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Monday through Friday for the entire summer. That was the beginning of my
education in work ethics, which continued as I progressed through my entire
career, climbing the ladder without stomping on others, until I retired as a GS-
14.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
I am Paul Schwartz and I served in the Department of Homeland Security
when that Department was created in 2003 and completed my federal career at
the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) post Katrina. I
am the Maryland Federation of NARFE's State Legislative Committee Chair.
I was an official with the Federal government for 37 years, working for U.S.
Customs at the World Trade Center in New York, and later at the Headquarters
in Washington, as the Director of Trade Enforcement. As Director, I oversaw
the enforcement of the rules and regulations for more than 60 federal agencies,
including the Department of Commerce, Food and Drug Administration,
Consumer Products Safety, Drug Enforcement Administration, Environmental
Protection Agency and others. They included such programs as antidumping,
countervailing duty, quota, and the implementation of sanctions against foreign
entities. For my work at Customs, I received the Commissioner's Award for
Innovation in 2001. At FEMA, I was responsible for developing the Gap
Analysis Program in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina to better identify
capabilities and vulnerabilities of state and local governments and the assets
available from federal agencies prior to the onset of a major disaster. For this
Work, I was awarded the Administrator's Award for Excellence in 2008.
I am Edward Solkowski and I served in the Department of Homeland
Security. I worked as Division Chief and Senior Advisor managing and
advising all aspects of federal procurement transactions from request to
contract closeout. I executed a $750 million annual budget, in compliance
with the Federal Acquisition Regulation Manual, the Homeland Security
Acquisition Manual and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
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