AUSA’s Noon Report webinar series features presentations by senior Army leaders responsible for key programs and initiatives, as well as contemporary military authors who weave together the past, present and future story of the United States Army. Please join us on Tuesday, 25 June, at 12:00 PM EDT, to hear a presentation by HON Rachel Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of the United States Army Installations, Energy and Environment. HON Jaco...

Join us on July 9, from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern for Facilitating Low-Head Dam Removals and Improving Aquatic Resource Restoration Outcomes. Many low-head dams no longer serve their original purpose and their existence often poses a public safety risk and continues to have negative impacts on aquatic resources. This webinar will focus on effective strategies for low head dam removal and aquatic resource restoration in Pennsylvania over the l...

The objective of this course will be to provide a comprehensive presentation of the significant principles and concepts of soil mechanics to the participants. The material will be presented with emphasis on the basic soil mechanics principles prerequisite to further study for the design or rehabilitation of earth embankment dams. This is a basic-level course intended as an introduction for those with minimal to moderate knowledge or experience...

How to Prepare for a Contractor Assessment Visit provides guidance and instruction to Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract holders about the contractor assessment process.

Join us on September 10, from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern for Hydraulic Tour of Standard NRCS Inlet Risers. This webinar will describe USDA-NRCS riser inlets for watershed dams. USDA-ARS research on various riser configurations informed the current standard NRCS riser design. Other NRCS inlet risers exist for specific design situations. Maintenance concerns for continued optimum riser performance will be discussed. Finally, this webinar will ex...

We're thrilled to invite you to an extraordinary tech journey next fall in historic Charleston, S.C. Mark your calendars now because you won’t want to miss this special event. Join us for 2 days of discovering, connecting and innovating with fellow tech enthusiasts at the 2024 IT Symposium hosted by AgFirst Farm Credit Bank. You can expect inspiring speakers, solutions sharing, emerging technology demonstrations and lots of networking to...

This course is intended as an introductory course for persons who have had at least one course in reinforced concrete design. The course will provide a thorough overview of the fundamentals of specifying the fresh and hardened properties of concrete mixes; the review of applicable codes for concrete hydraulic structures; the design philosophy and methodology of reinforced concrete hydraulic structures; and issues associated with the constructi...

Join us on November 12, 2024 from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern for Best Practices in Floodplain Management Associated With Dam Safety Management and Dam Rehabilitation. This webinar provides an overview of the history, recent trends, and best practices in floodplain management as relates to dam safety management, with a special focus on dam rehabilitation and FEMA’s High Hazard Potential Dam (HHPD) Rehabilitation Grant Program. Learning ob...

Monumental changes and developments across the global geopolitical landscape in recent years have played a key role in shaping the United States’ homeland security strategies and priorities. Protecting our homeland from evolving threats is top of mind for the U.S. government in this particularly complex era of defense and security. As competition intensifies between the world’s major players, new pacing challenges, vulnerabilities...

The Biden administration is setting goals for agencies to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across all federal operations by 2050, including a 65% reduction by 2030. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act gave agencies billions of dollars to advance those goals. Projects include decarbonization of federal buildings, fleets and the federal supply chain. Agencies also have seven goals to work toward including r...