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Announcements

News and updates from the DQM Center

DQM grows and changes with technology, as requirements evolve and the program finds better ways to support USACE and the dredging industry. Announcements and updates are posted here, newest first — filter by topic to narrow the list.

October 4, 2026

  • New Funding status and last updated on the Five Year Dredging Schedule Public Site

    The Five Year Dredging Schedule now shows each job's funding status and the date its information last changed. Both are in the table and the exports, and you can filter by funding status.

October 2, 2026

  • New Updated DPIP punch lists Public Site

    The DPIP punch lists for hopper, pipeline, mechanical and scow plants have been replaced with new versions, all now in the same format.

  • New Resources are now open to everyone Public Site

    Every published DQM document — specifications, memoranda, regulatory guidance, training and forms — is now listed in one place under Education › Resources.

October 1, 2026

  • New Gantt report export on the Five Year Dredging Schedule Public Site

    The Export menu has a new Gantt report: a PDF with one chart per district per fiscal year. You can add a page for each job with a map of its areas, its details and its schedule.

September 11, 2026

  • New Solicitations and Awarded Contracts reports Public Site

    Two contracting reports are now on the Reports page. Solicitations shows dredging work expected to be advertised soon, open for bids now, or already awarded or cancelled. Awarded Contracts lists the contracts awarded in each fiscal year, with who won them and what they were worth.

September 9, 2026

  • New Updated specification, now in SpecsIntact format Public Site

    The consolidated DQM specification has been updated to include minimal text updates to improve clarity and intent. It is now on the Specifications page in three formats: PDF, Microsoft Word, and SpecsIntact.

August 20, 2026

  • New Announcements Public Site

    Added a page that has all historic DQM Program announcements. The four most current are listed on the home page, with a link to the page containing all.

    Announcements can be filtered by topic and sorted.

  • New Release notes Public Site

    This page. Updates are listed newest first, and you can filter by the part of the site you work in or by the type of change.

    When something changes in an area of the site you have access to, you will be notified on your next visit.

August 18, 2026

  • New Pause animated page headers Public Site

    Animated headers have a play and pause control.

August 10, 2026

  • New Links to your existing tools Public Site

    While this site is being built out, a notice points you to the DQM Viewer and Retool for anything that has not moved here yet.

    It shows a direct link if you already have access, and a way to request access if you do not.

July 16, 2026

  • New The new DQM website is live Public Site

    This site replaces the previous public site and brings DQM, DIS and ODESS together in one place, with a single sign-in.

    The tools you already use are still available. Where something has not moved here yet, the site links you to it.