[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 12]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      TRIBUTE TO MR. ROBERT BOYER

  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I rise to recognize the service and 
career of Mr. Robert Boyer, a member of the senior executive service, 
upon his retirement after 33 years of honorable and distinguished 
service. Throughout his career, he has epitomized the Navy core values 
of honor, courage, and commitment and has displayed an exceptional 
ability to advance the Navy's facilities requirements within the 
Department of Defense and the Congress. I commend him for a superb 
career of service to the Navy, our great Nation, and my home state of 
South Carolina.
  Mr. Boyer received the 2000 Presidential Rank of Meritorious 
Executive for sustained superior performance, leadership and 
management. He has a distinguished reputation as one of the 
government's leaders in strategic acquisition, business innovations, 
and contract initiatives. As the lead senior civilian with the Naval 
Facilities Engineering Command, Mr. Boyer is a visionary, directly 
responsible for the implementation of new acquisition strategies and 
innovative operations and organization changes that serve Navy 
operating forces, senior leaders of industry, and other customers 
worldwide. As the Executive Director of Acquisition during the past 
three years, Mr. Boyer established a creative and ground-breaking an 
acquisition program copied both within and outside the federal 
government. The global scope of his responsibilities and the depth, 
breadth and sheer quantity of contractual actions under Mr. Boyer's 
purview are staggering. While Mr. Boyer continues to champion 
innovation and initiative within the entire Command, he continually 
exceeds the execution and performance goals of his Acquisition program. 
His loyalty and integrity are unequaled, as is the respect that he has 
earned from his workforce. His combination of superior talent, 
leadership acumen and genuine love of his work make him a gifted 
executive.
  Mr. Boyer's acquisition innovations have changed construction and 
service contracting ashore and set new standards within the Department 
of Defense for programs such as the Public-Private-Venture for the 
Family Housing and Utility product lines. He has made dramatic 
operational improvements, realigning scarce resources to acquire the 
best possible value for the Navy. We widely acclaim his innovative 
approaches within the Navy and most recently, focused senior leaders on 
his acquisition innovations.
  From December 1991 to May 1996, Mr. Boyer was the Senior Procurement 
Executive for the Federal Management Agency. In this capacity he 
directed a nationwide contract, grant, and cooperative agreement 
program in support of the Agency's all hazard mission. His duties 
included direct support to the multibillion dollar state and local 
municipality efforts to improve their disaster mitigation programs, 
response, and recovery efforts. From 1971 to 1991, Mr. Boyer worked in 
various acquisition positions within the Department of Navy. Mr. Boyer 
served as a U.S. Army Infantry Officer from 1968 to 1970.
  Mr. Boyer was born in Annandale, Virginia, but adopted South Carolina 
as his home while attending the Citadel where he earned his Masters in 
Business Administration. He is married to the former Julie Mandell. He 
and Julie have a son, Robby, and a daughter, Tracy.
  Madam President, I wish him and his family the best in his well-
deserved retirement.

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