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Understanding OMB role in Corps of Engineers’ projects and how project sponsors can help themselves
Anyone who has worked within the politically charged and complex Washington budgetary environment can attest that Office of Management...
Apr 24, 2021


Infrastructure & Civil Works priorities
Recently the Society of American Military Engineers, hosted a virtual DoD Agency briefing featuring the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
Apr 10, 2021


Col. (ret) Fletcher “Bud” Griffis, RIP
The Dawson team is saddened this week at the news that our friend and colleague Col. (ret) Fletcher “Bud” Griffis has passed away. A...
Mar 23, 2021


“If you want good press, you have to do good things”
Dawson & Associates takes pride in providing a powerful voice for its clients in the Federal environmental regulatory process. Enabling...
Mar 4, 2021


Removing dams on the Snake River: The Corps of Engineers and National Policy Decisions
Some Members of Congress, including Rep. Mike Simpson (ID), have begun pressuring the Biden Administration to include removal of multiple...
Mar 1, 2021


Corps of Engineers port initiative brings huge opportunity to the Corn Belt
Underutilized, undercapitalized inland ports and terminals may see significant economic opportunities due to part of the new U.S. Army...
Feb 14, 2021


Understanding the impact of Federal regulation on offshore wind farms
Before joining us in 2007, our colleague Rear Admiral (ret) Sam De Bow was director of Marine & Aviation Operations at the National...
Feb 7, 2021


President Biden’s border wall order: Understanding what comes next
On January 20, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order ending the emergency declaration for the Southwest border wall and...
Jan 24, 2021


The Biden Administration & Federal permitting: "Requirements and procedures do not change overnight"
Think the Biden Administration will bring rapid changes to Federal environmental permitting? Maybe not, explain our colleagues Rick...
Jan 20, 2021


Understanding the “New Normal” in contract management training
Last September, the Department of Defense announced a “Back-to-Basics” (BtB) initiative”, the most substantial reform of the defense...
Jan 18, 2021


Dawson colleague to teach GW University course on air quality management
The incoming Biden Administration will likely be a catalyst for significant Federal environmental and energy policy changes. Staying...
Jan 6, 2021


EPA at 50: One professional’s view on improving the world
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Environmental Protection Agency. I started at EPA in 1971 and spent the next...
Dec 7, 2020


New Army museum shines bright
On November 11, 2020, the National Museum of the United States Army opened at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The museum is “the first...
Nov 28, 2020


Maj. Gen. (ret) Bo Temple, RIP
Our Dawson colleague Bo Temple, whose 37 years of service in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers included serving as Deputy Commanding...
Nov 10, 2020


Challenges to innovation in Federal contracting
For decades, the federal contracting system has been criticized for being unduly expensive and complicated, especially for those outside...
Oct 30, 2020


Win Porter, RIP
We're sad to pass along that James "Win" Porter, who ably served Dawson & Associates and our clients from 2002 to 2005, passed away...
Oct 15, 2020


50 years of the EPA
Fifty years ago, on December 2, 1970, Richard Nixon signed Executive Order 3, sweeping together 40+ Executive Branch agencies and...
Oct 13, 2020


Predicting Amy Coney Barrett
On Saturday, President Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. A reporter with E&E News emailed our colleague Larry...
Sep 29, 2020


Congratulations, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon
On September 10, 2020, in a ceremony broadcast from Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia, Army Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon became the...
Sep 10, 2020


Founder Bob Dawson inducted into National Academy of Construction
One of the most prestigious awards in the engineering and construction industries is to be selected for membership in the National...
Sep 7, 2020
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