[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 28, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S184-S185]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER'S CARDEROCK DIVISION

 Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to 
the Naval Surface Warfare Center's Carderock Division in Montgomery 
County, which will celebrate its Centennial Anniversary on January 30, 
1998.
  For 100 years, the NSWC's Carderock Division, widely known as the 
David Taylor Research Center, has played a pivotal role in the design 
and construction of Navy ships, submarines and advanced craft. This 
Center has been described--accurately, in my view--as the ``First 
Stop'' for Navy ideas in new ship and submarine concepts. Through the 
basic and applied research conducted at this center the Navy has been 
able to develop new, innovative hull designs, ways to significantly 
lower the costs of submarine and ship construction, and has made 
significant advances in reducing electromagnetic signatures and 
underwater accoustics--to name only a few of its accomplishments. Its 
team of scientists, engineers, technicians and support staff at 
Carderock and formerly Annapolis, have spearheaded the development of 
surface ship and submarine system technologies to ensure that the U.S. 
fleet remains the best in the world. Since its inception, the Carderock 
Division has been charged with the unique dual mission of supporting 
not only the Navy, but also our maritime sector as a whole and I think 
it is important to point out how much the research conducted at David 
Taylor and the technology it has transferred to the private sector has 
benefitted the nation's entire maritime industry. From having the 
largest number of patents issued to employees in the entire division, 
to being the first DOD/Navy and second government organization to 
receive ISO 9001 (International Organization for Standardization) 
Certification--as well as receiving Vice President Gore's coveted 
Hammer Award--the David Taylor Center's achievements are truly second 
to none.
  Over the years, I have had the opportunity to work closely with a 
number of individuals at the Carderock Division and I can personally 
attest to the high caliber, quality and commitment of its workforce. 
Indeed, the many accomplishments of the David Taylor Research Center 
have only been possible through the professionalism, dedication, 
imagination and energy of its employees.
  One of the projects on which I worked very closely with the Navy was 
Carderock's new, state of the art Ship Materials Technology Center 
which we dedicated last year. With this new center and other 
developments which are underway, Carderock not only has best personnel, 
but also some of the finest, most-advanced facilities and resources to 
ensure that the Navy's Research and Development Program stays on the 
cutting edge of technology into the 21st Century.
  We take great pride in the accomplishments of the Carderock division, 
in the people who work there and in having this outstanding facility 
located in Maryland. I commend the David Taylor Center for its 100 
years of success and remarkable achievements and am confident that, 
with its new lab facility, the Carderock division and our nation will 
continue to be on the frontier of Naval research and development for 
hundreds of years to come.

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