New England News Releases

USACE waives day use fees, invites volunteers to participate in National Public Lands Day September 23
9/20/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced yesterday that it will waive day use fees normally charged at boat launch ramps and swimming beaches at its recreation areas nationwide in recognition of...
USACE seeks comments on proposed work in Malletts Bay in Colchester, Vermont
9/20/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct work in waters of the United States from Malletts Bay Boat Club for proposed work in Lake Champlain’s...
USACE announces Bourne Bridge maintenance work, lane closures to begin September 18
8/30/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that critical maintenance work and lane restrictions are scheduled to begin in September on the Bourne Bridge spanning the Cape...
Local bird watchers descended upon West Hill Dam armed with pen, paper and a few binoculars to participate in West Hill Dam’s annual Backyard Bird Count.
Construction of the System Management Engineering Facility (SMEF), the 40,000 square foot, 2-story addition, is well underway and progressing rapidly.
For vessels wanting to enter Plymouth waters, dredging to remove shoals from the Plymouth Harbor federal navigation project in Massachusetts is currently underway and on schedule.

News From Around the Corps

Louisville District celebrates the groundbreaking for new Paddy's Run Flood Pump Station
8/16/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District joined Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) and local, state and federal officials to break ground on a $230 million...
Student loan repayment program benefits Army civilian acquisition workforce
8/2/2023
The Army Civilian Acquisition Student Loan Repayment Program is an annually funded program under the authority of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account...
SWG hosts regulatory workshop
9/26/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District (SWG) hosted a workshop on their regulatory program September 21, 2023...

Feature Stories

  • September

    ROTC Cadet spends internship at New England District

    Some college students look forward to a relaxing summer away from studies and hanging out with friends and having fun.  Cadet Leo Puntillo, a member of the Reserve Officers Training Corps at the University of Minnesota had other, more productive plans.  ROTC prepares college students to become officers in the U.S. Armed Forces. ROTC students can
  • July

    USACE Team fights floods in New England

                  Torrential downpours in mid-July inundated New England with massive amounts of rainfall.  Vermont and New Hampshire received the largest impacts and the water levels rose behind all of the USACE dams in the Upper Connecticut River Basin.              During this storm, at their peaks, the seven USACE dams in the Upper Connecticut
  • March

    Contracting in Disasters: What Companies Can Do To Help

    Contracting Director: I want to make sure that everyone understands the first steps in doing business with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the Government, is for your company to register with SAM.gov (https://sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index.jsf). Within SAM.gov is the Disaster Response Registry, where you can register your company's unique capabilities (https://sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/searchRecords/advancedDRSearch.jsf).

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