[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25033]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 TRIBUTE TO FRANK E. FIORILLI UPON RETIREMENT FROM CECOM, FORT MONMOUTH

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 12, 1999

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I want to recognize the achievements and 
contributions of Mr. Frank E. Fiorilli, Deputy for Business and 
Strategic Planning for the Army's Communications-Electronics Command 
(CECOM) at Fort Monmouth, NJ.
  Mr. Fiorilli is retiring after 34 years and a luncheon in his honor 
will be held on October 27. This will be a special occasion for a very 
special individual--one of those talented civil service managers in 
whom we invest our faith and trust to successfully carry out an 
important national security responsibility.
  Mr. Fiorilli began his distinguished career as a presidential intern 
in 1965. Born in Newark, NJ, he received a bachelors degree cum laude 
from Rutgers in 1965. He has been serving his country ever since.
  The principal function of CECOM at Fort Monmouth is to ensure that 
our soldiers in the field have advanced communications equipment that 
will protect them and contribute to the success of their battlefield 
mission. We have been fortunate over the years to have, at Fort 
Monmouth, highly skilled engineers and other professionals who develop 
and procure this equipment--a critical component of our military's 
worldwide success.
  Frank Fiorilli has established the foundation for the Army to 
adequately and properly provide advanced communications equipment for 
the ``Army After Next.'' He has done this with a combination of 
creativity and organizational skill that we should honor and encourage 
in all our senior Federal managers. I congratulate Mr. Fiorilli and 
wish him a well-deserved and fulfilling retirement.

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