Corps of Engineers Budget Briefing
The United States Army Corps of Engineers will hold a press conference to release details of President Bush’s Fiscal Year 2007 budget for the Corps’ Civil Works program is scheduled for today, February 6 from 3 to 4 p.m. The press conference will take place at the USACE headquarters in the General Accounting Office building in Washington D.C. John Paul Woodley, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), and Lt. Gen. Carl A. Strock, USACE commander, will speak at the press conference. Other key individuals available for comment will include Maj. Gen. Don T. Riley, Director of Civil Works, Ms. Claudia Tornblom, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Management and Budget) in the Office of the ASA(CW), and Mr. Gary A. Loew, USACE Civil Works Chief, Programs Management Division.
USACE Still Needs More Money, Says NWC
To properly do its job, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers needs at least $4.7 billion, said some speakers at the National Waterways Conference Budget Summit. On the other hand, some asked, should the USACE be responsible for waterways management at all? Although the budget proposed by the Administration for the USACE in FY 00 is "close" to what's needed; there is still a shortfall of approximately $700 million, said speakers at the National Waterways Conference (NWC) Budget Summitt, held last month in Washington, D.C. Additionally, some speakers questioned the need of proposed harbor services fees; especially if they should be added to the budget proposal. And at least one speaker asked if the USACE should even be the responsible party for waterways management and maintenance.
