[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7427]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     IN APPRECIATION OF RAMZI NEMO

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 25, 2016

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my 
appreciation for the contributions of Ramzi Nemo to the work of the 
Committee on Homeland Security on the occasion of his return to the 
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
  Since March 2015, Mr. Nemo has shared his considerable expertise in 
acquisitions and sourcing management as a detailee on my Committee 
staff. In his time with the Committee, Ramzi helped staff 10 hearings 
on topics as diverse as the policy questions surrounding the closing of 
the prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to climate change to vehicle fleet 
management. Additionally, Mr. Ramzi provided specialized technical 
expertise with respect to oversight of the Department of Homeland 
Security's Management Directorate, particularly with respect to how it 
handles its information technology, personnel, and real property.
  Strengthening the effectiveness of the Department's acquisitions 
program has been a central focus of the Committee's work and, with Mr. 
Nemo's contributions, Committee Democrats successfully advanced a 
number of legislative proposals that were incorporated into H.R. 3572, 
the ``DHS Headquarters Reform and Improvement Act.''
  Finally, I would like to acknowledge that, during his time with the 
Committee, Mr. Nemo provided consistent and positive contributions to 
the work of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency and 
helped advance the priorities of the Ranking Member, Representative 
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
  I appreciate his service to the Committee, the Congress, and the 
Nation and wish him every success, as he returns to the GAO.

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