[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 157 (Thursday, December 8, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2491]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO H. WALKER FEASTER III

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                          HON. JAMES P. MORAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 8, 2005

  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to H. 
Walker Feaster III, Inspector General of the Federal Communications 
Commission, who retired on January 3, 2006, after 38 years of Federal 
service--32 of which were served at the Federal Communications 
Commission (FCC).
  Walker attended Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and 
graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 1966. 
Walker's distinguished career began with service in the U.S. Navy from 
August 1966 to August 1971. Walker served as Combat Information Center 
Officer/Intelligence Officer on a guided missile frigate and was 
deployed to the Middle East on the flagship for the Commander, Middle 
East Forces. Walker also served as Staff Assistant to the Deputy 
Commander for Plans, Naval Telecommunications Command. Walker was 
discharged from active duty with the rank of Lieutenant and ultimately 
retired from the U.S. Naval Reserve with the rank of Commander in 1992.
  In October 1971, Walker went back to work for the Naval 
Telecommunications Service as a civilian employee and in January 1974, 
after a brief career in the private sector, Walker joined the FCC as a 
Senior Analyst and later Deputy Chief of the Management Systems 
Division within the Office of Managing Director. During this period, 
Walker also found time to earn a Master of Science in Government from 
Southern Illinois University in 1975 and earn a Master of Business 
Administration from American University in 1977. In 1978, Walker joined 
the staff ofthe FCC's Private Radio Bureau first as the Assistant 
Bureau Chief for Management and later as the Associate Bureau Chief for 
Operations. In 1981, he rejoined the Office of Managing Director as the 
Deputy Chief of Management Planning and later became the Associate 
Managing Director for Program Analysis.
  Walker was named as the Acting Inspector General of the FCC on 
November 14, 1994, and, on April 14, 1996, was officially appointed as 
the Inspector General, the position he held until his retirement. 
Walker had many accomplishments as the FCC's Inspector General. 
Directing a staff of 14 professionals, he expanded oversight of 
Commission operations and improved the objectivity and integrity of 
audits and investigations. During his tenure, he directed over 167 
audits/surveys/special reports of Commission operations and programs 
making over 600 recommendations or observations and achieving 
Commission concurrence for over 95 percent of those findings. He also 
directed over 270 inquiries/investigations of Commission employees and 
contractors and assisted Federal prosecutors in criminal investigations 
and prosecutions resulting in plea agreements, criminal fines, civil 
settlements and restitutions. Walker prepared Semi-Annual Reports to 
Congress on office activities and testified before House and Senate 
committees on numerous occasions.
  Walker and his wife Susan have two children, Nicole and Nicholas. 
Susan Smith Feaster is the President of Coastal Partners, Ltd., and CEO 
and Chairman of the Board for the World Leadership Institute. Susan 
also formerly served on the staffs of United States Senator Paul 
Trible, Jr. and Congressman Frank R. Wolf. Nicole, a sixth grader who 
speaks French fluently, is an outstanding student and athlete. She 
participates in Tai Kwon Do, basketball and softball. Nicholas, a 
bright little 3 year old, attends preschool in Georgetown, and is busy 
learning the alphabet and his numbers in French. The Feaster family 
enjoys attending sporting events together and vacations to destinations 
in the United States and abroad.
  Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in commending the career of 
H. Walker Feaster III. With Walker's retirement, the FCC loses an 
enthusiastic, innovative leader and an exemplary Federal employee.

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