The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Port Hueneme Division (PHD) held an event to mark the conclusion of a modernization and renovation project for a building slated for occupation by NSWC PHD's air dominance department. NSWC PHD initially constructed the building as a base support administration facility in 1985.
Read More »Tina Dolph, President & CEO of Siemens Government Technologies, Receives Second Consecutive Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic
Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic, presented Tina Dolph, president and CEO of Siemens Government Technologies, her second consecutive Wash100 Award as part of the 2020 selection on Wednesday. |
USACE, DLA Leaders Discuss Collaborative Strategies at Partnership Day Event
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Defense Logistics Agency met on Oct. 31 to explore collaborative approaches to support military customers. Leaders from both agencies discussed military construction, restoration, engineering and modernization efforts during their Partnership Day, DLA said Friday.
Read More »Potomac Officers Club Announces Stuart Hazlett of U.S. Army as Panelist for 4th Annual Army Forum on Oct. 2nd
Stuart Hazlett, deputy assistant secretary for procurement at the U.S. Army, will be featured as an expert panelist during during Potomac Officers Club’s 4th Annual Army Forum on Oct. 2nd.
Read More »USACE Baltimore District Awards $24.5M Architect/Engineer Contract to Dewberry
Dewberry announced on Tuesday that the company secured a potential five-year, $24.5 million maximum capacity architect/engineer contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Baltimore District to support predominantly sustainment, restoration, and maintenance projects.
Read More »Former USACE Executive Gregory Garcia Named U.S. Army Deputy CIO
Gregory Garcia, former chief information officer for the Army Corps of Engineers, has been named the service branch's deputy CIO. In his new role, Garcia will help CIO Bruce Crawford supervise and assess the Army's information technology and management activities, the service branch said Monday.
Read More »Contracting Vet Carlen Capenos Named DISA Small Business Program Director
Carlen Capenos, former chief of the acquisition resources division at the Defense Information Systems Agency, has been appointed as director of DISA’s Office of Small Business Programs. The 22-year contracting officer said in a statement published Thursday that she will coordinate with public and private entities to boost contracting procedures with …
Read More »USACE Submits Army Civil Works Project Plan to Congress
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has submitted its proposed appropriations for the 2018 Army Civil Works initiative to Congress, as part of an act that President Trump signed in March. R.D. James, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, said in a statement published Monday that the work …
Read More »GAO: 2017 Hurricane-Related Federal Contracts Hit $5.6B
The Government Accountability Office has found that 19 federal agencies had allocated more than $5.6 billion on contracts as of Dec. 31, 2017 to support initiatives in response to three hurricanes last year. GAO said in a report published Wednesday about 97 percent of those contract obligations in response to hurricanes Irma, Harvey …
Read More »Rickey Dale James Confirmed to Head Army Corps of Engineers
The Senate has confirmed Rickey Dale James, a manager at family farming business A.C. Riley Cotton Company, as assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for civil works and head of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Northern Kentucky Tribune reported Monday. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) said James will help address water infrastructure …
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