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Apr 2, 2017
“A thousand moral paintings I can show”
With the coming of spring, we’ll take time out from policy analysis to pass along these photos of watercolors recently painted by our...

Mar 19, 2017
The right way forward on Federal infrastructure
Will this Executive Order actually do something to deliver on the president’s promise of increased infrastructure investment? Or is it...

Mar 12, 2017
Thank you, Gen. Semonite & Corps leadership
On March 6, Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, Commander and Chief of Engineers for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and other Corps of Engineers...

Mar 6, 2017
“The Trump administration can’t just say, ‘Well, we don’t like the rule, we’re going to vacate it.’”
One of the highest profile policy disagreements in Washington involves the Trump Administration’s effort to revoke the EPA’s 2015 Waters...

Jan 29, 2017
The Supremes’ gift to the Trump Administration
This month, the tangled legal saga of the Obama Administration’s 2015 Waters of the U.S. rule took a new turn. On January 13, 2017, the...

Jan 22, 2017
Federal contracting news: Free Bid Protest Filings at GAO Set to End
In an effort to improve the efficiency of its contract bidding protest procedures, the General Accountability Office (GAO) is planning a...

Jan 11, 2017
Life on the Mississippi
A tip of the hat goes to our colleague Col. (ret) Bob Sinkler for this oped on the need to modernize the Upper Mississippi River’s...

Dec 14, 2016
Cameron named to Interior Dept. transition
Kudos to our colleague Scott Cameron, who joined Dawson & Associates nearly 4 years ago. The Trump campaign just named Scott to its...

Nov 11, 2016
A Veterans Day message
On this Veteran’s Day, all of us at Dawson & Associates would like to take a moment to remember the important, courageous and selfless...

Oct 21, 2016
Federal water policy: Lessons from WRDA ‘86
In 1986, Congress and President Reagan agreed on a dramatic change to the Federal system of funding water projects. The Water Resources...

Oct 13, 2016
Dawson welcomes Mike Ensch, former Operations & Regulatory Chief at the Army Corps of Engineers
Dawson & Associates is delighted to welcome Mike Ensch, who oversaw Section 10 and Section 404 permitting for the Army Corps of Engineers...

Sep 19, 2016
Senate WRDA passage shows bipartisan support for water infrastructure
On September 15th, the United States Senate overwhelmingly passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (or “WRDA”), thus...
Sep 6, 2016
Dawson’s Tom Sands on Federal flood control reform in The Hill
When it comes to flood control in the lower Mississippi River region, few people have more experience than our colleague Tom Sands....

Aug 21, 2016
Atlanta Federal Court clears way for Federal Appellate Court in Cincinnati to Decide WOTUS Challenge
After a year of jurisdictional wrangling involving challenges to the EPA’s 2015 changes to its Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rules,...

Aug 11, 2016
Founder Bob Dawson receives Gold de Fleury Medal
In the engineering industry, no award is more respected than the Army Engineer Association’s Gold de Fleury Medal. On August 5, 2016, at...

Jul 28, 2016
Dawson members teach at Chamber of Commerce “Environmental Permitting School”
Each year, the Florida Chamber of Commerce hosts an “Environmental Permitting School” for professionals looking to work more effectively...

Jul 19, 2016
A role model for generations
This month in Denver, I attended a remarkable event — a simple reunion of people who once worked for U.S. Sen. William L. Armstrong....
Jul 14, 2016
Former Commander, Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division joins Dawson
During his illustrious 29-year career in the Corps of Engineers, Chuck held many notable leadership positions including managing the...
Jun 27, 2016
Bob Sinkler inducted into Army ROTC National Hall of Fame
Congratulations to our colleage Bob Sinkler for being inducted into the the Army ROTC National Hall of Fame! Warm congratulations go to...
Jun 23, 2016
Mike Long, former CEO of Indiana’s Bureau of Mine Reclamation, joins Dawson
D&A is pleased to welcome Mike Long as its newest Senior Advisor. Dawson & Associates is honored to announce that Mike Long, whose career...
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