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Background
The main mission of this organization is to provide military and public works services to the United States. It is involved in a wide range of public civil engineering projects.
Officially known as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Corps includes over 34,600 federal civilian employees and some 650 military employees. Some of its responsibilities include:
- Designing, constructing and operating locks and dams. It also tackles waterway dredging, flood control, and beach erosion control.
- Constructing and maintaining the New Orleans flood protection system.
- Designing and managing construction for U.S. Army and Air Force facilities and other Defense and federal agencies
- Ecosystem restoration projects.
The Corps of Engineers can trace its history to the construction of the original fortifications around Bunker Hill (Boston, Mass. area) during the Revolutionary War. By the early 1800s the Corps was stationed at West Point, N.Y., where parts of the organization eventually evolved into the nation's first military academy.
In Washington DC, the Corps of Engineers helped design and build the Washington Monument and the Pentagon.
The Corps currently is led by Lieutenant General Robert L. Van Antwerp.[1}
Current Climate
Leading Projects at the Corps of Engineers- 2007
Consolidated IT Infrastructure/Office Automation/Telecommunications (I/OA/T)
Small/Other Projects for Infrastructure
Modeling Tools
Corps of Engineers Financial Management Services
PROMIS Phase II (P2)
Leading Contract Winners at the Corps of Engineers
Koniag Inc. - Services
Sysorex Federal Inc. - Services
Dell Computer Corp - Products
Multimedia Services Inc. - Services
Michael Baker Corp. - Services
IT Budget History
| 2003
| 2004
| 2005
| 2006
| 2007
| 2008
| 2009
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| $379
| $297
| $281
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$288 (Proposed)
$297 (Final))
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$375 (Proposed)
$488 (Final)
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$320 (Proposed)
$613 (Enacted)
| $392 (Proposed)
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Numbers = $millions. (Data from the Office of Management and Budget)
Note on 2007 & 2008: Most civilian agencies other that the Homeland Security Department have not had a full budget approved since FY2006. A continuing resolution has keep agency spending near 2006 levels.
- * Big adjustment in FY2007 was related to Hurricane Katrina.
Most Common Procurement Methods
See also: Document outlining the Corps of Engineers
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