[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 25 (Monday, March 3, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1817-S1818]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       A TRIBUTE TO ROY D. NEDROW

  Mr. ASHCROFT. Mr. President, I rise today to honor a lifetime 
commitment to law and order in the United States. On March 1, 1997, Mr. 
Roy D. Nedrow retired as the Director of the Naval Criminal 
Investigative Service, ending 33 years of law enforcement service to 
the community at the local, State, and Federal levels.
  Mr. Nedrow began his law enforcement career in 1964 with the 
Berkeley, CA, Police Department and served there for 6 years, first as 
a patrolman and later as a training sergeant and detective. In 1970, 
Mr. Nedrow was appointed a special agent with the U.S. Secret Service 
where he distinguished himself during assignments in the field and at 
the Service's Headquarters. As a result of his outstanding performance 
and talents, Mr. Nedrow earned a number of promotions culminating in 
his appointment to the Senior Executive Service and assignment as the 
Service's Deputy Assistant Director for the Office of Investigations 
where he oversaw the investigations and protective support activities 
conducted by the Service's 1,200 special agents at its more than 100 
field locations.
  On December 28, 1992, Mr. Nedrow retired from the Secret Service to 
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the appointment as the Director of the Naval Criminal Investigative 
Service. His induction came a critical time in the Agency's history. 
His strong leadership restored stability to an agency which needed 
greater independence and a change of direction. Assembling a team of 
highly qualified professionals, Director Nedrow overhauled the Service, 
reorganizing it to diminish its bureaucracy, and to provide greater 
accountability and responsiveness to its consumers. He provided his 
people with a new vision, the necessary resources and support, and the 
inspiration to achieve positive change. Under his leadership, the Naval 
Criminal Investigative Service gained national recognition for its 
innovation in the field of homicide investigation. Its approach to the 
investigation of previously unresolved or cold case homicides, some as 
old as 28 years, was lauded in October 1996 by the International Chiefs 
of Police [IACP] during its prestigious Webber Seavey Award for Quality 
in Law Enforcement Ceremony for innovation and excellence in law 
enforcement programs. The NCIS cold case methodology has since been 
adopted by numerous law enforcement agencies throughout the United 
States. Director Nedrow also recognized the problems and anxieties 
endured by families of deceased service men and women whose deaths 
occurred under other than natural circumstances. He revitalized and 
championed a Family Liaison Program to assure responsiveness to the 
needs of, and issues raised by, surviving family members during the 
death investigation process. His legacy of additional achievements with 
and for the Service include a well-respected Critical Incident 
Debriefing Team, a proven Alternative Dispute Resolution system, and a 
cutting edge Computer Crimes Investigation Group.
  ``The final test of a leader,'' renowned journalist Walter Lippman 
wrote in 1945, ``is that he leaves behind him in other men the 
conviction and will to carry on.'' The testimony to Roy Nedrow is that 
the Naval Criminal Investigative Service is indeed a better agency 
today and that he leaves it in most capable and inspired hands.
  Mr. President, in closing I wish to commend Roy Nedrow for 
outstanding leadership and service and thank him for his dedication to 
the Nation as a guardian of our peace. I wish him, and his wife, 
Claudia, Godspeed in his retirement.
  Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  (Mr. HAGEL assumed the Chair.)
  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Collins). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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