Levee Safety Program Improves Flood Risk Reduction Infrastructure
In 2011, major flooding along the Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Souris, and other rivers thoroughly tested U.S. Army Corps of Engineers …
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Littoral Combat Ship to Be Named for Former Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced Feb. 10, 2012, that a littoral combat ship will be named for former U.S. Representative …
USACE Transforms USAG Humphreys in Korea
The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States have maintained a bilateral alliance for more than 60 years. Born …
President Nominates USAF’s First Female Four-Star, USACE Promotes First Female General
On Feb. 6, 2012, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced that President Barack Obama had nominated Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger …
Imminent Danger Pay Now Prorated by DoD
This month, the Department of Defense (DoD) changed the way imminent danger pay (IDP) is determined.
In the past, service …
DLA Regional Commands
The U.S. Defense Department has divided the world into six geographic unified combatant commands – Europe (EUCOM), Africa (AFRICOM), Central …
DHS 10th Anniversary Progress Report
The homeland security “enterprise,” as the federal government refers to it, has become so much a part of the daily …
CGC Healy’s Emergency Trip to Nome Raises Questions About the U.S. Icebreaker Fleet
The temperature was above freezing on Jan. 19, 2012, making it a fairly warm day in Nome, Alaska. It was …
The Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative (NSI)
It was a traffic stop, rather than a nationwide manhunt, that tripped up Timothy McVeigh. Ahmed Ressam’s plot to bomb …
Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Overview
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) research and development organization, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), …