[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 194 (Wednesday, November 29, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1614]
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   HONORING NANCY WARE, DIRECTOR OF THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER 
            SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 29, 2017

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of 
Representatives to join me in recognizing the contributions of Nancy M. 
Ware, who served as the Director of the Court Services and Offender 
Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (CSOSA) for the past 
six years.
  A native Washingtonian, Director Ware has been tireless in her fight 
to improve public safety and the quality of life in neighborhoods 
throughout the District. She began her educational pursuits in District 
of Columbia public schools, ultimately graduating from Coolidge High 
School and then going on to earn her Bachelor's and Master's degrees 
from Howard University. Early in her career, Director Ware served in 
various leadership positions for a number of organizations and 
government agencies, including the Rainbow Coalition, the Citizen 
Education Fund, the District of Columbia's Mayor's Youth Initiative 
Office and the Department of Justice's Weed and Seed Program as well as 
its Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs.
  Of Director Ware's many accomplishments, her work as the first 
Executive Director of the District of Columbia Criminal Justice 
Coordinating Council (CJCC) stands out. The District's criminal justice 
system is a complex web of federal and local jurisdictional 
authorities. Director Ware led the development of the infrastructure to 
promote collaboration between the District and federal governments on 
critical public safety issues. As director of the CJCC, Director Ware 
was instrumental in advancing the city's technical capability and 
capacity to support criminal justice information sharing among CJCC 
member agencies.
  On December 1, 2011, she was sworn in as Director of CSOSA, an 
independent federal executive branch agency that is tasked with 
enhancing public safety, preventing crime and reducing recidivism among 
those supervised. As the head of CSOSA, Director Ware was responsible 
for leading over 800 federal employees in providing community 
supervision for as many as 15,000 adults on probation, parole or 
supervised release in the District. During her tenure at CSOSA, 
Director Ware's accomplishments are numerous, ranging from establishing 
a young adult initiative that focuses on supervisees 25 years old and 
younger to enhancing the agency's internal and external communications 
and program integration.
  Therefore, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
recognizing Director Nancy M. Ware for her dedication to public service 
and for her continued commitment to ensure that the nation's capital 
remains safe for residents, workers and visitors, and that juveniles 
and adults who have become involved in the criminal justice system are 
provided opportunities to contribute and thrive in their community.

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