Inside the Castle

Feedback keeps us on our toes and makes us better professionals—and better humans. But where does good feedback come from? And what do we do when we get it? This is part one of a career development mini-series about all things feedback. An episode about feedback wouldn't be complete without asking you, our ITC listeners, to sound off with some feedback of your own. Follow the link below to let us...

Listen in as we learn more about a team that is revolutionizing Natural Resources Programs across the Corps. Jason Knight, a Natural Resource Specialist from the Tulsa District, is joined by Roseana Burick, the Natural Resources Manager at USACE Headquarters, to talk about the launch the innovation team and showcase the innovative tools they created that are changing the way USACE manages and prom...

Listen in as we learn about the Inland Navigation Design Center with Mr. Andy Barnes, the Director of the Inland Navigation Design Center and Mr. Andy Harkness, the Deputy Director of the Inland Navigation Design Center.

In this episode Inside the Castle sits down with Mr. David Johnson, Houston Engineering, Inc, to learn what's like to be an A/E firm working with the Corps of Engineers.

In this episode, we continue our Career Development series with host Aaron Schlein. Listen in and learn how working actively and intentionally to sell your skills and ideas to others will help you and your organization achieve success!

In this episode, Inside the Castle sits down with Susan Layton, USACE Headquarters Deputy Chief of the Planning Community of Practice; Amy Guise, Chief of Planning Division for the Baltimore District; Cynthia Tejeda, Watershed and Floodplain Program Manager for the South Pacific Division to talk about the USACE technical assistance programs.

Listen in as Inside the Castle discusses Collaborative Analytics with Joe Powell, Chairman at the University Research Institute; Bob Latas, Vice President at JE Dunn Construction; and Kelly Miller, Program Manager at the Kansas City District.

In this episode we get to know Mr. Jaime Pinkham, the Principal Deputy for Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.

In this episode, Dr. Nadia Mohandessi, Program Manager for the Corps Emergency Management Continuous Improvement Program, talks with USACE Emergency Management personnel about the different ways the Corps can get involved with disaster response and recovery.

Inside the Castle is proud to launch a new series focused on career development. Mr. Aaron Schlein, the founder of the career development series, sits down with subject matter experts from across the Corps to talk about professional networking. Listen in and learn valuable networking skills that will excel your career.

In this episode, Inside the Castle sits down with Mr. Dovarius Peoples, the Chief Information Officer at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters. Listen in to learn how Mr. Peoples and his staff are using innovative strategies to drive digital modernization at all levels of the organization.

In this episode we sit down with Mr. Will Veatch, the acting lead for the USACE Climate Preparedness and Resilience Community of Practice, to learn more about Climate Resilience.

In this episode, Inside the Castle sits down with Dr. Todd Bridges, founder and national lead of the Engineering with Nature Program; Ms. Julie Beagle, Environmental Planning Section Chief for the San Francisco District; and Ms. Danielle Szimanski, Ecologist and Project Manager at Baltimore District. Listen in to learn how the Corps using innovative science and engineering solutions to produce sus...

Cyber resilience is critical to USACE’s ability to engineer solution to this Nation’s toughest challenges. Learn more about cyber security in this episode of Inside the Castle.

In this episode we sit down with Michael Deegan, the New Horizons Program Manager at the Institute for Water Resources (IWR), to learn more about the New Horizons Program.

In this episode we sit down with Peter Dodigon, the Asset Management Program Manager at USACE Headquarters, to learn more about the Asset Management Program.

In this episode, Inside the Castle continues our emergency supplemental discussion with Southwestern Division. Listen in as they share lessons learned from their Harvey Emergency Supplemental projects.

In this episode, Inside the Castle showcases the Silver Jackets Program. The Silver Jackets are interagency teams located in states across the Nation who work together reduce flood risk and other natural disasters. Listen in to learn more about these unique teams.

In this episode, various staff highlight the Corps' Emergency Management mission. Listen to learn how the Corps approaches emergency operations.

In this episode, Inside the Castle sits down with Mr. Jeremy Dorsey, the Human Capital Chief at USACE Headquarters, to talk about the USACE Workplace Transformation Strategy.

In this episode, we are joined by Jorianne Jernberg, the acting director of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) management division for the Environmental Protection Agency. The WIFIA program accelerates investment in our nation’s water infrastructure by providing long-term, low-cost supplemental loans for regionally and nationally significant projects. https://www.epa.gov/s...

Inside the Castle talks about Natural Resource Management

Inside the Castle talks with Hunter Merritt, a Social Scientist at the Institute for Water Resources, and John Kucharski, a Research Scientist at the Engineering Research and Development Center’s Environmental Laboratory, about serious gaming that is enhancing collaborative efforts across the agency.

In the episode, we celebrate Portland District's 150th Anniversary with Mr. Kevin Brice, the former Deputy for Programs and Project Management at the Portland District.

Inside the Castle showcases the Corps Emergency Supplemental projects during an interview with Doug Sims, Program Manager for the Emergency Supplemental Program at USACE Headquarters; Scott Mensing, Senior Program Manager at Kansas City District; Chance Bitner, Lead Engineer for the Kansas City Levees Program; and Brandon Moore, Supplemental Program Manager at the Huntington District.