[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 123 (Friday, July 31, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING 34 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BY JOHN 
                               STREUFERT

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 31, 2015

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
distinguished career of my constituent, Mr. John Streufert. Mr. 
Streufert retired from his position as Director of the Federal Network 
Resilience Branch (FNR) of the Department of Homeland Security, Office 
of Cybersecurity and Communications May 31, 2015, following 34 years of 
exemplary federal service.
  Since Mr. Streufert began his service to our country, he has held an 
assortment of positions with various agencies including the Navy Sea 
Systems Command, the Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Agency for 
International Development. While serving as the special assistant for 
Signals Intelligence and Information Operations, Naval Network Warfare 
Command, he led the Navy's expansion of its operational role in 
cyberspace. Mr. Streufert also served with the State Department where 
he served as Chief Information Security Officer before transferring to 
DHS and assuming the position of Director of the FNR, which he held for 
more than three years.
  Mr. Streufert is well known in government and industry as the 
``brains and energy'' behind the government's move to secure and 
continuously monitor the federal information technology network, which 
was a revolutionary approach he developed while with USAID and State. 
Upon joining DHS, he cultivated this approach into a strategy for 
government-wide cybersecurity acquisitions that leveraged the 
advantages of volume purchasing and thereby reducing taxpayer cost. 
This program, now known as Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM), 
enhances the cybersecurity of networks and systems across the 
government by enabling vulnerabilities to be identified and mitigated 
more quickly.
  In addition to being an innovative technologist and industry 
trailblazer, Mr. Streufert is known for being a true leader and mentor. 
His empowerment and mentorship of his federal colleagues and staff will 
serve as his legacy as those employees become the next generation of 
our nation's leaders, due largely to his example and guidance.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Mr. 
John Streufert on his retirement and in thanking him for his 34 years 
of distinguished service to the people of the United States of America. 
His accomplishments, innovation, and leadership have contributed 
greatly to our nation and are worthy of our highest praise.

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