This podcast is hosted by the Revolutionize USACE Civil Works team and is intended to share best practices and strategic insight with U.S. Army Corps of Enginee... More
This podcast is hosted by the Revolutionize USACE Civil Works team and is intended to share best practices and strategic insight with U.S. Army Corps of Enginee... More
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Inside the Castle Spotlight on the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey
In this episode we discuss the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) with Jerry Dorsey and Abigail Maher.
FEVS is an annual government-wide survey that measures federal employees' perceptions of critical work-life areas that drive employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention across the workforce.
Listen and learn why this survey is important and how it is helping the Corps improve the workplace now and into the future.
6/6/2023
Inside the Castle talks Dam Safety Awareness
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is responsible for more than 700 dams across the Unities States that provide multiple benefits such as flood risk management, navigation, water supply, hydropower, environmental stewardship, fish and wildlife conservation, and recreation. Through the Dam Safety Program, USACE provides oversight for its dams and works to ensure they remain safe, reliable, and able to provide their intended benefits.
It’s National Dam Safety Awareness Day and in this episode of Inside the Castle, we talk with Travis Tutka, USACE Headquarters Dam and Levee Branch Chief and Aaron Snyder, Director of the Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program about the state of dam safety and the path forward for maintaining, upgrading, and repairing our Nations dams.
5/31/2023
Inside the Castle Program Spotlight - New Horizon Pilot Project on Risk Communication
In this episode we talk with Lauren Loyless about her risk communication project she is executing through the New Horizons program.
In a previous Inside the Castle episode, we interview the New Horizons program manager, Michael Deegan, Ph.D. Follow the link to listen to that episode https://www.dvidshub.net/audio/67457/inside-castle-new-horizons.
Ms. Loyless created a pathway for action that puts theory into practice through what she calls the AMCC framework. The framework is grounded in four data variables - access, motivation, trust, and communication. These data variables are then put into actionable invention points based on literature, emergency management and behavioral science. These actionable invention points are approach, motivation, collaboration, and communication – hints the name AMCC.
Listen in and learn more about the AMCC framework and how it is helping the Corps more effectively communicate risk.
5/30/2023
Inside the Castle interviews the Director of Civil Works
In this episode Inside the Castle talks with Mr. Eddie Belk, the Director of Civil Works, about the Corps, his leadership philosophy and how the Corps is executing a historic workload.
5/22/2023
Inside the Castle Program Spotlight - USACE National Hurricane Program
The National Hurricane Program is a federal interagency partnership between USACE, FEMA, and NOAA, which provides technical services and studies throughout the hurricane threatened coastal states. The technical assistance is focused on hurricane evacuation and response planning, readiness, and operational decision making.
Listen in as we talk with Marco Ciarla and Thomas Laczo about this critical program and the benefits it provides to the nation.
To learn more about the program, visit: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/risk-management/hurricanes
The HURREVAC program just hit 25,000 registered users!
To learn more about the HURREVAC application at: http://www.hurrevac.com/.
This podcast is hosted by the Revolutionize USACE Civil Works team and is intended to share best practices and strategic insight with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff and external partners