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.

18 Dec 2015

Commander sets goals for 2016 at 2015 Town Hall

Ruch thanked the deployed Huntsville Center employees and touched on some of the missions the Center is supporting both overseas and stateside to include range clean-up projects in Afghanistan and the recently completed work at stateside military hospital.

14 Dec 2015

Volunteers inspired by STEM students at UAHuntsville

Huntsville Center employees participated as judges during the InSPIRESS event at the University of Alabama Huntsville Dec.11.

1 Dec 2015

Facilities Reduction Program declares deconstruction pilot project a success

The FRP recently finalized a deconstruction project at Fort Leonard Wood.

24 Nov 2015

Huntsville Center utility program instrumental in developing reliable energy for Afghan security forces

Huntsville Center's Commercial Utilities Program used a MATOC to select a Power Purchase Agreement consultant to help draft the blueprint for developing a secure electrical grid and increasing capacity to supply Afghan security installations with sustainable electricity.

19 Nov 2015

Task Force POWER team responds to emergency in Kabul

During a site visit to Afghanistan in October, Col. Robert Ruch, commander, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, presented certificates of appreciation to five individuals working under contract with Huntsville Center in support of Task Force POWER. EXP Federal employees Shane Deek, Kevin Flynn, Rafael Varela, Abel Martinez and Sean McMurtrey were at Camp Integrity, Afghanistan, when the compound came under attack. The team stayed to assist with restoring power and water to the camp.

18 Nov 2015

Wounded Warrior’s career shifts at Huntsville Center

As an Army Reservist with the 663rd Engineering Company, Sheffield, Alabama, Staff Sgt. Patrick Henry deployed to Afghanistan in February 2014 as a heavy equipment operator and was assigned to a unit training Afghan National Army soldiers on engineering equipment operation and projects. Henry said his injury occurred during routine daily operations.

17 Nov 2015

Furnishings Program expands to include Air Force project

The Huntsville Center Furnishings Program team completed QA inspections on three projects totaling $1.25 million at Fort Stewart, Georgia.

16 Nov 2015

Reducing the U.S. military's environmental footprint in Afghanistan

Huntsville Center is managing the $21.5 million contract for the environmental footprint reduction at more than 60 U.S. military camps and bases being closed throughout Afghanistan as a result of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country.

13 Nov 2015

Contracting specialist broadens career

A Center contracting specialist was recently selected to fill a short-term career broadening assignment at a regional contracting office responsible for providing oversight of contractual actions.

12 Nov 2015

Huntsville Center participates in local elementary school STEAM fair

Huntsville Center participated in the annual STEAM Fair at Mill Creek Elementary School Nov. 10.

27 Oct 2015

Huntsville Center completes $3.1 million hospital expansion project

Huntsville Center’s Initial Outfitting and Transition Program has completed the final piece of a $31.4 million hospital expansion at West Point, New York.

15 Oct 2015

Industry representatives attend Small Business Forum 2015, gain insight

More than 250 representatives from 150 small businesses across the nation attended Huntsville Center’s 16th Annual Small Business Forum Oct. 15 at the Jackson Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

15 Oct 2015

Huntsville Center improves project acquisition tracking

How Huntsville Center project managers and contracting officers track project acquisition, contracting and production processes is transitioning to a new system that will ensure the Center’s mission is met more effectively and save resources.

9 Oct 2015

Huntsville Center sees service order contracts increase in FY 2015

Most of the Huntsville Center programs with service contract increases exceeding last year’s orders were under the Installation Support and Programs Management Directorate.