[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 118 (Wednesday, September 9, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1654-E1655]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


          TRIBUTE TO MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM F. ``FRANK'' MOORE

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                           HON. FLOYD SPENCE

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 9, 1998

  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Major General William 
F. ``Frank'' Moore, United States Air Force, who recently completed a 
three year assignment as the Director of Special Programs in the Office 
of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology. The 
Office of Special Programs deals with the most sensitive and highly 
classified programs within the Department of Defense (DOD). Throughout 
his tenure, General Moore has provided steady leadership and has served 
as a faithful guardian of the Department of Defense's most sensitive 
programs.
  During the 1970s and 1980s, Congress' growing concern with the 
Department of Defense's management of classified programs resulted in 
legislation that directed DOD to implement a new structure for 
overseeing these programs within the Department and an improved process 
for coordinating with appropriate Congressional committees of 
oversight. As the Director of the Office of Special Programs, General 
Moore has worked diligently to ensure an effective working relationship 
with the House National Security Committee and with the Congress. On 
behalf of the entire National Security Committee, I would like to

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thank General Moore for his service and wish him the best in his new 
and important assignment as Deputy Director of the Defense Threat 
Reduction Agency--an agency that will become the Department of 
Defense's focal point for addressing the many serious threats 
associated with weapons of mass destruction.
  Mr. Speaker, General Moore has served the nation and the Air Force 
admirably for over 31 years. Throughout his career, the nation has 
asked a lot of General Moore and his family--his wife, Carol, and their 
two daughters, Rachel and Laurel. I want to congratulate General Moore 
on his new assignment, thank him for the job he has done during the 
past three years as Director of Special Programs, and wish him, and his 
family, health, happiness and prosperity in the future.

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