[StBernard] This will make you throw up...

[Westley Annis]

The Corps has given itself awards!!
 
it was announced that the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), an
organization made up of mostly Corps of Engineers employees, gave an award
to Walter Baumy of the New Orleans District on May 31 (at a SAME convention
here in New Orleans!) for work done from August 29 to June 1 in the wake of
Katrina.
 
it was announced that the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), an
organization made up of mostly Corps of Engineers employees, gave an award
to Walter Baumy of the New Orleans District on May 31 (at a SAME convention
here in New Orleans!) for work done from August 29 to June 1 in the wake of
Katrina.
 
Check out the exact reason SAME gave the award: 
".. he oversaw the restoration ofmore than 169 miles of ravaged
hurricaneprotection systems, 68 pumpingstations and four water
controlstructures. This $800 million constructionprogram was executed inthe
276 days between August 29,2005, and June 1, 2006, when HurricaneKatrina
struck and the start ofthe new hurricane season. 
  
 Baumy was also personally involved in theengineering of improved designs
ofthe earthen levees protecting thecity of New Orleans, and in the
stabilityimprovements to miles of floodwallrepairs." 
  
At the time of the award (and today, since nothing has changed since then),
a total of three contracts for Corps work in pump stations had been awarded,
and those were awarded just two weeks before the award was given. 
  
There have been no contracts issued by the Corps for pump stations in
Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes, a single contract for roofing repairs
in Jefferson Parish, and two contracts (out of 11) in Orleans for motor
rewinding. That's it. 
  
How insulting is it that members of the Corps are getting awards for work
they didn't do? Keep in mind that on June 1, none of the floodgate projects
were done, and that today, the project at 17th Street is still months behind
schedule. I thought awards were given for quality of work, but apparently,in
Corps-world, it's just for quantity.
 
snipped from a post on nola.com
 
Here's the link to the article on pg. 4
 
http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/hps/Status%20Report%20Newsletters/SRN_August8.
pdf
 
 
JLY