[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 155 (Tuesday, December 6, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2444]
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                   CONGRATULATING MR. DAVID L. BRANT

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                             HON. TOM DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 6, 2005

  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
a dedicated law enforcement official at the Naval Criminal 
Investigative Service, David L. Brant, who is retiring after 28 years 
of service with NCIS.
  Mr. Brant graduated with a master's degree in criminology from 
Indiana State University in 1975. He began his law enforcement career 
as a police officer with the Dade County Metropolitan Public Safety 
Department in Miami, Florida. In 1977, he accepted an offer from the 
Naval Investigative Service and began his service as a Special Agent 
assigned to NISRA Norfolk, VA on January 31, 1977. During his 4 years 
in the Norfolk area, Director Brant served in 4 different NIS offices 
and also completed an assignment as Special Agent Afloat aboard the USS 
Independence.
  Following his assignment as a Special Agent Afloat, Director Brant 
transferred to the Philippines to become the Special Operations Squad 
Leader from 1981-1983. He then was assigned to the Headquarters 
Training Division as the Executive Assistant to the Director, and then 
was the Special Agent in Charge at NISRA Mayport. He returned to the 
Philippines in 1989 to serve as the Deputy Regional Director for the 
NCIS Southeast Asia Region. In 1991 he returned to NCIS Headquarters 
and holding various positions until he was appointed to the Senior 
Executive Service and was selected as the Assistant Director for 
Counterintelligence. Mr. Brant served in that capacity until he 
succeeded Roy D. Nedrow as Director in May 1997.
  Mr. Brant has been widely recognized within the Department of the 
Navy, the Department of Defense, and the Federal law enforcement 
community for his innovative and transformational approaches to 
enhancing law enforcement and counterintelligence capabilities. He led 
NCIS in developing and implementing operational strategies, established 
the Counterterrorism Directorate, and built the Multiple Threat Alert 
Center (MTAC) to specifically enhance NCIS's ability to counter threats 
facing the Navy and Marine Corps.
  During his career, Mr. Brant has been recognized as an outstanding 
leader by multiple organizations. His awards include the Department of 
Defense Presidential Rank Award and the Department of the Navy 
Distinguished Service Award. Additionally, in 2004 he was awarded the 
Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association (HAPCOA) Aguila 
Award for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice and the Outstanding 
Advocate for Women in Federal Law Enforcement Award from the Women in 
Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE).
  Mr. Speaker, in closing, I would like to congratulate Mr. David L. 
Brant for his service to our country. I call upon my colleagues to join 
me in applauding his past accomplishments and wishing him and his wife, 
Merri Jo, and children Emily and Andrew, the best of luck in all future 
endeavors.

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