New England News Releases

USACE and Muddy River FRM partners host ribbon-cutting event to mark Phase 2 completion
11/20/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held Nov. 29, 2023, to mark the completion of Phase 2 of the Muddy River Flood Risk...
Winhall Brook Camping Area to remain closed during 2024 recreation season due to major rehab work
11/1/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that the Winhall Brook Camping Area located within the reservoir lands at Ball Mountain Lake in Jamaica, Vermont, will not be...
Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Veterans Day
11/1/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of Veterans Day, November 11.The waiver...
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

Special Day for Special People at West Point Lake
10/6/2023
On Thursday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, West Point Lake Project kicked off its 44th annual "Special Day for Special People" event. West Point Lake project staff set aside the day for elderly...
The 249th Engineer Battalion participates in the 2023 International Lineman's Rodeo
10/25/2023
On an overcast October morning, the 249th Engineer Battalion, Prime Power, came together with linemen from across the globe at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame in Bonner Springs,...
Shaping the future of the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant
10/25/2023
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, located in Independence, Missouri, is the largest producer of small-arms munitions within the Department of Defense, turning out over a billion rounds of ammunition...

Feature Stories

Memo from the Director of Contracting re: COVID-19

Published March 17, 2020

For USACE Contractors, As the Director of Contracting for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, I wanted to personally reach out to all of you and let you know that we are actively monitoring the situation in regards to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Attached is the guidance we received on planning for potential Novel Coronavirus Contract Impacts. Please read the attachment, and if you have any questions or concerns how this situation affects your project(s), please reach out to your respective Contracting Officer for assistance. My Point of contact for this memorandum is John A. Jacobson at (202) 761- 8817 or John.A.Jacobson@usace.army.mil 
Released by:
JILL E. STIGLICH
Director of Contracting


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