Full Text of HR0414 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives would like
to congratulate Lucas Foppe and his | 4 | | team on winning the annual
NSA Cyber Defense Trophy; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lucas Foppe is a native of Breese; he attended
All | 6 | | Saints Academy Catholic School and Breese Mater Dei Catholic | 7 | | High School; he is the son of Bill and Denise Foppe, and the | 8 | | brother of Nick
Foppe, Katie Foppe, and Emily (Neil) Kohnen, | 9 | | and uncle to William Kohnen; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, For the past several months leading up to the
| 11 | | event, Lucas Foppe and the 14 other midshipmen and their | 12 | | counterparts
from the United States Coast Guard Academy, the | 13 | | Merchant Marine Academy,
the Military Academy, and the Royal | 14 | | Military College of Canada have
been preparing for the live | 15 | | competition by building and securing
their own networks; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, During the competition, experts from the NSA
| 17 | | attacked each team's networks while they attempted to detect
| 18 | | and recover from those intrusions and attacks; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, The Naval Academy's victory comes with bragging
| 20 | | rights, a trophy, and the opportunity to meet with Vice
| 21 | | President Pence at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Lucas Foppe was named captain of the Naval | 3 | | Academy's
competitive cyber team and competed on the varsity | 4 | | offshore
sailing team; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lucas Foppe is in his fourth and final year at the
| 6 | | Naval Academy, where he studied computer engineering and
will | 7 | | serve as a cryptologic warfare officer; he is graduating on May | 8 | | 25, 2017 and will be stationed in Hawaii; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Lucas Foppe has been working hard to prepare for | 10 | | his
career through interactions with the intelligence | 11 | | community, including two internships at the NSA and a research | 12 | | project
coordinated with members of the intelligence | 13 | | community; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 15 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 | | recognize Lucas Foppe on leading his team to victory in the | 17 | | annual NSA Cyber Defense Exercise; and be it further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That we wish Lucas Foppe success in his future
| 19 | | endeavors after the Naval Academy; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to Lucas Foppe as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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