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No Translation Needed: How DIGGS Keeps a Data Center Program Moving at Machine Speed

03 Aug 2026

When every contributor on a program speaks a different dialect -- the CPT contractor's field software, the drilling subcontractor's log format, the lab's LIMS export, the engineer's analysis package, the client's GIS database -- someone has to

Georgette Hlepas Nominated for G-I Board

30 Jul 2026

Geo-Institute

BoG

The Geo-Institute Board of Governors has nominated Georgette Hlepas, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, to join the G-I Board for a term beginning in October 2026. Dr. Hlepas leads the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Geotechnical, Geology, and Materials

OMB Proposes Sweeping Revision to Federal Grants

17 Jun 2026

Other

On May 29th, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a proposed rule that would significantly alter how the government handles the management of grants and other forms of financial assistance. The proposed rule, Regulation Codifying

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Call for Presentation Abstracts for the 10th Annual Live Streaming Web Conference on December 8-12, 2025

Soil Improvement

30 Apr 2025

The Geo-Institute Soil Improvement Committee (SIC) is pleased to announce a Call for Presentation Abstracts for the 10th Annual Live Streaming Web-Conference to be held 8 to 12 December 2025. During the web-conference week, ten technical sessions wil

Soil Improvement

30 Jan 2025

03/02/2025 The one-day workshop titled "Advances in Geotechnical Engineering: Infrastructure and Technology" is co-locating with Geo-Frontiers 2025, scheduled to be held in Louisville, Kentucky. This workshop aims to bring together leading experts

Soil Improvement

04 Feb 2025

03/01/2023 The Port of Savannah's Mason Mega Rail Project is a 185-acre intermodal facility that comprises 18 tracks for simultaneous operations of six 10,000-foot-long trains. The six ground improvement techniques were employed to treat the landf