[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 187 (Wednesday, December 7, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2201]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING WILLIAM (BILL) H. OSBORNE ON 50 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING 
         FEDERAL SERVICE WITH THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

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                         HON. THOMAS J. ROONEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 7, 2011

  Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, today I wish to congratulate Mr. William 
(Bill) Osborne of Atlanta, Georgia for 50 years of dedicated Federal 
service to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He has also served as the 
Commandant of the 3388th USARF School in Tampa, Florida with prior 
assignments in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics at 
the 81st U.S. Army Reserve Command in Atlanta, Georgia. He retired from 
the Army Reserve in April 1993 at the rank of Colonel. I hope Members 
will join with me today to thank Mr. Osborne for his contributions to 
the Corps of Engineers, his local community and the United States of 
America.
  Mr. Osborne began his career with the Corps of Engineers in 1957 as a 
summer hire in the Operation Division in the Nashville District. After 
graduating from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor's Degree in 
Engineering he joined the Jacksonville District as a Civil Engineer. In 
1970, he transferred to the South Atlantic Division and took a position 
as the Assistant Chief of the Program Management Office. Since 1988 he 
has been the Chief of the Civil Works Integration Division. In this 
position he puts together the South Atlantic Division's portion of the 
President's Civil Works Budget for Congressional consideration.
  Some of the major projects for which he has provided Congress 
justification documentation include the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway, 
Herbert Hoover Dike, Portugues and Bucana Rivers, and two of the 
largest environmental projects in the country; South Florida Ecosystem 
Restoration and the Comprehensive Restoration of the Mississippi 
Barrier Islands projects. Over his stellar career he has justified 
billions of Federal dollars in support of these and countless other 
much needed projects. For over two decades he has provided exceptional 
support to Division Commanders, Chiefs of Engineers and the Assistant 
Secretaries of the Army in their annual testimony before Congress. 
Through his expert knowledge of the Civil Works process Mr. Osborne 
consistently provided outstanding service in the relationship with the 
public, Congressional Members and their staffs, involving controversial 
and complex issues.
  Mr. Osborne has received numerous awards in recognition of his 
outstanding efforts to include Superior Civilian Service Awards, the 
Meritorious Civilian Service Award and he has been nominated for the 
prestigious Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service from the 
Secretary of the Army.
  Bill Osborne is a tremendous assist not only to the U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers, but also to Members of Congressional Delegations 
throughout the Southeast and his country. I want to sincerely wish Bill 
and his wife, Fran, every success in the future.

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