[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13528]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO PAM HAZE

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 29, 2014

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay tribute to 
Pam Haze, an individual whose dedication and contribution to public 
service is exceptional. Her extensive experience and knowledge have 
been a great benefit to the Department of the Interior, Congress, and 
the American people. Pam will soon be retiring from the Department of 
the Interior after 34 years of federal service.
  Pam has tirelessly dedicated herself to public service, committing 
her career to a wide range of positions. Currently, Pam is the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of Budget, Finance, Performance and Acquisition at 
the Department of the Interior, a position she was appointed to in 
October of 2009. It is in this current position that Pam has been 
responsible for the oversight and management of the Department's 
programs and policies in budget; finance; acquisition and property 
management; performance management; and small and disadvantaged 
business.
  Pam has been an invaluable resource to me and my staff on the 
Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee. 
Whether she is testifying before our committee, or responding to a 
myriad of questions on behalf of the Department, Pam has been a key 
liaison between the Appropriations Committee and the Department. Pam is 
that rare individual who focuses on solving problems when faced with 
even the most challenging circumstances. She has earned the admiration 
and respect of Republicans and Democrats alike for her knowledge of the 
issues and ability to arrive at solutions considered fair and 
reasonable by all sides.
  Pursuing her interests in the environment, Pam received both an 
undergraduate degree in wildlife biology and a graduate degree in 
environmental science and ecology from George Mason University. Pam 
took her passion with her to the Department of Interior, where she has 
spent the majority of her federal career within Interior bureaus, such 
as the Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the 
Bureau of Land Management and the former Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. 
It was in these Interior agencies that Pam was able to effectively lead 
as a planner, hydrologist, field biologist, contaminant biologist, 
program analyst, administrator, budget analyst and manager.
  Prior to her current service as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
Budget, Finance, Performance and Acquisition, Pam spent time as the 
Deputy Director and Co-Director of the Office of the Budget from 1999 
to 2006 and from 2007 to 2009 as the director of the Department's 
Office of Budget. Pam also has a great depth of experience with other 
federal agencies, such as the Small Business Administration and the 
Office of the Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas 
Transportation System in which she played a critical role in 
successfully facilitating the completion of the Alaska natural gas 
pipeline. In addition, Pam has also previously devoted her time and 
knowledge to Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
  For her many years of public service, Pam deserves our thanks and 
praise. Her tireless passion for service has contributed immensely to 
the betterment of our nation. Through her broad range of roles in our 
government, she has spent her working life in the service of others, 
and this merits my most sincere gratitude. I ask that the House join me 
in wishing Pam the best as she begins the next chapter of her life.

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