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Will we have to cancel beach volleyball by 2020?

WaterLogBy Howard Marlowe May 31, 2017

By Howard Marlowe Memorial Day marked the unofficial start of summer, and for Americans from all 50 states as well as the territories, that means going to the beach. I’ll bet that more than a few of you reading this post are at the beach right now or just came back. A few years…

Congressional Staffers: What You Need to Know Now About the Corps Budget Process

WaterLogBy Howard Marlowe May 3, 2017

By Howard Marlowe The development of the Corps budget is different from most other Federal agencies. As proposed by the President, it is earmarked- always has been since I started working on Corps projects for local governments in the 1990s. The Appropriations Committee adds money to the President’s request. That money goes into “pots” like…