[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3740]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


          RECOGNIZING THE DEDICATED SERVICE OF MR. JOHN MORAN

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 4, 2014

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a 
special individual whose contributions to this country, especially its 
veterans, are innumerable. His name is John Moran, and he has just 
retired from Federal service as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor 
for the Veterans' Employment and Training Service.
   Last week, John closed out a career that has spanned 35 years of 
dedicated service to his country. His accomplishments in that time are 
remarkable. In fact, John began his career protecting the public and 
Members of the House and Senate as a United States Capitol Policeman.
   John was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts. In 1979, he 
graduated from Westfield State University with a Bachelor's Degree in 
Criminal Justice. As I stated earlier, he began his Federal career as a 
member of the United States Capitol Police, then, later as a Federal 
Air Marshal/Special Agent with the FAA. Throughout his 35 year career, 
Mr. Moran progressed through a variety of managerial and senior 
executive positions:
   Special Agent in Charge, Washington, D.C. Civil Aviation Security 
Field Office;
   Chief of Staff, FAA Office of Airports; Program Assessment and 
Evaluation Officer, in the Office of Civil Aviation Security;
   Director, of the Red Team and Explosives Security Division, at the 
Office of Civil Aviation Security.
   Following the attacks on September 11th, Mr. Moran played a crucial 
role in helping to shape the legislation that founded the 
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and was instrumental in 
building it from the ground up. For his hard work and dedication, Mr. 
Moran received a September 11th Service Medal from the Secretary of 
Transportation in recognition of his pivotal role and unwavering 
service to his country.
   He then became the TSA Assistant Administrator responsible for all 
aspects of training of a workforce of over 50,000 personnel and served 
as Vice Chair of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation 
Board. In 2005, Mr. Moran was asked to serve as the acting Associate 
Administrator.
   Mr. Moran's final Federal service was as the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of Veterans Employment and Training Service or VETS at the 
Department of Labor. In this position, Mr. Moran was the go-to 
executive during a leadership transition in which he was responsible 
for important veterans employment programs such as the Jobs for 
Veterans State Grant program, the Homeless Veterans Reintegration 
Program, the Women's Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program, the 
Incarcerated Veterans Program, the Veterans Retraining Assistance 
Program, and the Transition Assistance Program. Literally thousands of 
veterans are now employed because of John Moran's dedication to the 
betterment of those who have worn the nation's military uniforms.
   On behalf of the House Committee on Veterans' affairs, I wish John 
and his family every success in the future.

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