[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 26 (Thursday, March 1, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S1744]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO SPECIAL AGENT DAVID J. KARPOWICH

 Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor a lifetime 
commitment to law and order in the United States. On this day, March 1, 
2001, Mr. David J. Karpowich of Springfield, VA, retires as a special 
agent with the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service, (NCIS), 
ending some 30 years of Federal law enforcement service.
  Mr. Karpowich began his service to his country in July 1971, as a 
member of the U.S. Army's Military Police Corps. Following a brief 
stint as a uniformed officer with the U.S. Capitol Police Force, Mr. 
Karpowich was appointed a special agent with the Naval Investigative 
Service, now known as the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, on July 
14, 1975, and embarked on a career that would span more than 25 years. 
His history of assignments includes South Carolina, California, and in 
Washington, DC, as a field investigator, polygraph examiner, 
counterintelligence manager, and inspector.
  Among his many achievements with the Naval Criminal Investigative 
Service, Special Agent Karpowich will long be remembered for his 
contribution to its Polygraph Program. Under his responsible 
leadership, the NCIS Polygraph Program was considered among the finest 
within the Department of Defense, and he is credited with modernizing 
the program with new personnel, equipment and techniques.
  More recently, Special Agent Karpowich shared the wisdom of his 
experience with the On-Site Inspection Agency, (OSIA), as the senior 
NCIS representative to its Counterintelligence Staff and lastly as the 
Senior Inspector with the NCIS Headquarters Inspections Directorate, 
seeking to ensure efficiency and integrity within the Service.
  In closing, I wish to commend David Karpowich for his commitment to 
law enforcement and for his many years of outstanding service to our 
nation and, in particular, to the members of our armed services. I wish 
him and his wife, Connie, Godspeed in his retirement.

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