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Dawson colleague Les Edelman’s role with the U.S. Clean Water Act
Fifty years ago this week, the U.S. Clean Water Act became law and few people know more about this landmark law than our Dawson colleague...
Oct 24, 2022


Dawson’s Liebesman honored for Clean Water Act expertise
Congratulations to D&A Senior Advisor Larry Liebesman for receiving the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s 2022 Environmental...
Oct 20, 2022


What to Do When the Corps of Engineers Turns You Down
“It may surprise some who have had contentious relationships with the Corps of Engineers over project permits, but Corps professionals...
Sep 28, 2022


Sharing lessons for efficient federal permitting
Establishing a positive, cooperative relationship with federal agencies is an essential component of any federal environmental permitting...
Sep 21, 2022


Former Army Asst. Director of Civil Works Ada Benavides joins Dawson & Associates
Dawson & Associates is pleased to announce that Ada Benavides, who was recently a US Army Corps of Engineers senior leader on policy,...
Sep 18, 2022


Creating permitting efficiencies for U.S. hydropower projects
For many years, both Democrat and Republican administrations have promoted federal policy advancing the use of hydropower for the benefit...
Sep 12, 2022


Former USACE Director of Military Programs Lloyd Caldwell joins Dawson
Dawson & Associates is pleased to announce that Lloyd Caldwell, whose 40-year career with the US Army Corps of Engineers includes nearly...
Jul 18, 2022


Contract management and post-Covid education
Few areas have seen greater change during the Covid pandemic than education, particularly higher education. Colleges and universities...
Jun 19, 2022


Dawson colleague Bob Sinkler cited for Mississippi River advocacy work
Our colleague Col. (Ret) Bob Sinkler's 30 year career in the Army Corps of Engineers was marked with success including command of the...
Jun 6, 2022


Dawson colleague Bob Flowers receives Golden Eagle Award
One of the highest honors for an engineer is the Society of American Military Engineers Golden Eagle Award. This award recognizes...
May 8, 2022


Art Williams, General, statesman & artist extraordinaire
Tom Stoppard was a Czechoslovakian-born British playwright who once said, “What is an artist? For every thousand people there’s 900 doing...
Apr 27, 2022


Dawson & Associates supports SAME's 2022 Capital Week
More than 675 professionals attended the recent Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) 2022 Capital Week in Washington, DC. The...
Apr 11, 2022


Emeritus Day at the Corps of Engineers – 2022
Dawson & Associates takes great pride in the experience and expertise provided by our US Army Corps of Engineers alumni. Our Senior...
Apr 5, 2022


A brief history of WOTUS
Dawson colleague Larry Liebesman, who was a federal environmental litigator for 11 years at the US Justice Department, was a featured...
Mar 31, 2022


Hydropower – Vision and Opportunity
The US Army Corps of Engineers recently sponsored a Pacific Northwest regional outreach program for retired Corps leaders, including...
Mar 22, 2022


Former Commander of Corps of Engineers New Orleans & Charleston Districts joins Dawson & Associates
Dawson & Associates is proud to announce that Col. (Ret) Edward Fleming, whose 25 years in the US Army Corps of Engineers included...
Mar 20, 2022


Clean Water Act debate – gaping loophole or safeguards in place?
Our colleague Dave Barrows, who joined our firm in 1999 has more than 40 years’ experience working on Section 404 regulatory issues, of...
Mar 18, 2022


Congress gears up for 2022 Corps of Engineers water legislation
This spring, the Senate and House will unveil draft language for the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022. WRDA is Congress’...
Mar 1, 2022


Understanding Congressional and Corps of Engineers funding processes
Recently, the Programs Division of the Army’s Civil Works Directorate issued its Work Plans for both the Emergency Supplemental and the...
Feb 10, 2022


Assessing the impact of Navigable Waters Protection Rule Vacatur
On January 5, 2022, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a “Navigable Waters Protection Rule Vacatur” (NWPR) press release stating in...
Jan 19, 2022
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