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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s (USACE) Table Rock Lake Dewey Short Visitor Center in Branson, Mo., opened April 27, 2012. The center has exhibits about the White River Watershed, local habitats, Table Rock Dam, and USACE as well as several interactive exhibits including maps, power generation, and water safety. It also features an overlook that allows visitors to view Table Rock Lake, the dam, and Lake Taneycomo from one viewing deck. The center is built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold standards. U.S. Army photo

The Army Corps of Engineers Sustainability Program Taking aim at ambitious federal requirements

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On Oct. 5, 2009, when President Barack Obama issued Executive Order (EO) 13514, titled “Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance,” he outlined a series of ambitious objectives for …

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Trident Conference

The Trident Conference Gen. George C. Marshall's victories during and after

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With North Africa liberated and plans for Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, on track, the question confronting the United States and Great Britain was: What’s next? That was the …

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BRAIN Initiative

Beyond the BRAIN Initiative :DARPA's neurological research could have further applications

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Last month the Obama Administration unveiled a research project it hopes Congress will fund to the tune of $100 million in Fiscal 2014. The so-called BRAIN Initiative (Brain Research through …

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Sequestration

Cybersecurity and Sequestration It seems unlikely that cybersecurity programs will suffer much under sequestration — but Congress’s new way of budgeting may already be doing some damage.

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When sequestration hit on March 1, it couldn’t have happened at a worse time for federal employees charged with protecting the nation’s public and private networks – in fact, events …

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A street scene in Wonsan City, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Oct. 20, 2011. Continued tensions and inequalities in places such as North Korea are a scenario outlined in Global Trends 2030. United Nations photo by David Ohana

Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds and Hedging Strategies Part 9 of a series covering the National Intelligence Council's look into the future

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The Global Trends 2030 report builds on the precedent set by earlier editions of Global Trends in identifying four possible future models of the world out to 2030 – but …

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2014 Defense Budget

The 2014 Defense Budget Request: Another Whack at Personnel Costs

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On April 10, when the Department of Defense (DoD) finally released its 2014 Defense budget request, there was one thing everyone could agree on: The numbers in it didn’t mean …

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CGC Rush, high seas drift net fishing

Securing the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

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On Dec. 24, 2012, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi and its partners in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department had already seized more illegal long lines and gill nets …

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Sequestration Affects Military Families

Sequestration Affects Military Families What could happen – and what won’t

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After the sequestration hammer fell on March 1, Congress immediately began considering options for cushioning the blow to some federal programs. In signing the sequestration order, President Barack Obama, exercising …

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Military Deploment Communication

Communications With Loved Ones While Deployed New study shows families of deployed service members may do better with less communication

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Today’s deployed service members have better access to communications with loved ones than their predecessors could dream of. From satellite phones to texts, emails, Facebook, and other social media, deployed …

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Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Kula, USACE Southwestern Division commander, takes time during a Fort Worth District site visit to the Pavaho Pump Station Aug. 28, 2012, to recognize Dallas workers for their hard work and dedication to the project, which lowers flood risk for the citizens of Dallas. Recognized, from left, were Mark Reed, a city construction superintendent at Pavaho; Sirak Bahta and Vincent Lewis, city engineers at Pavaho; and Dhruv Pandya, assistant director of operations, Trinity Watershed Management, for the city of Dallas. Sarah Standifer, partially obscured, assistant director, Trinity River Corridor Project and Stormwater Management for the city, was also recognized. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by James Frisinger

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Flood Risk Management Coordinating within the federal family

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When the Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force (FIFM-TF) was first established in 1975 to develop a unified national program for floodplain management, it signaled an important realization: More than …

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