[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 71 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E972]
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                    TRUBUTE TO MR. BERT M. CONCKLIN

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                          HON. THOMAS M. DAVIS

                              of virginia

                          HON. JAMES P. MORAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 9, 2000

  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I and my colleague rise to bring 
to your attention the contribution of a distinguished individual who is 
returning to government service.
  Last month, Mr. Bert M. Concklin announced he was stepping down as 
president of the Professional Services Council, a national trade 
association that represents a very large number of our constituents, to 
return to federal government service. Bert will soon assume the post of 
Business Systems Modernization Executive at the Internal Revenue 
Service.
  We both know Bert well and are confident that he will be a tremendous 
asset to the agency. Bert has been a leader in the government-wide 
reform efforts over the past decade where he has brought his keen 
insights, strong determination, and balanced judgment to bear on one of 
the federal government's most difficult undertakings. It is because of 
this background, as well as his substantial achievements in the private 
sector, that we feel secure in our prediction that he will positively 
impact the agency's goals.
  Aside from his service as a key advisor to federal agencies and 
Congress on tough issues, such as contracting reform and government-
wide business process re-engineering, and in addition to his having 
held a number of high-level government positions. Bert has an 
impressive track record with some of our country's best-known corporate 
names, including PRC, McKinsey and Company, Computer Sciences 
Corporation, and General Electric. He also served as chairman of the 
Governor's Council on Information Management of Virginia. He served in 
the United States Air Force and graduated from the Unites States Naval 
Academy.
  We are pleased to take this opportunity to recognize the valuable 
contributions of someone who has clearly demonstrated his passion for 
reform, government services, and bipartisan cooperation.