[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E205-E206]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 COMMENDING THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF NCIS SPECIAL AGENT GREGORY A. SCOVEL

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                           HON. FRANK R. WOLF

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 23, 2010

  Mr. WOLF. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Special Agent 
Gregory A.

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Scovel, Deputy Director for Operations of the Naval Criminal 
Investigative Service (NCIS), who retired from that organization on 
February 19 after 31 years of highly distinguished public service. I am 
pleased to say that Special Agent Scovel is one of my constituents from 
Leesburg, Virginia.
  He began his NCIS career in 1978 following his graduation from the 
University of San Diego. Among his first field assignments was his 
participation in Operation ``Red Blanket'' following the Red Brigade 
kidnapping of U.S. Army General James Dozier when he was detailed in 
Beirut at the time of the 1983 bombing of the USMC barracks.
  Special Agent Scovel was selected in 1986 to be the Assistant Special 
Agent in Charge (ASAC) for Counterintelligence at the Norfolk Resident 
Agency and moved in 1988 to serve as the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) 
of the Little Creek Resident Agency. He completed a ``trifecta'' of 
assignments in the Norfolk region with his posting as the Operations 
Officer for the NCIS Atlantic Command.
  Special Agent Scovel was promoted in 1992 and assigned as the SAC of 
the Naples Resident Agency. Following the reorganization of the NCIS in 
1994, he was designated as the ASAC for Counterintelligence of the 
Europe Field Office. For his performance in Europe, he was recognized 
with the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award as 
well as a 1996 promotion and transfer to headquarters as the Deputy 
Assistant Director (DAD) for Technical Services. Following that tour, 
he was selected to serve as the SAC of the Washington Field Office.
  In 2000, Special Agent Scovel attended the National Security 
Management Program at Syracuse University's prestigious Maxwell School 
of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Following the October 2000 bombing 
in Yemen, he was detailed to service on the USS Cole Commission and 
authored the CI and Force Protection Chapters for its final report, 
after which he was recognized with the Defense Exceptional Civilian 
Service Award, the highest level career civilian honor given by the 
Office of the Secretary of Defense.
  He joined the NCIS Executive Staff in 2001 as the Executive Assistant 
Director (EAD) for Criminal Investigations and following the tragic 
events of 9/11 assumed leadership in shaping the NCIS response 
including the development of the Counterterrorism Task Force and its 
ultimate successor, the Combating Terrorism Directorate.
  He was later reassigned as the EAD for Counterintelligence and in 
2007 was promoted as the Deputy Director for Operations and later 
concurrently served as the Acting Director of the NCIS until a new 
director was selected this month.
  Following his retirement, Special Agent Scovel will begin a second 
career within the private sector. I would like to take this opportunity 
to thank Mr. Scovel for his 31 years of outstanding public service and 
to wish him ``fair winds and following seas'' as he begins the next 
chapter of his life.

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