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The survey results provide valuable insight to senior leaders on the strengths of the Civilian workforce, as well as gauging areas for improvement and current challenges. To our employees, if you see emails on this topic, please participate!
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The 2023 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) is an annual government-wide survey, administered by OPM, which measures federal employees' perceptions of critical work-life areas that drive employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention across the USACE workforce.
Let your voice be heard. Take the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. Survey launches the week of 15 May and is open through 30 June.
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Want to learn the inner workings of a dam? The Anatomy of a Dam factsheet gives readers a quick overview of key dam characteristics. It illustrates and defines a variety of mechanisms that play a vital role in ensuring dams operate safely and as designed. #DamSafetyDay #DamSafety
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225th Engineer Brigade,
@LANationalGuard
, visited
@ArmyERDC
. Dr. Duncan Bryant, research hydraulic engineer, Coastal and Hydraulics Lab, gave Soldiers a first-hand look at ongoing research on Scalable Water Mobility Robot used to minimize exposure during high-risk missions.
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Last week, students from an #Environmental Science class at Bettendorf High School joined employees from the
@USACERockIsland
and
@USFWS
on a trip to the Keithsburg Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project to learn about #ecosystem and restoration concepts. #STEM
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reps after a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Joint Simulation Environment center May 8 at
@EdwardsAFB
. The $35M project will provide a modeling and simulation environment to conduct next-generation technology testing.
@USACE_SPD
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Humboldt Bay is the largest protected West Coast body of water between San Francisco Bay/Puget Sound. Crews also helped out pilot observers from CA Maritime Academy ride aboard to gain experience and log necessary trips for testing with the
@USCG
for pilotage.📸Jane Favors 2/2
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two hopper dredges, the Yaquina (pictured here in the foreground) and the Essayons (pictured in the far distance), have been working this week to maintain the inner harbor and entrance channel at Humboldt Bay, located in Eureka, California. 1/2
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, Lower CT River Valley Council of Governments, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, and members of
@corpsNewEngland
visited several Connecticut River Hydrilla demonstration sites in preparation for the spring/summer data collection and sampling work. 1/2
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Walla Walla District's navigation locks on the Snake and Columbia rivers help provide a navigable waterway 465 miles inland from Astoria, Oregon, to Lewiston, Idaho. Their five navigation locks passed a total of 15,325,690 tons of cargo and commodities in 2020. 2/2 #DamSafety
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Fun Fact: The Little Goose navigation lock has a vertical lift of 100 feet!
@WallaWallaUSACE
staff designed, built and operate some of the highest lift locks in the world, with an average lift of more than 100 feet. 1/2
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UPDATE: Lock & Dam 1 in Minneapolis is now open to both commercial and recreational traffic. With this opening, all St. Paul District locks and dams on the Mississippi River are back open from Lower St. Anthony through Lock & Dam 10 in Guttenberg, Iowa.
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#DYK that the #USACE shore protection program helps protect and restore shores and beaches from erosion damage? USACE will build structures, like seawalls at Enders Island in
@CorpsNewEngland
, plant vegetation and nourish beaches with sand to help with erosion.
@ArmyCorpsNAD
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David Bascom, Chief, Engineering Resources Branch at
@fema
; Michael Bachand, Levee Safety Center; and Brian VanBockern,
@KC_USACE
, led an engaging session at the 2023 Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) this week in Raleigh, NC. 1/2
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Magary summarized how her team worked with Wood River Drainage and Levee District and local community partners to build understanding and appreciation for the levee, its good condition, and the benefits it’s provided to nearby communities. 2/3
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Many communities in the U.S. benefit from a levee, but not everyone knows why the levee is there or what it does. Brooke Magary,
@TeamSaintLouis
, shared a partnership success story at the 2023 Association of State Floodplain Managers. 1/3
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Katelyn Noland, HQ Dam and Levee Safety, spoke at Association of Floodplain Managers on how USACE is transforming its communication approach and ensure people who live/work near our structures have access to timely information and an opportunity to engage in decisions. #ASFPM2023
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#USACE staff joined floodplain management professionals at the 2023 Association of State Floodplain Managers in Raleigh, NC., this week. Sessions focused on how federal, tribal, state, local, and private partners work together to address flooding throughout the nation. 1/2
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It's always a privilege to work toward enduring #partnership with our local tribal communities and sister agencies.
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.@EPA @SeattleDistrict @NOAAFish_WCRO partners & Tribes officially launched the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force and 5-year federal action plan to coordinate our efforts to restore Puget Sound and address Tribal treaty rights! bit.ly/3NLWh8L @PSPartnership
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, other state and federal agencies and western Washington Tribes kicked-off the first meeting of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force in Suquamish, WA, on May 4, 2023.
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“The Rangers did a great job demonstrating water safety to our 4th grade students,” said Doug Abbott, Bernita Hughes Elementary principal. “Summer is just around the corner and many of our students and families will be spending time on the water." army.mil/article/266587 3/3
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Rangers from Fort Gibson visited 4th grade students at an elementary school while Eufaula rangers held 2 fishing flings hosting students from Eufaula and Warner. During the events, rangers were able to reach over 250 students. 2/3
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