On Aug. 29, the Navajo Nation’s Birdsprings community received some welcome news, as Michael Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, announced the chapter’s bridge was selected as the first of 12 projects across the nation that will be 100-percent federally funded under a new pilot program.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District hosted the spring Business Opportunities Open House March 13 at the Midtown Hilton Garden Inn in Phoenix. The semi-annual Business Opportunities Open House, or BOOH, focused on facilitating partnerships with businesses and highlighting contract opportunities.

Leaders, scientists and engineers from the Mekong region and the United States are joining together to address increasing challenges over water security and river management.

The Los Angeles District’s emergency management team, the Hopi Tribe Cultural Preservation Office, and the Tribe’s wildlife and ecosystem program manager tour the Polacca Wash Channel Excavation Project on the Hopi reservation Aug. 9, in Hopi, Arizona. The project was completed August 12. The district performs flood-response activities under emergency management authority Public law 84-99. Public Law 84-99, Emergency Response to Natural Disasters, is the Corps’ basic authority to provide for emergency activities in support of state and local governments prior to, during and after a flood event.

The Los Angeles District emergency management team, the Hopi Tribe Cultural Preservation Office, and the Tribe’s wildlife and ecosystem program manager tour the Polacca Wash Chanel Excavation Project on the Hopi reservation Aug. 9 near Kykotsmovi, Arizona. The Public Law 84-99 project was completed several days later and will reduce flood damage to homes and property along the Polacca Wash.

The Los Angeles District completed the installation of a 19-ton floodgate March 10 on the Alcoa Dike alongside the Temescal Wash in Corona, California.

CPT Hutchison from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District tells why he likes working for the Corps.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District hosted a Business Opportunities Open House March 8 in Rosemead, California. The open house is a signature event for the LA District, for both small and large businesses. It allows direct dialogue with senior leaders, project managers and those looking to do business with the Corps and the federal government. About 285 people attended the event, which emphasizes discussion, networking, and building and strengthening business relationships.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s emergency management team completes the Hopi emergency flood mitigation project Dec 23, in Hopi, Arizona. The District performs flood-response activities under emergency management authority Public law 84-99. Public Law 84-99, Emergency Response to Natural Disasters, is the Corps’ basic authority to provide for emergency activities in support of state and local governments prior to, during and after a flood event.