[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 2551-2552]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RETIREMENT OF MR. RICHARD J. CONNELLY OF THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

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                          HON. JAMES P. MORAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 29, 2007

  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
career of Mr. Richard J. Connelly. Having served his country for more 
than 38 years, he retired from the Federal Government on January 3, 
2007. His record of achievement during this period reflects great 
credit upon himself and upon the organizations with which he has 
served.
  Mr. Connelly is a member of the Senior Executive Service and has 
received numerous awards over his career including a 2003 Presidential 
Rank Award of Meritorious Executive. Beginning his Federal career as an 
Army Signal Officer in 1968, Mr. Connelly joined the Defense Logistics 
Agency (DLA) in 1972 as a

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management intern in the budget office. In 1986, he was appointed to 
the Senior Executive Service and was named the chief of the budget 
division. He later served as DLA Comptroller, as Administrator of the 
Defense National Stockpile Center, and as the Director, DLA Support 
Services.
  Mr. Connelly grew up in Boston and graduated from Boston College in 
1968. He attended Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma where 
he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Signal Corps, and 
served one year in Vietnam. Mr. Connelly attended Stanford University 
Graduate School of Business as a Sloan Fellow and received a Master of 
Science degree in management in 1978.
  Mr. Connelly became Director of Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) 
on November 3, 2003, directing the Department of Defense organization 
that is responsible for purchasing and managing all petroleum resources 
used by the United States military. In addition, Mr. Connelly has 
guided the growing mission of total energy support by developing 
strategies to buy and sell deregulated electricity and natural gas to 
federal agency customers.
  Madam Speaker, I am honored to ask my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating Mr. Richard J. Connelly on his retirement from Federal 
Civil Service. He epitomizes the dedication and professionalism that 
make our Federal government a model all over the world.

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