[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16317-16318]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        THANKING MICHAEL B. BOWMAN FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE HOUSE

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                           HON. ROBERT W. NEY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 18, 2005

  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, on the occasion of his retirement in June 2005, 
we rise to thank Mr. Michael B. Bowman for 30 years of distinguished 
service to the House of Representatives.
  Mr. Bowman began serving the House of Representatives in 1975 as a 
trainer for the Member Information Network on the mainframe computer at 
House Information Systems before he became the project leader for the 
first help desk ``hotline'' in 1977. During his career at the House, 
Mr. Bowman served as the

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Postmaster for the first House electronic mail system from 1980 to 
1983, and following the Anthrax event in Congress in 2001, he was 
appointed to the Digital Mail team that developed the statement of work 
for conversion of postal mail to digital images.
  As the Y2K project leader, Mike was responsible for preparing the 
House computer workstations for our transition into the year 2000. He 
successfully met the challenges for ensuring each of the 12,000 desktop 
and laptop computers in the Member, Committee, Leadership and House 
support offices in Washington, DC and over 950 District offices across 
our country were prepared to cross the bridge into the 21st century.
  Serving as the Customer Relations Manager, Mike is responsible for 
ensuring all Members and House staff are satisfied with the information 
technology solutions and support services they receive from House 
support staff and vendors.
  Mike's contributions while serving the House of Representatives have 
been significant. His passionate customer service, organizational 
knowledge and project management skills earned him the reputation among 
his colleagues and customers as a person with a calm demeanor and great 
respect for this institution.
  On behalf of the entire House community, we extend our appreciation 
to Mike for his many years of dedication and outstanding service to the 
House of Representatives.

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