Sub-agency or bureauLow

Corps of Engineers - Civil Works(USACE)

Civil works for navigation, flood risk, ecosystem restoration, water infrastructure, and emergency support.

Function

Sub-agency or bureau

Parent

Department of Defense

Budget Authority

No cost data on file

Official Data

USAspending.gov

Evidence & Review

Evidence Confidence

Low

Verification Status

AI-researched, unverified

Last Reviewed

Jul 5, 2026

Retrieved On

Jul 5, 2026

Modernization Levers

Low

Digital case/grant/service workflows, interoperable data, risk-based oversight, and shared services where the parent department can supply them without erasing mission expertise.

Administrative Burden Review

Low

Identify who is forced to learn this bureau's rules: beneficiaries, applicants, regulated entities, grantees, state partners, researchers, or frontline staff. Reduce that burden through reusable evidence and clearer status information.

Duplication & Coordination Review

Low

Coordinate with sibling bureaus before proposing consolidation. Some overlap is useful when it supplies checks, field presence, or resilience.

Risk & Guardrails

Low

Do not cut mission-critical inspectors, adjudicators, scientists, field staff, or technical experts before the replacement process has proved it can preserve accuracy and rights.

Innovation Party Proposal

Research draft

Improve USACE through Benefit-cost transparency, project delivery gates, climate and maintenance risk data, and coordination with FEMA, DOT, EPA, and states.