19 Apr 2017

Communication, perseverance are keys to project manager’s success in her dream job

Elvan Childs, a senior civil works project manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, says clear and open communication is the key ingredient for successful project management. She cheerfully states that project management is her “dream job”... though it took 24 years and 11 job changes to achieve that dream and come to California.

10 Mar 2017

Should I go with the flow?: New educational game simulates water management challenges

It’s beginning to drizzle. Heavy rains are expected within the hour. The lake and rivers continue to rise. At what point would you open the gates and let water flow? That's the challenge presented in a new educational game produced by the State of Nevada Department of Water Resources in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District.

23 Jan 2017

A Designing Mom

April Ratcliff lives a triple life as a mom, college student and Sacramento District interior design technician, but that doesn’t stop her from achieving her goals. Read her story about “always growing and moving forward.”

12 Dec 2016

Employee Spotlight: Park Ranger Kenneth Myers

Ken Myers is a 45-year-old Corps of Engineers Sacramento District ranger for Hensley Lake and has worked for the Corps for four years. He has also worked at H.V. Eastman Lake. Along with those mentioned, Myers’ other duties include being a Certified Playground Safety Inspector, Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle operator and SPK Water Safety Committee member. He is a former U.S. Army Military Police and a Disabled Veteran.

4 Nov 2016

Employee Spotlight: Park Ranger Nick Figueroa

Spotlight features a Q & A with Hensley Lake park ranger Nick Figueroa

18 Oct 2016

Employee Spotlight: Architect Mickela Pallares

Meet Mickela Pallares, an architect with our Sacramento District. Mickela joined the Corps of Engineers after graduating from Cal Poly in 2009, and is now our subject matter expert on sustainable design. She’s a natural born leader, loves to travel and – oh yeah – she helps design the facilities that support our Nation’s armed forces. Get to know Mickela and learn more about her duties as an U.S. Army Corps of Engineers architect in this Q&A.

25 Sep 2016

Veteran finds work as new chief of security at Corps’ career fair

Feeling the frustration many Veterans face when applying for work subsequent to their military service, Josh Harmon wasn’t prepared to settle for a career in corporate sales or management at his local hardware store. After 13 years of military service as an intelligence officer and standing up the first STRYKER Brigade Engineer Battalion, a unit

8 Sep 2016

Racing Solo together

Take a fast ride with Sacramento District’s Josh Garcia and his father Ron at a sports car event in Stockton, California. The younger Garcia is chief of the environmental analysis section of planning for the district. His weekend office is the driver’s seat of the Datsun 510 racecar he and his father built and race together.

2 Sep 2016

Silver Jackets motto says it all: Many agencies, one solution

In the case of a flood emergency, there is little time to make urgent decisions. But what if there was a way to prepare answers long before they are needed most? Fortunately, the nationwide Silver Jackets program carries a mission to meet needs at every stage of a flood event.

29 Aug 2016

Sacramento District nabs Chief of Engineers Safety Award

When it comes to safety and occupational health the Sacramento District is second to none after being selected for the 2015 Chief of Engineers Safety Award, recognizing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district that best demonstrates a culture of safety, finding innovative solutions and achieving success in protecting lives and property.