Army Corps of Engineers
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Army Corps of Engineers
At the halfway mark between the onslaught of Hurricane Katrina and the beginning of the 2006 hurricane season which occurred on June 1, the Army Corps of Engineers has completed only 16 percent of its planned repairs to New Orleans's battered flood protection system, according to corps representatives. The corps says its work is on track for restoring the system to its pre-hurricane strength by the June 1 deadline, but in the meantime many groups that have studied the disaster are coming up with proposals of their own that they say could be cheaper, faster or stronger.