includes a variety of features to reduce coastal flood risks.
28 Sep 2021
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announces Contract Award for St. Albans Columbarium Project
NEW YORK – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, recently awarded a contract for
13 Sep 2021
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announces Contract Award for Fire Island to Montauk Point Coastal-Storm Risk-Management Project
NEW YORK – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, today announced a contract award of $47,469,180 to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, LLC, of Houston, TX, for the first contract of the Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) Coastal-Storm Risk-Management Project. Work under the initial contract will reduce flood risk for vulnerable areas along an 83-mile stretch of Long Island’s barrier islands and back-bay communities from Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point.
31 Aug 2021
USACE North Atlantic Division Prepares for Tropical Depression Ida
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division is preparing for potential adverse weather impacts to the Northeast caused by Tropical Depression Ida.
19 Aug 2021
Army Corps releases draft report for New Jersey Back Bays study
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced the release of a draft report for the New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Study. The report outlines a ‘Tentatively Selected Plan’ framework, which includes three storm surge barriers, two cross-bay barriers, and the elevation of more than 18,000 structures to reduce the risk of flood damages associated with storm surge. It’s important to note that the plan is subject to change. It has not yet been approved by higher authorities, including Congress, and has not been funded for implementation at the federal or state level.
13 Aug 2021
East Brimfield Lake waters closed to the public on Aug. 17 for 24 hours
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New England District announced today that the waters at