[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 133 (Friday, August 10, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1138]
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                        HONORING KEVIN J. KEEFE

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 10, 2018

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of 
Representatives to join me in recognizing Kevin J. Keefe for his 31 
years of outstanding federal service, including as a civilian attorney 
for the Department of the Navy (DON) Office of the General Counsel 
(OGC).
  In May 1987, Mr. Keefe was first appointed to federal service as an 
Attorney Advisor with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
(EEOC) Office of Review and Appeals, where he remained until 1989. He 
went on to serve as Assistant Counsel at DON OGC from 1989 to 1995, and 
as Senior Advisor in the Executive Office for United States Attorneys 
at the Department of Justice (DOJ) from 1995 to 1998. Mr. Keefe 
returned to DON OGC in 1998 as Supervisory Associate Counsel for the 
Strategic Systems Program (SSP), where he spent the last 20 years 
representing DON in various roles.
  Kevin J. Keefe quickly established himself for his great foresight in 
anticipating and evaluating legal issues, particularly in considering 
potential future implications for the DON. Throughout his tenure, Mr. 
Keefe earned and maintained the trust of senior leaders at SSP with his 
superb legal acumen and was well-known for his thorough litigation 
work. Mr. Keefe has secured numerous favorable decisions from the EEOC 
and the Merit Systems Protection Board on behalf of DON in his central 
practice area of civilian personnel law. Moreover, he has assisted the 
U.S. Attorney's office in representing DON when SSP personnel cases 
were appealed to the federal District Court or to the U.S. Court of 
Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In these instances, U.S. attorneys 
relied on motions and briefs drafted by Mr. Keefe to prevail in federal 
court.
  Kevin J. Keefe's achievements have been celebrated throughout his 
career with a variety of awards for his outstanding work in the federal 
government. These include the DON Meritorious Civilian Service Award, a 
DOJ Special Achievement Award, a Letter of Recognition from the 
Director of SSP and other performance-related accolades.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
recognizing Kevin J. Keefe, on the occasion of his retirement, for his 
many years of excellence in federal service.

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