28 Mar 2016

Facilities Reduction Program demolitions Fort Benning WWII buildings

The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville is managing the Soldiers Plaza demolition project at Fort Benning, Georgia, as part of an existing Mid-East Region U.S. Facilities Reduction Program Multiple Award Task Order Contract.

17 Mar 2016

Huntsville Center participates in local science fair

U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville participated in the First Baptist Child Development Center & Academy science fair March 17. Six volunteers judged more than 95 group and individual projects that were created by students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.

17 Mar 2016

Corps removes grenades from Rock Island Arsenal housing area

A partnership among federal agencies and contractors has cleared property of explosives at a housing project at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. The Huntsville Center Military Munitions Design Center prepared and staffed the Explosive Safety Submission for Louisville District.

4 Mar 2016

Huntsville Center exceeds President’s energy savings goal for 2016

Two task orders awarded to Honeywell Building Solutions by Huntsville Center to perform civil works projects for the Pittsburgh District and Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity are 11 months ahead of schedule and exceed the Army’s President’s Performance Contracting Challenge goal of $12 million in energy-efficiency performance contracts at federal facilities through 2016.

4 Mar 2016

Workforce success = understanding, embracing team member differences

Identifying, understanding, appreciating and making the most of employee differences within teams and across the organization was the theme echoing throughout two interactive, engaging, laughter-filled presentations by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Director of Human Resources Sue Engelhardt.

2 Mar 2016

Huntsville Center volunteers encourage students to read

U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville volunteers joined in Team Redstone’s Read Across America effort Feb. 29 through March 2 by reading to students at local elementary schools.

26 Feb 2016

Furnishings Program fills cadet barracks

Two contracts, valued at more than $5.8 million, filled more than 400 rooms in 14 buildings with the beds and mattresses, chests, wardrobes, lounge furnishings for dayrooms, and washers and dryers for laundry rooms.

26 Feb 2016

Engineers share STEM career paths with Alabama educators

Huntsville Center engineers, engaged more than 350 educators from throughout Alabama by discussing their career fields during the Alabama Community Education Association’s annual conference at the Huntsville Marriott Feb. 25.

26 Feb 2016

Financial management personnel race the clock to complete certification

Huntsville Center has 27 personnel required to complete the DOD Financial Management Certification Program by June 2016. So far, 18 have been certified, with the remaining nine not far behind.

24 Feb 2016

Full-time engineer excels as part-time gunslinger

Efficiency and focus drive Darren Mulford in everything he does. The civil engineer and administrative contracting officer at the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, is also a competitive pistol shooter ranked in the top 15 percent of classified shooters in the U.S. Practical Shooting Association (USPSA).

18 Feb 2016

Engineer steps outside comfort zone

Tiffany Torres discusses her experience as an engineer, her challenges and hopes for the future of females in engineering.

5 Feb 2016

Team supporting Veterans Affairs receives 2015 USACE Excellence in Contracting Award

The Aurora Veterans Affairs Hospital Replacement Alpha Contract Team was named the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 2015 Procurement Team of the Year in the Excellence in Contracting Awards Program. The nucleus of the team included employees from USACE’s Omaha District and the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville.

1 Feb 2016

Civilian Education System provides for leader development, career path progression

The Civilian Education System or CES is a progressive and sequential leader development program that provides enhanced educational opportunities for Army Civilians throughout their careers. CES is not the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) nor is it under the guidance of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification process.

1 Feb 2016

Succession planning big part of strategic off-site discussions

During the Huntsville Center strategic off-site Jan. 19-21, the group discussed succession planning as a way to meet staffing challenges during transition, as well as various other topics.

26 Jan 2016

Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Day Celebration encourages fellowship

The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville held a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Celebration Jan. 22

22 Jan 2016

Virtual project managers bridge gaps in Corps workforce

After more than a decade of employee growth due to military construction projects that are completed, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking for creative ways to retain its employees. Huntsville Center has the solution by employing virutal project managers from other districts.

22 Jan 2016

Volunteer judges help science fair inspire students to pursue STEM

Eight volunteers from the Huntsville Center offered their STEM field expertise to help judge more than 110 projects during the annual Challenger Elementary School Science Fair Jan. 20.

15 Jan 2016

Huntsville contracting chief named 2015 manager of the year in Corps of Engineers

The Huntsville Center’s Contracting Directorate chief since July 2014, Colleen O’Keefe is the 2015 Manager of the Year in the USACE Excellence in Contracting Awards Program.

8 Jan 2016

Huntsville Center completes $2.3 million project for Army Contracting Command

The Huntsville Center Furnishings Program and Special Projects Program completed a $2.3 million furnishings project for the U.S. Army Contracting Command's new headquarters building.

21 Dec 2015

Reserve Soldiers’ training focuses on ‘Corps’ curriculum

A cadre of Huntsville Center acquisition specialists with expertise in a variety of procurement areas volunteered to provide the training the Soldiers require.