[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 1291-1292]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



          TRIBUTE TO MAJOR GENERAL TIMOTHY P. MALISHENKO, USAF

 Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Major General Timothy P. Malishenko, USAF, upon his retirement from the 
United States Air Force after more than 32 years of distinguished and 
dedicated service to our Nation.
  A son of Ohio, Tim Malishenko grew up not far from my Greene County 
neighborhood, where his mom and dad were customers of my family's seed, 
grain, and lumber business. After graduating from Fairborn High School, 
he went on to The Ohio State University, where he earned a degree in 
business and honors as a distinguished ROTC graduate. This marked the 
beginning of what developed into an extraordinary Air Force career, in 
which Tim rose to the pinnacle of the complex and demanding world of 
Defense acquisition.
  As a young officer, Tim Malishenko served in a variety of contracting 
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contract-administration assignments related to major programs, 
including the Polaris and Poseidon missiles and the F-15 Radar. His 
organizational and crisis-management skills came to the fore during the 
1974 oil embargo, when, as a charter member of the Air Force Energy 
Management Division, he worked tirelessly to mitigate the effects of 
the supply disruption and safeguard America's military readiness.
  From there, Tim went on to work in classified space and satellite 
programs. He graduated from the Armed Forces Staff College, and, with 
family in tow, headed for Brunssum, The Netherlands, where he was chief 
of contracting and acquisition for the NATO Airborne Early Warning and 
Control Programme Management Agency. In the NATO assignment, Tim 
demonstrated remarkable tact and diplomacy in reconciling the diverse 
views and priorities of 13 countries.
  Returning stateside in 1982, Tim again served in a variety of 
contracting and contract-administration positions, including high-level 
management assignments at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and at 
Air Force headquarters in Washington, DC. Of particular note during 
this period was his extensive involvement in the research-and-
development contracting for the advanced tactical fighter, integrated 
avionics, and high-speed integrated circuitry--programs that set the 
stage for the information technologies and advanced avionics we know 
today.
  Four years ago, General Malishenko was named commander of the Defense 
Contract Management Command, an organization of more than 14,000 people 
responsible for the management of 375,000 contracts cumulatively valued 
at $100 billion. As commander, he was the standard bearer for a 
revolution in business affairs that led to the conversion of more than 
300 business sectors to ISO 9000, to dramatic advances in paperless 
contracting, and to the design and introduction of the DoD standard 
procurement system.
  The capstone of Tim's military career came on March 27, 2000, when he 
became the first director of the Defense Contract Management Agency 
(DCMA), the position he holds at the time of his retirement. In 
successfully spearheading the establishment of DCMA, Major General 
Malishenko brought to fruition a recommendation put forth in 1963 by 
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's Project 60, which called for the 
eventual creation of a separate Defense agency responsible for contract 
management.
  Under the general's direction, DCMA has emerged as a Combat Support 
Agency--one that has markedly transformed contractor battlefield 
support, as fully evidenced by DCMA's role in facilitating optimal 
support to our troops in Bosnia and Kosovo. He also left an indelible 
mark on DoD's continuing Revolution in Business Affairs, ushering DoD 
into an era of paperless contracting and electronic business processes. 
The inception of DCMA is a living testimonial to Tim Malishenko's 
exemplary leadership, professionalism, and unbounded energy. It is 
indeed a magnificent example of what can happen when well-tempered 
foresight converges with present-day diligence.
  Whether he was behind the desk in a major program office, on a 
contractor's plant floor, in a NATO council room, or ``in the door'' 
about to parachute into the open skies, Tim Malishenko served with 
valor, loyalty, and integrity. On the occasion of his retirement from 
the Air Force, I offer my congratulations and thanks to this esteemed 
son of the Buckeye state, and wish him and his wife, Jane, well in 
their future pursuits.

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