[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 8, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3248-S3249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO BRIAN JOSEPH DAVID

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to Mr. Brian 
Joseph David, who retired from the Department of Defense on December 
31, 2012, after 30 years of dedicated service to the Federal 
Government. Mr. David's expertise in continuity issues greatly enhanced 
the safety and security of the legislative, executive, and judicial 
branches of government.
  While serving as the Detection Project Officer for the Joint Program 
Office of Biological Defense, JPO-BD, Mr. David supervised and operated 
DOD's first integrated biological and chemical detection system, which 
was deployed overseas for force protection during Operation Desert 
Thunder in Kuwait. He also created the Concept of Operations for the 
Portal Shield biological detection Advanced Concept Technology 
Demonstration, ACTD, Program, which was implemented during actual 
deployment conditions. He was awarded the Superior Civilian Service 
Award for successfully leading this deployment overseas.
  Mr. David played an integral role providing advice and counsel to 
assist national emergency managers as they worked to mitigate and 
recover evidence from biological warfare attacks on the Senate. Mr. 
David's knowledge and expertise significantly reduced the recovery time 
and expenses related to the anthrax and ricin attacks on the Senate. He 
oversaw a major chemical, biological, radiological, and explosives 
defense effort to protect our country's national assets. By combining 
surveillance and identification technologies, defensive measures and 
mitigation capabilities, Mr. David formed a standard

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by which other large-scale protective efforts are now measured.
  I commend Mr. David's contributions and longstanding career in public 
service. I, along with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, 
congratulate him on his well-earned retirement and wish him well in his 
future endeavors.

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