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Maryland. The CHPPM functioned as the “technical arm” of the Army
Surgeon General’s Office. During my tenure with AEHA/CHPPM, I had the

opportunity to serve as the AEHA Task Force Leader in supporting the
Pershing Project Manager on the environmental permitting requirements for
the “Pershing Missile Motor Elimination Program” in support of the

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty between the United States
and the former Soviet Union. The treaty resulted in the destruction of
thousands of nuclear missiles and significantly eased tensions between the

U.S. and the former Soviet Union. While serving as the CHPPM Air Quality
Program Manager, I had responsibility for managing air quality projects that
assessed and/or mitigated potential health risks to soldiers, family members,
and civilians at Army installations worldwide; and for providing quick-

response air sampling support to forces deployed in support of contingency
operations. In February 1999, I was honored to be selected by the National
Society of Professional Engineers as its “Federal Engineer of the Year.” Upon

my retirement after 34 years of Federal Service, I was awarded the
Department of the Army Meritorious Civilian Service Award.

I am Thomas Xenakis and I served in the Department of Defense, Defense
Security Service. As a Counterintelligence Agent, I oversaw key
manufacturing assets from the Defense Industrial Base and was assigned to
the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to support the Intermediate Nuclear

Forces Strategic Arms and Chemical Weapons Convention Treaties. I helped
prepare our government contractors and government laboratories for the
Treaty inspections, including escorting Russian Inspectors at the sites.

Critical to my task was preparing the sites and preventing loss of U.S.
Government classified information, intellectual property, manufacturing
technologies, and proprietary information. Of the 42 sites in the Continental
U.S. with potential to be included in the Treaty documents, we were able to

eliminate 39 from being subjected to intrusive Treaty inspections. The 42 pre-
inspections were conducted in less than 14 days, resulting in immeasurable
cost savings of future inspections to U.S. taxpayers. It also saved time, which

could have interrupted and impacted the manufacturing of equipment and
technology to support our troops.

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