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FAA, best-in-class!

MIL is proud to announce that on May 24, 2017, MIL’s FAA
customer was recognized with the Certificate of Excellence in
Accountability Reporting (CEAR) award for the 13th time for
its FY 2016 Performance and Accountability Report (PAR).
The PAR is prepared each year to present the agency’s audited
financial statements and auditors’ report. For the last 20 years, the
Association of Government Accountants (AGA) has presented
CEAR awards to federal government agencies whose PARs
achieve the highest standards by communicating results and
demonstrating accountability.
Members of the FAA’s Financial and Performance Reporting team
were on hand at the Program Awards Banquet black tie event at
the JW Marriott in Washington, DC to receive the award from
the OMB Acting Deputy Director for Management and the AGA.
The team also received a Special Best-in-Class Award for the best Have a great story
presentation and discussion of Improving Financial Management.
MIL’s own John Roland was present to represent MIL at the CEAR from your team?
award ceremony.
On behalf of MIL, well done to the FAA, John, and the entire MIL E-mail us at:
team!
communications@milcorp.com
for newsletter consideration!
employees of the month

May 2017: Patrick Harmond to Microsoft Identity Manager, the implementation of HSPD-12
compliance, and the development of a self-service password reset
Since 2016, Patrick Harmond has served solution. On top of all this, Patrick jumps-in icto help resolve any
as a MIL systems engineer, working unexpected problems on the ITA network without hesitation.
with our System Operations (SysOps) In addition to his duties at ITA, Patrick has been working at the
team at ITA. He also previously worked Small Business Administration where he is helping to roll-out
as the team’s lead system administrator OneDrive and other advanced features of Office 365, while also
for several years. Patrick’s hard work aiding in the redesign of their Active Directory.
and engineering expertise have been
instrumental in the success of many Patrick is an essential member of IT Sector, and we at MIL are
SysOps projects over the years. Since fortunate and grateful to have him on our team. Congrats, Patrick!
transitioning roles, he works attentively to
further develop ITA’s infrastructure to meet our customers’ needs. June 2017: Tyler Clark
Beyond his diligence in pursuing solutions to engineering
challenges and network issues, Patrick’s success can be measured Tyler Clark joined MIL in 2015 and
in the smiles of his colleagues. His contagious positivity livens currently works at the RDT&E Network
up any meeting, and his ability to patiently walk teammates Operations and Security Center (NOSC)
and customers alike through complex engineering designs at PAX River. Ever dedicated to his work,
is tremendously helpful. Whenever a project calls for a deep Tyler displays an incredible knack for
understanding of ITA’s infrastructure or cloud services understanding complicated security
engineering, Patrick is always in high demand. He regularly works troubleshooting and processes. His
nights and weekends to ensure that the job gets done right and on exemplary work ethic and customer
time. service has made him an invaluable
In the months since assuming the role of systems engineer, member of the NOSC team. Continuously
Patrick has contributed to numerous MIL successes, including the taking on new tasks, Tyler has also become a mentor to new
migration of all ITA users to SafeNet authentication, the upgrade MIL employees in the NOSC. He works side-by-side with our

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