[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21171]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO ROBERT L. GOLDICH

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 22, 2005

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I wish to recognize the outstanding service 
of Robert L. Goldich, a Specialist in National Defense with the Foreign 
Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division of the Congressional Research 
Service. Mr. Goldich is retiring after 33 years at CRS. During this 
time, he has provided Members of Congress with perspective and analysis 
on a broad range of topics in military manpower and personnel policy, 
military history, Department of Defense organization, prisoner of war 
(POW) and missing in action (MIA) issues, and major aspects of overall 
U.S. defense policy.
  During his career, Mr. Goldich excelled at working with Members of 
Congress and congressional staff on many issues. He is an expert on 
such issues as military retirement, military compensation and benefits, 
officer personnel management, military education and training; as well 
as the draft and all-volunteer force, military reserve components and 
the National Guard, and U.S. defense organization and management 
including the Goldwater-Nichols Act and the Reserve Officer Personnel 
Management Act. He received a CRS commendation for his service to 
Congress in 1987, and in 1991 he received a CRS meritorious award for 
his service to Congress during the Persian Gulf War. He is the second 
youngest person ever to graduate from the National War College.
  Mr. Goldich also served twice as head of CRS's Military Manpower, 
Budget and Policy Management Section and was responsible for providing 
to Congress analytical capability on a variety of defense issues 
associated with the Department of Defense's budget and policy 
priorities. He received many accolades as a supervisor and lead with 
dedication, analytical skill, clear thinking, and fair-minded approach 
in working with members of the Section. In addition to his work for 
Congress, Mr. Goldich's outside professional activities are impressive. 
He was invited to participate in high level conferences, writing book 
reviews for the Army Center of Military History, and having longtime 
participatory memberships to the Inter-Agency Seminar Group and the 
Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in thanking Mr. Goldich for his many 
years of service and his many contributions to congressional 
deliberations on defense related issues. I wish him and his family all 
the best in the days ahead.

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