23 Apr 2020

Resource Energy Manager improves munition plant’s energy resilience

A Resource Efficiency Manager attending 2019 Energy Exchange and REM Workshop in Huntsville, Alabama, received updated 50001 Ready information that led him on a path to improve energy efficiency at Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Virginia.

7 Apr 2020

Madison youth joins effort to help hospital workers

Evan’s interest in making the masks, then face shields began earlier in March when his aunt sent them a link to a community project in Boston where they were making 3D filtered masks. That message resonated with the young student “engineer.”

6 Apr 2020

Telework is the norm for Huntsville Center workforce

For some employees, working from “Fort Living Room” is a relatively new way of doing business

2 Apr 2020

Deceptively Quiet – Huntsville Center’s army of unseen professionals

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville stands deceptively quiet. The hallways, workspaces and meeting rooms are empty. What you can’t see is the army of Huntsville Center professionals tucked safely away in their homes, working feverishly to do their part in fighting the coronavirus pandemic that has gripped our nation and launched us all into a historic, unified response. Huntsville Center engineers and technical experts are providing conceptual engineering solutions to very real challenges. And the Corps of Engineers, FEMA and our federal, state and local partners are turning them into reality in record time.

30 Mar 2020

Huntsville Center EOC streamlines COVID-19 response efforts

Huntsville Center is supporting the Corps efforts in working with FEMA, the White House, DOD, and other federal, state and local partners by developing plans and specifications for the rapid conversion of hotels, barracks and arena-type facilities into ICU-capable hospitals for treating COVID-19 patients.

28 Mar 2020

Huntsville Center supports alternate care facility assessments

As the Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for Medical Facility Design, Huntsville Center engineers were quickly brought in by Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, 54th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of USACE.

26 Mar 2020

OMB provides relief in SAM.gov registration extensions

This effort is intended as relief for those otherwise required to re-register during that time frame.

24 Mar 2020

Well-behaved women seldom make history - A Women’s History Month tribute to the women who shape our lives

History has given us extraordinary women. But we don’t have to look back to find women who are pushing aside the boundaries and obstacles that have long confined women’s opportunities and abilities.

23 Mar 2020

Huntsville Center contract aids Navy hospital ship supporting COVID-19 efforts

The statement of work calls for a software acquisition so the ship’s medical staff can perform tele-healthcare for patients on shore.

22 Mar 2020

First steps in doing business with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Government, register with SAM.gov

The first steps in doing business with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Government, is for your company to register with SAM.gov (https://sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index. jsf). Within SAM.gov is the Disaster Response Registry, where you can register your company's unique capabilities (https://sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/searchRecords/advancedDRSearc.hjsf).

20 Mar 2020

SBA providing loans for small businesses

The SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program provides small businesses with working capital loans

19 Mar 2020

Huntsville Center transitions to maximum telework

“Be Safe, Be Flexible, and Continue the GREAT Work!” ~ Col. Marvin L. Griffin, commander Huntsville Center

18 Mar 2020

Workshop networking for resource efficiency managers key for Huntsville Center energy program success

The Army’s fifth Resource Efficiency Manager (REM) Workshop connected its more than 25 attendees with skills necessary to ensure the Army’s resource specialists can achieve federal energy reduction mandates.

17 Mar 2020

Huntsville Center proactively responds to COVID-19

The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville Center is closely following COVID-19 updates. Out of an abundance of caution to prevent the spread of the virus, Huntsville Center is limiting access to its facility to current employees, contractors and essential services personnel until further notice.

17 Mar 2020

Memo from the Director of Contracting re: COVID-19

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.

16 Mar 2020

How unmanned aircraft systems could be range project force-multipliers

A group of Huntsville Center professionals gathered Feb. 27 at the Rocket City Radio Controllers complex in southeast Huntsville to evaluate the capabilities of three different unmanned aircraft systems to find ways to make range projects more efficient and less costly.

12 Mar 2020

Maintaining contracts vital to utility, energy program

A $52 million contract (with a capacity of more than $200 million), awarded in 2017, supports Warner Robins-Air Logistics Complex with energy savings, resilience and security improvements for the principal enterprise located at Warner Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.

10 Mar 2020

Resource efficiency managers converging in Huntsville for workshops

A workshop for resource efficiency managers set for March 10-12 in Huntsville, Alabama, will provide a training and guidance enabling attending contracted subject-matter energy experts, company representatives, and REM program customers to enhance their installation energy program’s effectiveness.

6 Mar 2020

Nerve agent destruction begins at Blue Grass Army Depot

Full-scale chemical agent destruction operations at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant at the Blue Grass Army Depot began Jan. 17 with the destruction of the first 8-inch projectile containing GB nerve agent in the main plant.

26 Feb 2020

“Be brief, be brilliant and be gone” – Huntsville Center OE director takes the PRB helm

“Wrangling complex projects is what Huntsville Center does best. And the Project Review Board is at the core of this success.” Once a month during the PRB, Huntsville Center program and project managers brief the command team on the progress, budget, challenges, good news and lessons learned of ongoing projects.