[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 95 (Wednesday, July 20, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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        TRIBUTE TO NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER AT KEYPORT, WA

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                          HON. MARIA CANTWELL

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 20, 1994

  Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer praise and 
congratulations to an outstanding wing of our armed services, which is 
setting new standards for performance in Government. The Naval Undersea 
Warfare Center at Keyport, WA, is one of three recipients of the 
prestigious Federal Quality Improvement Prototype Award for 1994. This 
high honor marks the center as the pinnacle of excellence in the U.S. 
Armed Forces.
  Keyport workers provide testing, evaluation and fleet support for the 
U.S. Navy, and their recipe for success is simple. They emphasize 
customer satisfaction and teamwork. They cultivate a respect for all 
employees. They have instituted quality management programs, which have 
long been popular in the private sector, and proven how valuable such 
programs can be for Federal operations. The results of their efforts 
are outstanding. From 1986 to 1992, the center saved Navy contractors--
and the American taxpayer--almost $75 million. And amazingly, the 
center has continually realized its goal of zero profit, zero loss. 
Between 1982 and 1992, the net fiscal variance at Keyport was a mere 
0.2 percent--on revenues of more than $2.8 billion.
  Vice President Gore's Reinventing Government Program has Members of 
Congress laboring to make our Nation more efficient and cost-effective. 
The Naval Undersea Warfare Center at Keyport is already a step ahead of 
us. We should learn from them, and we should applaud their success. I 
want to salute each of the 3,300 employees at Keyport, and to thank 
them for a job well done.

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