[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 16, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E474-E475]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING ANNE ALTMAN FOR A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR SALES 
                               EXCELLENCE

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 16, 2013

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Fairfax County 
resident Anne Altman, who is being honored with the 2013 Lifetime 
Achievement Award from the Institute for Excellence in Sales & Business 
Development, IES&BD. The IES&BD was created to demonstrate excellence 
in business sales and development and to help organizations maximize 
their efforts. The IES&BD Excellence in Sales & Business Development 
Awards recognize Greater Washington teams and organizations who 
demonstrate exemplary performance through leadership, risk taking, 
innovation, vision, and customer development.
   Anne Altman is General Manager, IBM Global Public Sector based in 
Herndon, Virginia. Her portfolio spans global government, including 
U.S. federal government, state and local agencies, as well as 
education, health care, life sciences and pharmaceutical clients. Ms. 
Altman's career at IBM has spanned three

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decades, and she previously served as General Manager for IBM's Public 
Sector with responsibilities for global government, state and local 
agencies, as well as education and health care.
   Ms. Altman is a recipient of the prestigious Eagle Award, one of the 
highest honors issued to technology partners serving the Federal 
market. In addition, her many other accolades in the IT sector include: 
Federal Computer Week's Top Federal 100, Washingtonian Magazine Top 
Tech Titans, Washington's 100 Most Powerful Women, the AFFIRM 
Leadership Award for Industry, the CIO Council's Azimuth Award for the 
Industry Executive of the Year, and a Lifetime Achievement Heroines 
award from the March of Dimes and the Armed Forces Communications and 
Electronics Association.
   She is a recognized authority on federal IT matters and has 
testified on behalf of IBM before congressional committees on a range 
of topics including national security, technology in the military and 
intelligence communities, ``smarter'' government, intelligent 
transportation, cloud computing, business analytics software, and the 
role of innovation to drive economic growth and government R&D. Her 
work has been featured in leading industry and national news 
publications, including The Washington Post, Associated Press, Federal 
Computer Week, Business Week, The New York Times, Washington 
Technology, Government Computer News, InformationWeek, among others. 
Ms. Altman also has contributed to key government-related review boards 
for organizations such as the National Academy of Public 
Administration, the National Science Academy and the Private Sector 
Council.
   Ms. Altman also has established a strong record of community 
engagement, serving on the executive committees of the Northern 
Virginia Technology Council, National Symphony Orchestra, and National 
Kidney Foundation. She also serves on the executive council for the 
Dean of George Mason University's School of Management.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Anne 
Altman as the IES&BD's 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and 
for her many contributions to the federal IT procurement field and our 
community.

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