[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2288]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   PRESIDENTIAL RANK AWARD OF MERITORIOUS EXECUTIVE TO DR. L. BRUCE 
                                SIMPSON

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 19, 2008

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the selection 
of Dr. L. Bruce Simpson for Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious 
Executive for 2008. Each year, the President recognizes and celebrates 
no more than 5 percent of career Senior Executives with this award. 
Recipients of this prestigious award are strong leaders, professionals, 
and scientists achieving results and consistently demonstrating 
strength, integrity, industry, and a relentless commitment to 
excellence in public service to America.
  Dr. Simpson is Director of the 308th Armament Systems Wing, Eglin Air 
Force Base, Florida and is a 27-year veteran of the Federal civil 
service. He leads a wing of over 900 personnel and executes a portfolio 
of programs valued at more than $46 billion. The wing's programs 
include the Joint Direct Attack Munition, Small Diameter Bomb, Advanced 
Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile, High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile 
Targeting System, Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, Joint Air-to-
Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range, Miniature Air Launched Decoy, 
Aerial Target Systems, P5 Combat Training System, Sensor Fuzed Weapon, 
Wind-Corrected Munitions Dispenser and Joint Stand-Off Weapon System. 
These programs are all key elements in enabling our warfighters to 
engage high-value targets and are vital weapons in the Global War on 
Terror.
  Selected for Senior Executive Service in 2003, Dr. Simpson has served 
as Deputy Manager of the Armament Product Group, Director of the Air 
Armament Center Special Projects System Program Office, and Director of 
the Directed Energy Directorate at the Air Force Research Laboratory. 
Dr. Simpson has been honored as a Distinguished Fellow at Mississippi 
State University and received Annual Technical Achievement Awards from 
the Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Force Systems Command.
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress, I would like 
to congratulate Dr. L. Bruce Simpson on this most prestigious 
Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive. America and the 
United States Air Force depend heavily on the selfless service and 
leadership he provides. I sincerely wish Dr. Simpson many more years of 
dedicated public service to this great country.

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