[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27001]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            THANKING JOE ADAMS FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE HOUSE

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                          HON. ROBERT A. BRADY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 5, 2009

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, on the occasion of his 
retirement on November 2, 2009, we rise to thank Mr. Joe Adams for his 
32 years of distinguished service to Congress. Joe has served this 
great institution as a valued employee of the Architect of the Capitol 
for 19 years and House Information Resources (HIR), in the Office of 
the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for 13 years.
  Joe joined HIR in 1996 as a Data Network Engineer. During this time, 
he successfully upgraded the House Campus Data Network to an Ethernet-
based, high-capacity data communications backbone and increased the 
House Internet connection capacity 200 fold from 3 Megabits per second 
(Mbps) to 600 Mbps. These upgrades were the foundation of greatly 
improved information technology service delivery and contributed 
significantly to highly available, mission critical data transport 
services.
  In recent years, as manager for the Network Systems Engineering 
Branch, Joe led a team of engineers who helped implement upgrades to 
support efficient, effective and sustainable services to the House. His 
unparalleled dedication, considerable institutional knowledge and 
attention to detail have helped the Office of the CAO maintain a high 
degree of customer satisfaction. For his performance, he was awarded 
the ``CAO Distinguished Service Award'' in 2003 and the ``CAO 
Excellence Award for Knowledge'' in 2008.
  On behalf of the entire House community, we extend congratulations to 
Joe for his years of dedication and outstanding contributions to the 
United States Congress.

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