[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 51 (Friday, March 23, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E365]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





RECOGNIZING THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE, 
              MS. FAY ROPELLA, IN HONOR OF HER RETIREMENT

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                           HON. GREGG HARPER

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 23, 2018

  Mr. HARPER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Ms. Fay 
Ropella, Inspector General for the United States Capitol Police (USCP) 
Department, on her upcoming retirement, and to thank her for her many 
years of public service.
  Ms. Ropella was sworn in as the second Inspector General for the USCP 
in November 2013, and has diligently served this institution with honor 
and integrity.
  During her more than 20 years working in the Inspector General 
community, Ms. Ropella has served in numerous capacities on teams which 
recovered tens of millions of dollars as a result of audits and 
investigations into areas such as labor cost mischarging, contract and 
grant fraud, and misuse of federal funds.
  As Inspector General for the USCP, Ms. Ropella has led an office 
responsible for identifying and preventing waste, fraud, and abuse 
within the Department. Over her past years of service, Ms. Ropella's 
priorities were to serve as an independent and trusted contributor to 
the USCP's mission and operations and to improve the management and 
financial integrity of the Department's programs. Before her 
appointment to Inspector General, she was serving as Assistant 
Inspector General for Audits, performing the duties of Deputy Inspector 
General for the USCP and helping establish the office from the ground-
up. One of her earliest accomplishments in this role was to assist the 
USCP in completing its first set of financial statements, resulting in 
a clean opinion. In her work, Ms. Ropella has distinguished herself by 
promoting positive change within the USCP and has earned the respect of 
her colleagues in the process.
  Before joining the USCP, Ms. Ropella served for more than 10 years 
with the Office of Inspector General for the Department of State. Among 
her many senior leadership positions, she was the chief financial 
advisor to the Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and 
Migration, managing appropriations in excess of $1.5 billion. Before 
joining the Department of State, Ms. Ropella worked at the U.S. 
Information Agency and the Department of Defense.
  Ms. Ropella graduated Magna Cum Laude from Saint Leo College with a 
Bachelor of Arts in Accountancy. Ms. Ropella is a Certified Public 
Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner, and she has been active in 
the Council of Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency, Federal 
Audit Executive Council, as well as the Legislative Inspector General 
quarterly meetings.
  Ms. Ropella will retire on March 30, 2018, leaving behind a legacy of 
leadership, transparency, accountability, and cooperation. She has been 
a true public servant, and we are grateful for her unwavering 
dedication to this institution. We wish Ms. Ropella success and 
happiness in her retirement and offer our congratulations to her and 
her family.

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