Highlights Focus

Greater fiscal responsibility, operational efficiency, and sustainability are goals that all of us in the infrastructure business strive for these days, and it’s no different for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). For the DOD, though, these goals are more than just desirable—they are clearly essential in light of today’s foreign threats, domestic challenges, and strained budgets.

America’s Military: A Force in Motion sets the stage for this issue of PBS&J Highlights with a look at the role engineering and planning is playing in military restructuring and troop realignment.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the largest public engineering, design, and construction management agency in the world. Lieutenant General Carl Strock, P.E., talks about the changing role and priorities of his organization today and his goals for the Corps’ future in our Expert’s View.

The Air Combat Command’s head civil engineer, Brigadier General Patrick Burns, P.E., shares his strategy for better land use and greater efficiency in project delivery in Future First Planning.

Geospatial technologies have a lot to offer as tools for planners and engineers. Our article, Creative Applications of GIS, illustrates how the federal government is putting them to work to answer some very challenging questions.

In support of the USACE’s ongoing Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program, the Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve project is providing valuable “lessons learned.” This critical project is showcased in our article, A Milestone for the Everglades Restoration Plan.

PBS&J salutes our DOD for its unwavering commitment to transforming our military services to meet today’s—and tomorrow’s—needs and for adopting strategies and practices that lead to greater benefits for all of us in the U.S.

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