[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 23]
[Senate]
[Page 31874]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          ALBERT W. BILLINGTON

 Mr. CHAFEE. Mr. President, I am pleased today to draw the 
Senate's attention to a public servant who has given meritorious 
service to Rhode Island and to the Nation.
  Since 1981, Albert W. Billington has been a Special Agent with the 
Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). In December, Mr. 
Billington will retire from the NCIS. He leaves a record of 
achievement, and his service will be missed.
  Al Billington graduated from Northeastern University in 1977 with a 
bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. Beginning his career as a 
Special Agent, his first assignment was the San Francisco office where 
he investigated general criminal matters. Just 2 years later, he began 
a one-year assignment as the Special Agent Afloat aboard the USS 
Enterprise (CVN 65). During the tour, he led several high-profile 
investigations while the ship and battle group were deployed in the 
Western Pacific, and for this he received the NCISRA San Francisco 
Special Agent of the Year Award for Distinguished Service.
  Later, Mr. Billington graduated from the Department of Defense 
Polygraph Institute in Anniston, AL, and was reassigned as a Special 
Agent Polygraph Examiner to the NIS Northeast Region Polygraph Site in 
New London, CT. He rose through the ranks first as the Site Manager and 
later as the Special Agent in Charge of The Polygraph Office.
  As Division Head at NISHQ, he conducted oversight of all polygraph 
matters for the Department of the Navy.
  In 1994, Al Billington was appointed Assistant Special Agent in 
Charge of the Northeast Field Office in Newport, RI, handling all 
criminal and fraud investigations.
  In 1997, he was promoted and reassigned as the Special Agent in 
Charge of the NCIS Middle East Field Office in Bahrain. He served with 
distinction during this time of heightened alert and terrorist activity 
and was awarded the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award by VADM C.W. 
Moore, Commander Fifth Fleet, USN.
  Two years later, he was transferred to NCIS Headquarters and served 
as the Deputy Assistant Director for Investigative Support.
  In 2001, Mr. Billington assumed his present position as the Special 
Agent in Charge of the NCIS Washington, DC, Field Office.
  Upon his retirement, Mr. Billington will be returning to his home in 
Portsmouth, RI, spending time with his wife, Bonnie, and son, Matthew.
  I join with Al Billington's colleagues in expressing thanks for his 
dedication and valuable service to our Nation, and in wishing him 
success in all his future endeavors.

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