[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 7, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E457]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING MR. JOHN F.
                              SARGENT, JR.

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                       HON. DONALD S. BEYER, JR.

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 7, 2024

  Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Mr. John F. Sargent, Jr. 
for his dedicated service to the U.S. Congress and the American people 
with over three decades of federal service while working at the 
Department of Commerce and at the Congressional Research Service (CRS). 
Mr. Sargent recently retired from CRS as a specialist in science and 
technology policy. During his time at the agency, Mr. Sargent made 
invaluable contributions to Congress with his expertise to national 
security and economic competitiveness, defense research and development 
policy; and federal support for manufacturing in high-technology 
industries.
  Mr. Sargent was born in Newport News, VA and raised in Alexandria, VA 
where he attended Bishop Ireton High School captaining the football 
team his senior year and serving as the president of the Model United 
Nations club. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a 
degree in systems engineering and earned a commission in the United 
States Army. Mr. Sargent served in the Army Reserve where he rose to 
the rank of Captain.
  Mr. Sargent begun his career in the private sector with a small 
publishing company that focused on government publications and then 
entered federal service at the Department of Commerce, serving as the 
first public affairs director of the Technology Administration. Mr. 
Sargent subsequently served as a senior policy advisor to the Under 
Secretary for Technology and the Assistant Secretary for Technology 
Policy where he coauthored many influential reports on the role of 
technology in national competitiveness, the information technology 
workforce, and biotechnology, among other topics.
  Eventually, Mr. Sargent joined CRS and was instrumental in the 
Service's coverage of federal research and development programs and 
activities that contributed to national security and economic 
competitiveness. He led the agency's analysis of the implementation of 
the America COMPETES Act as well as its reauthorization. Mr. Sargent 
took over leadership of CRS' flagship federal research and development 
funding report and led its annual development for many years. He was 
recognized in Congress for his expertise on the operations and policies 
of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, National 
Science and Technology Council, and coverage of technology assessment 
and science and technology advice to Congress. Mr. Sargent served as a 
senior reviewer for CRS' written products and as a mentor to new 
analysts. Throughout his career at CRS, he embodied the agency's 
mission values of providing authoritative, objective, non-partisan, and 
timely service to Congress.
  On behalf of the American people, I thank Mr. Sargent for his decades 
of service to the country.

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