[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 152 (Thursday, September 21, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1250]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF JOHN C. COUGHLIN ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM A SUCCESSFUL 
                        CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. JOHN K. DELANEY

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 21, 2017

  Mr. DELANEY. Mr. Speaker, I wish to recognize Mr. John C. Coughlin on 
his retirement after an accomplished career, having served as a federal 
employee for 28 years.
  Mr. Coughlin was born and raised in Bethesda, Maryland. He received 
his Bachelor of Science Degree from the United States Naval Academy, 
was commissioned as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy, and served in the 
Navy's Aviation and Intelligence Office Program as a Command Pilot and 
Program Manager. After serving his country, Mr. Coughlin joined the 
Department of Energy in 1989, where he began an impressive career 
working with the Department's radiological emergency response assets. 
He served in various prestigious capacities, including the Director of 
the Office of Emergency Operations and Response, the Special Assistant 
to the Office of Self-Assessment and Emergency Management, the Director 
of the Threat Assessment Division for the Department's Programmatic and 
Nuclear Threat Programs, the first Director of the Office of Emergency 
Planning Preparedness and Operations here, within the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and most recently, the Assistant Sergeant at Arms for 
the U.S. House of Representatives. His work over the past 28 years has 
greatly benefitted our nation's security and preparedness in the event 
of an emergency, and we are grateful for all he's done to ensure the 
safety and readiness of our country.
  Mr. Coughlin has had an outstanding career in public service, and I 
am pleased to recognize him both as an upstanding citizen and an 
exemplary resident of Maryland's 6th District. I congratulate Mr. 
Coughlin on a successful and impactful career and wish him all the best 
during his well-deserved retirement

                          ____________________