[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 55 (Wednesday, April 1, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E847]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 THANKING ROB VON GOGH FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 1, 2009

  Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I rise to congratulate my constituent Rob 
von Gogh who today marks the end of his twenty-two years of service as 
an employee of the United States Government, including ten years of 
distinguished service to the U.S. House of Representatives.
  Rob began serving the House of Representatives in 1998 as the Branch 
Manager and Graphic Artist within House Information Resources (HIR), 
preparing visual communications for Members of Congress. In 1999 he was 
promoted to HIR's Director of Client Services, where he managed the 
COA's centralized, non-partisan technology support team that provides 
infrastructure support for the entire House of Representatives and the 
more than 950 district offices across the country.
  Rob was selected as the recipient of the 2006 Chief Administrative 
Officer's Excellence Award for his role managing the Client Services 
team. Rob has guided the House's technological infrastructure through 
periods of significant transition and strain. Within his role as 
manager of the Client Services team Rob has been involved in many 
milestones and business changing events of the House. They include the 
House's Y2K transition, the anthrax crisis and September 11th attacks, 
the House Mobile Computing Project, House Active Directory Project, CAO 
Seat Management for computers and the House Information Hosting 
Service.
  Rob has served in a nonpartisan role as one of the senior problem 
solvers for House operations. Blending an artful balance of technical 
knowledge with compassion and a keen focus on delivering results, he 
instilled a sense of quality customer service with his teammates that 
earned him the reputation as a person who gets things done fast, right 
and always with a smile. Mr. von Gogh served the House and our country 
with distinction. On behalf of the entire House community, I'd like to 
extend a heartfelt thank you to Rob for his service and years of 
dedication to the United States House of Representatives.

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