[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 92 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E868]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      IN RECOGNITION OF THE DISTINGUISHED CAREER OF IRA GOLDSTEIN

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                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 10, 2015

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the retirement 
of Ira Goldstein, National Director, U.S. Federal Practice at Deloitte 
LLP. Ira will soon retire after 13 years with Deloitte and a 
distinguished career serving the public and private sector spanning 
four decades.
  Since joining Deloitte in 2003, Ira created and developed Deloitte's 
Federal client service capabilities. He has served a broad range of 
Federal clients, including Cabinet agencies, and has been a member of 
Deloitte's Federal leadership team--most recently as its Civilian 
Sector Leader bringing innovative and leading edge solutions to the 
Federal government.
  Ira's roots are embedded in public service where he spent 17 years 
working for the Federal government, including as U.S. Assistant 
Comptroller General and Chief Operating Officer at the U.S. General 
Accounting Office (GAO)--now renamed the Government Accountability 
Office. In this capacity, Ira was responsible for GAO operations, 
including performance management, strategic planning, financial 
management, quality assurance, workforce development and information 
systems. Previously, he served as Acting Associate Commissioner of 
Social Security and Director of Policy for Family Assistance, with 
oversight of the $14 billion Aid to Families with Dependent Children 
(cash welfare) Program. Ira began his Federal career in the Office of 
Planning and Evaluation at the Department of Health, Education and 
Welfare (now Health and Human services) and served as Director of the 
HEW Secretary's Policy Statement Staff.
  Prior to entering government, Ira was Deputy Program Manager for 
Infiltration Surveillance services at Hazeltine Corporation serving the 
Naval Air Systems Command during the Vietnam War.
  Ira received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of 
Pennsylvania and his Masters of Business Administration with 
Distinction from Harvard Business School. He has served on various 
boards and community organizations and is currently a Fellow at the 
National Academy of Public Administration, a Director at the National 
College Access Network, and a Washington Regional Board Member at the 
Anti-Defamation League.
  Ira's passion for improving the way the government works and 
operates, ultimately to service the citizen, has been a theme 
throughout his professional career. He is currently working on a book 
focused on the keys to managing success in the federal government. 
Ira's federal management experience and private sector insights will 
help professionals and students better understand how to be effective 
in the federal environment.
  On behalf of the people of the 8th Congressional District in 
Maryland, I would like to thank Ira for his years of service and wish 
him, his wife Linda and his family all the best in the years to come.

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