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    Kelsey Ciarrocca, a cartographer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District's Real Estate Division, demonstrates an interactive, real-time map she helped develop for real estate acquisitions. Ciarrocca was recently named the Galveston District’s “Innovator of the Year” for masterminding a way to make the maps her real estate team uses more interactive and resourceful.

    Cartographer's Innovation Puts SWG on the Map

    There are people who like their jobs. There are even people who love their jobs. Then there are people who got out of their way—and out of their own pockets—to learn a new skill and make their jobs easier for their colleagues.
  • The Delta Variant is as much as 225 percent more transmissible than the original virus based on documentation from the United Kingdom’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies.

    District working to combat COVID spike

    Galveston District Commander Col. Tim Vail held a town hall August 2 with the entire workforce, to discuss new COVID-19 mitigations in light of the newest COVID-19 strain -- the Delta variant. Vail recommended the District workforce continue following all current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Department of Defense (DoD) installation requirements on COVID-19 prevention.