[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 134 (Tuesday, August 9, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E833]
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                       RECOGNIZING MICHAEL BROWN

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                          HON. MIKE GALLAGHER

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 9, 2022

  Mr. GALLAGHER. Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor an outstanding 
public servant, Michael Brown. Mike has spent much of the last decade 
dedicated to highlighting the resurgence of a technology race in the 
era of great power competition. His actions have made him a standout in 
the industry and enables our security.
  Mike draws from the idea that the entrepreneurial American spirit is 
what has led our nation to technological leadership. As a Presidential 
Innovation Fellow, Mike was one of the first in the national security 
space to take a hard look at the illegal technology transfer instigated 
by adversarial actors around the world. Mike co-authored a report that 
evaluated adversarial investments in emerging technology to access the 
crown jewels of U.S. innovation. This report not only highlights the 
threats posed to the U.S. military's supply chains, cybersecurity, and 
our nation's technological edge, but it also provided the intellectual 
underpinnings for the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act 
(FIRRMA) of 2018.
  Further, as the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit, Mike led a 
major effort to counter adversarial technology transfer. The National 
Security Innovation Capital (NSIC) initiative is a new U.S. Department 
of Defense program charged with addressing the shortfall of private 
investment from trusted sources in technology startups developing dual-
use hardware technologies--those which have both commercial and 
military applications. I was proud to work with Mike on this effort to 
reduce technical risk while attracting trusted private investments that 
might have otherwise sat on the sidelines.
  As Mike returns to private life, it is my honor to recognize him for 
his contributions to national security. I invite all members of this 
body to join me in commending his spirit of service and thanking him 
for his many years and acts as a public servant protecting our nation.

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