[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 117 (Tuesday, September 17, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1586]
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        TRIBUTE TO THE MITRE CORPORATION IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA

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                    HON. ROBERT E. (BUD) CRAMER, JR.

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 17, 2002

  Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the MITRE 
Corporation in celebration of twenty years in Huntsville, Alabama. As 
you know, the MITRE Corporation is a private, independent, not-for-
profit organization that provides government agencies with technical 
support that is not available through the government or contractor 
community.
  For 2 decades, the Army, NASA, and Department of Defense programs 
headquartered at Redstone Arsenal have relied on the MITRE 
Corporation's Huntsville Site Office for objective technical expertise. 
Since the MITRE Corporation cannot manufacture products or compete with 
the industry, the support it provides Redstone Arsenal is in alignment 
with the government's objectives and free from competitive pressures.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend the MITRE Corporation for 20 years of 
excellent service to the North Alabama defense and NASA community. In 
1982, this Site Office began with one person and now employs a staff of 
33. On this milestone anniversary celebration, I send the employees of 
the MITRE Corporation my thanks and wish them many more years of 
success in Huntsville, Alabama.

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