Recent News

Safeguarding the Future: USACE Breaks Ground on Camp Ellis Beach Shore Damage Mitigation Project in Maine
7/14/2026 UPDATED
SACO, Maine — Construction has officially begun on a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers priority project to lessen destructive wave energy at Camp Ellis Beach in Saco, Maine...
Erin Bradley Named 2026 Supervisor of the Year for USACE New England District
7/14/2026 UPDATED
CONCORD, Mass - Erin Bradley, chief of the Contracts Branch in the Contracting Division, was named the 2026 Supervisor of the Year for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. The award...
Retired Legal Advisor Joseph McInerny Inducted Into Distinguished Civilian Gallery
7/14/2026 UPDATED
CONCORD, Mass. - Joseph P. McInerny, a retired Office of Counsel team member, was inducted into the New England District’s 2026 Distinguished Civilian Gallery during the district’s Founder’s Day...
New England District Hydrology Chief Honored with Civilian Service Commendation Medal
7/14/2026 UPDATED
CONCORD, Mass. — Kristina Ekholm, chief of the Hydrology, Hydraulics and Coastal Section in the Engineering Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, has received the...
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7/13/2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, in conjunction with the Town of East Hampton, recently completed dredging the channel at Lake Montauk Harbor ⎼ a heavily-trafficked waterway on...
Army Corps awards contract for Indian River Inlet repairs
7/13/2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District announced it has awarded a contract to Agate Construction Co., Inc. of Egg Harbor Township, N.J. for $53 million to conduct repairs of the north...
Army Corps shares update on Francis E. Walter Dam water release schedule
7/8/2026 UPDATED
The U.S. Army Corps Engineers’ Philadelphia District updated the 2026 Francis E. Walter Dam recreation plan...
Ives Run and South Shore Beaches temporarily closed due to elevated bacteria levels; Hammond and Cowanesque Lakes remain open
7/8/2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, has closed both Ives Run Beach on Hammond Lake and South Shore Beach on Cowanesque Lake after a routine water sample from each of the...
ERDC provides critical expertise in Morocco search operation
7/8/2026
Following the disappearance of two U.S. Soldiers in the Atlantic Ocean near the Cape Draa Training Area in Morocco, experts from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) quickly...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Advises Public regarding Vessel Traffic in the Cape Cod Canal Between Sail4th 250 and Sail Boston Tall Ship Events
7/6/2026
USACE Advises Public regarding Vessel Traffic in the Cape Cod Canal Between Sail4th 250 and Sail Boston Tall Ship Events...
New York District Prepares New York Harbor for America's 250th Independence Day Celebration
7/5/2026
NEW YORK — As the nation celebrated Independence Day and America's 250th Anniversary, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District welcomed Lee Forsgren, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of...
Ives Run Beach on Hammond Lake Reopens After Water Quality Tests Confirm Safe Levels
7/2/2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, has officially reopened Ives Run Beach on Hammond Lake, effective Thursday, July 2, 2026...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Begin Construction on Saco, Maine Shore Damage Mitigation Project
6/30/2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, announced the start of construction for the long-awaited Section 111 Camp Ellis Beach Shore Damage Mitigation Project on June 30 during a press...
Georgetown Castle Restoration and Partial Reconstruction
6/29/2026
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE The Georgetown Castle, situated at the Georgetown Reservoir, was originally constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in 1901 as part of the Washington Aqueduct...
Ives Run Beach temporarily closed due to elevated bacteria levels; Hammond Lake remains open
6/26/2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, has closed Ives Run Beach on Hammond Lake after a routine water sample from the swimming area revealed elevated levels of E. coli...