USACE executes historic FY 09 budget

Posted October 29, 2009
By Headquarters,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

10/29/2009 - WASHINGTON — Fiscal Year 2009, which ended Sept. 30, was an historic year for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE. By nearly every financial measure, USACE exceeded expectations. According to preliminary contracting figures, USACE obligated more than $45.6 billion and completed more than 89,500 contracting actions.

Compared to FY 08, these figures represent a 6 percent increase in obligations and a 43 percent increase in actions. Other key contracting accomplishments include adding more than 200 employees, closing more than 102,000 contracts and deploying a National Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Database to track USACE's overall contracting capacity.

"This may sound like a whole lot of numbers to many of you, but those numbers impact real people — whose quality of life will be greatly improved because of work you are doing. None of this would be possible without your passion, dedication, commitment to the mission and disciplined action," wrote Lt. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp, USACE chief of engineers.

Civil Works

USACE executed $10.84 billion in civil works funds in FY 09, a 42 percent increase ($3.22 billion) over FY 08. Other significant civil works accomplishments in FY 09 included:

• USACE was nearly perfect in its civil works scheduled work execution—the Corps executed 98 percent of its scheduled regular program, 99 percent of its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) work, and 96 percent of its supplemental work.
• Of the total civil works funding awarded in FY 09, $2.21 billion was ARRA funded, which represents 48 percent of USACE's total $4.6 billion in recovery act funds.
• USACE divisions and districts are developing realistic schedules and cost estimates, are addressing issues that arise, and are working diligently to achieve results.

Military Programs

Funding for USACE's military construction programs in FY 09 totaled $19.35 billion, an increase of $3.7 billion over FY 08. The military programs funds include Military Construction (MILCON), 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC), and ARRA.

In FY 09, military programs:

• Executed 96 percent of its forecasted program funds and 94 percent of its forecasted projects;
• Awarded $10.29 billion in non-BRAC military construction, up from $6.7 billion in FY 08, and $6.3 billion in BRAC funds, an increase from $5.2 billion in FY 08; and
• Awarded 399 projects under ARRA, which exceeded its commitment of 384 and totaled $870 million in obligations

In addition to civil works and military programs, USACE's Engineering Research and Development Center obligated $933 million — a 6 percent increase over FY 08 — to find innovative ways to manage America's infrastructure, reduce risks to warfighters, and preserve the environment.