29 Mar 2013

Local Girl Scout donates cookies to Deployee Support Group

Local Girl Scout Abby Neaverth and her mother and troop leader, Sorina, recently donated four cases

28 Feb 2013

USACE Promotes STEM-Related MATHCOUNTS

USACE professionals volunteered their time and expertise to support young mathletes at a regional MATHCOUNTS competition Feb. 9.

11 Feb 2013

District Personnel Serve as Judges for Local Science Fair

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provided professionals to help judge the local Feb. 6 Frederick County Science Fair.

23 Jan 2013

Aspiring Leaders Kick Off New Season of Learning

“Great leaders aren’t born that way – they are groomed,” said Robert Thomas, structural engineer and Leadership Development Program facilitator. “Leadership is something you have to work at. That is why we are here: to train great leaders.”

12 Dec 2012

Middle East District uses sealed bidding to help expedite contract awards for USACE missions in Afghanistan

On Nov. 19, the Middle East District employed a process it rarely uses to accelerate a contract award by holding a sealed bid opening for a construction project in Afghanistan.

28 Nov 2012

District employees celebrate St. Baldrick's Day with the flair of no hair

Strength, character, and courage. "Living these values has always been the message to the Corps family," said the Middle East District's Erick Stillman. "I want to be able to proudly say to children living with cancer and to their parents watching them endure: 'I am here to help and lighten the load.'"

28 Nov 2012

Jerry Henry: The Man Who Stares at Goats

As a Supervisory Information Technology Specialist, Jerry Henry spends his workday surrounded by computers and other electronics. At the end of the day, however, he returns to his farm where he is surrounded by plants and animals.

19 Nov 2012

District Recognizes Contractor Safety

The Middle East District recently recognized a contractor in Kosovo for achieving a significant safety accomplishment.

26 Sep 2012

District hosts local men's group, discusses overseas operations

Ten members of Winchester’s First Presbyterian Men’s Group visited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District headquarters on Sept. 25 to learn about the District’s overseas operations.

22 Aug 2012

Middle East District is proud of a successful workforce recruitment summer hire

The Middle East District’s first experience hiring a recent graduate with a disability proves that talent comes in many forms.