[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 27, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E203-E204]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING KATHARINE CARNEY

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                          HON. JAMES P. MORAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 27, 2013

  Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, after more than 32 years of dedicated service 
to the Department of the Navy's Office of General Counsel, Katharine 
Carney has decided to retire on April 1, 2013. Ms. Carney began her 
federal service in March 1981, as an Attorney-Advisor at the Naval 
Facilities Engineering Command Headquarters. Her duties included 
representing the Command's position on contract matters to Naval 
authorities, other Federal agencies, and the construction industry; 
drafting contract clauses and contracting officer final decisions; and 
advising on legal matters involving the Buy American statute, 
termination; for default, claims, protests, and source selection 
procedures.
  From January 1984 to July 1987, Ms. Carney was the primary legal 
advisor on the London staff for the Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval 
Forces, Europe and other commands in the U.K. and Europe, advising on 
contracts, international agreements, real estate, ethics, fiscal and 
labor law. She was an attorney in the Naval Sea Systems Command 
shipbuilding section until May 1991, where she advised on contract and 
fiscal law matters from pre-award to contract close-out. She then 
became the Marine Corps Systems Command Deputy Counsel, supervising 
three other attorneys and two support staff, and serving as counsel to 
the Direct Reporting Program Manager for the Advanced Amphibious 
Assault Vehicle Program. In these roles, she advised on procurement, 
ethics, civilian personnel, Freedom of Information Act, and fiscal law 
matters.
  In May 1993, Ms. Carney began her current position as an Associate 
Counsel in the Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Research, 
Development, and Acquisition (OAGC(RD&A)). As part of the Navy Senior 
Acquisition Executive's legal staff, she advises on procurement, 
ethics, and fiscal law matters. For her nearly twenty years at 
OAGC(RD&A), she has been the primary legal advisor on all Navy 
shipbuilding programs. Her duties have also included drafting Navy 
Secretariat policy and guidance to implement statutes; reviewing 
legislative proposals; and representing the Navy's legal position 
before governmental entities such as GAO, the Maritime Administration, 
the Office of Government Ethics, and Congress. Ms. Carney is a subject 
matter expert on Government ethics and standards of conduct laws, and 
serves as the Program Manager of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy 
(RD&A) ethics program.
  Ms. Carney has provided noteworthy service throughout her tenure. She 
has been firmly committed to a strong ethics program and ethical 
culture, serving for over two years with distinction as the OAGC(RD&A) 
representative on the Secretariat Executive Steering Group, 
implementing one of the Secretary of the Navy's Strategic Objectives. 
She has consistently placed an emphasis on cooperative efforts within 
the Navy and Federal agencies, leading to more efficient and consistent 
operations. Ms. Carney's exceptional cooperation and teamwork skills 
are not confined to her Federal colleagues--she has also established

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effective working relationships throughout industry while working on 
highly complex, contentious legal issues. On many occasions, she used 
her relationships with industry counsel to resolve or even avoid 
sensitive ethics issues. Ms. Carney is widely known for her expertise 
on matters concerning the release of information to Congress, GAO, the 
Congressional Budget Office, and the Congressional Research Service. 
She has been instrumental in developing enhanced DON policy on 
communications with industry, an area where acquisition and ethics 
issues overlap.
  Katharine has been a friend and mentor to both military and civilian 
personnel throughout her career. I thank her for her service to Navy 
OGC and our nation. I urge my colleagues to salute her for a job well 
done and wish her a happy and healthy retirement.

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