Friday, 17 February
There’s this Homeland Security …
… as the t-shirt states.
During his nine years with DHS, he has served in various positions in the procurement organization. His most recent role as Industry Ombudsman carries with it the responsibility for organizing an annual Industry Day, which has an attendance of over 2,700 — in person and online.
The event held on 26 January was the last one he’ll be putting together before he retires at the end of the year. In announcing this to the industry attendees during the opening session, his boss also marked the occasion by presenting Mui with a pewter tray stamped with the DHS logo. What makes the tray special is that the signature of his current boss, along with those of his former bosses, are etched on the back.
This was the first time someone took photos at the event … so, I’ll share a few here. After all, it won’t be often — or perhaps ‘ever’ is a better word — that you’ll see Mui in a suit and tie once he retires ;-)
Scenes from Mui’s last Industry Day event.
The group shot is of Mui with his interns; the top right photo shows Mui joking around — he
likes to do that a lot — with Chris, the Deputy Under secretary for DHS.
The pewter tray; alas no good way of photographing the finely etched signatures on the back.
