The commander of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) signed and released the 12 Actions for Change, a set of actions that the Corps will focus on to transform its priorities, processes and planning. “Hurricane Katrina’s disastrous impact upon the Gulf Coast and the New Orleans region served as a very sobering wakeup call for the Corps and the nation in how we have prepared for natural disasters and where we have accepted risk,” said Lt. Gen. Carl A. Strock, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “Exhaustive analysis by the Corps and other investigative teams into the performance of the Greater New Orleans Hurricane…