[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 184 (Wednesday, October 20, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1115-E1116]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CONGRATULATING CRAIG BRANDENBURG ON HIS RETIREMENT

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                        HON. ALEXANDER X. MOONEY

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 20, 2021

  Mr. MOONEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Craig 
Brandenburg, a true public servant, on his retirement following five 
decades within the federal government.
  The majority of Craig's career was spent as a civilian employee 
within the United States Navy. Most recently he has served as the 
Director of Business Operations for Logistics, Maintenance, and 
Industrial Operations at Naval Sea Systems Command. In this capacity he 
has been responsible for policy development, mission direction, program 
execution, operation and evaluation of naval ship life cycle logistics, 
information systems, and corporate leadership of the Naval Shipyards, 
and Supervisors of Shipbuilding. You could say he has come a long way 
from his beginnings with the federal government as a typist with the 
National Archives in the 1970s.
  Throughout his long career, Craig has championed cutting-edge ideas, 
coordinated Navy-wide support of sailor's and their family's needs, and 
overseen a variety of efforts to include billion dollar programs. 
Thanks to his

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strategic leveraging of IT solutions, the warfighter can now reach out 
and touch the shore-based infrastructure anytime any day. In fact, we 
have Craig to thank for many new and groundbreaking developments within 
the United States Navy.
  In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the Navy, Craig 
has received the Chief Information Officer eBusiness Government Award, 
the Civilian Meritorious Achievement Medal, the National Partnership 
for Reinventing Government Vice President Hammer Award, the CNO's VADM 
Stanley Arthur Logistics Excellence Award, and the American Society of 
Naval Engineers Clifford G. Geiger Award recognizing his 25 years of 
significant career contributions to logistics readiness of the Naval 
services.
  Craig managed many large programs throughout his impressive career, 
but his true passion was for leading those who worked for him. He has 
touched many programs and many people, and I know he will be missed by 
them all. I thank Craig for his contributions to this country and 
congratulations on his retirement. We know that his family and his 
children Lauren and Connor are proud of his accomplishments.

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