Water Resources Development Act

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026, a biennial bill considered a must-pass measure that includes provisions to improve the nation’s… Read More

In a surprise move, President Donald Trump announced that assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle will serve as acting secretary of the Army “effective immediately.”… Read More

Infrastructure reliability and its connection to economic development dominated the 44th annual Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Conference, held August 12–14 at the Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa in Point Clear,… Read More

Key committees on both sides of the U.S. Capitol unanimously advanced their versions of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026, sending the measures to floor action in… Read More

Top leaders of a key House committee released a bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026 that will help keep intact their record of enacting a WRDA every… Read More

The Chicago Engineer District announced April 29 that it has completed a Federal Interest Determination (FID) report for the Chicago Area Waterways System Restoration and Recreation Study. Read More

President Donald Trump signed a bill reopening the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after the longest shutdown in U.S. history, without new funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement… Read More

Waterways Journal editor Frank McCormack speaks with Waterways Council Inc. VP Paul Rohde about effective advocacy, the Capital Investment Strategy, major lock and dam projects, maintenance backlogs, cost overruns, and… Read More

The government shutdown entered the record books as the longest in U.S. history with, at least initially, no end in sight. President Donald Trump met with Republican senators… Read More