[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 7857-7858]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        THANKING STEVEN A. McNAMARA FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE HOUSE

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                           HON. ROBERT W. NEY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 26, 2005

  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Steven ``Steve'' McNamara, the Inspector 
General of the House of Representatives will be retiring at the end of 
May after a long and distinguished career in service to the United 
States Government. His exemplary career spans 35 years of service, the 
last 5 of which have been spent with the House of Representatives. 
Steve's considerable professional skills and credentials as a Certified 
Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information 
Systems Auditor, and Certified Government Financial Manager equipped 
him for the important role of leading the Office of Inspector General 
in the House of Representatives. Through Steve's strong leadership, the 
Office of Inspector General has conducted essential reviews of the 
House's financial and administrative operations. These reviews and 
resulting recommendations have helped the House to achieve our present 
standards of safety, security, information assurance, and 
accountability, and Steve's role in these worthy institutional 
achievements cannot be understated.

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  Steve's leadership of the Office of Inspector General has spanned a 
wide area of audit services ranging from the analysis of the House's 
financial controls to careful analysis of emerging technologies. His 
business improvement initiatives and focus on efficiency have improved 
administrative functions in the House Officer organizations and 
realized cost savings for the House. Furthermore, his efforts have 
served a valuable purpose in achieving improved services and security 
for individual Members of Congress and staff. He has worked to ensure 
fire safety improvements in House facilities and has been paramount to 
assuring the integrity of the House's information technology systems.
  Steve will be missed by all of his colleagues and the House, but he 
can take great satisfaction in the many positive and important 
accomplishments of his career. Steve's judicious advice and counsel on 
matters of significant importance to the House will be difficult to 
replace. I wish Steve and his wife Jill a joyful and exciting 
retirement and I thank him once again for his long and distinguished 
career in Federal service.

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