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“RECOGNIZING DENNIS J. TAITANO ON HIS RETIREMENT AFTER 32 YEARS OF DEDICATED FEDERAL CIVILIAN SERVICE” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1485-E1486 on Sept. 19, 2014.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
RECOGNIZING DENNIS J. TAITANO ON HIS RETIREMENT AFTER 32 YEARS OF
DEDICATED FEDERAL CIVILIAN SERVICE
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HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO
of guam
in the house of representatives
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Dennis J. Taitano on his retirement from the U.S. Department of the Navy after 32 years of federal civilian service. Mr. Taitano retired as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Services.
Mr. Taitano was born and raised in Guam. He attended George Washington High School from 1975-1976 before pursuing higher education in the states. He holds a bachelor's degree in business management and economics from the University of Maryland and a master's degree in public financial management from the American University. He is also a graduate of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program, which he completed in 1999.
Throughout his professional career, Mr. Taitano has worked tirelessly to improve financial practices and procedures at the organizations he has led. He held numerous financial management positions with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of the Navy
(DON). He previously served as the Director of the USDA Farm Service Agency's Office of Budget and Finance, Chief Financial Officer of the FSA, and Chief Financial Officer of the USDA Foreign Agriculture Service. He has also served as the Comptroller of the DON Naval Sea Systems Command's Naval Ordinance Center and as a Special Advisor for Defense Reform within the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
In 2009, Mr. Taitano was appointed the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Operations with the DON's Office of the Assistant Secretary
(Financial Management & Comptroller). In this capacity he was responsible for overseeing the DON's $170 billion operating budget and exercised financial oversight for the DON's 830,000 military and civilian personnel, including over 400 support contractors.
Mr. Taitano is the recipient of the 2009 Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Service. He has also received two DON Meritorious Civilian Service Medals, multiple USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator Honor Awards, and the USDA CFO Summit Award for the Budget and Performance Management System.
On behalf of the people of Guam and a grateful nation, I commend Mr. Dennis Taitano for his many years of dedicated service to our country. I wish him the best in his retirement.
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