Paul Irving, former Assistant Director of the Secret Service & Managing Director of CCG’s Newly Launched Miami Office nominated to be the 37th Sergeant at Arms for the U.S. House of Representatives
WASHINGTON, December 12, 2011 - Command Consulting Group congratulates our own Paul Irving on his recent nomination to succeed Wilson “Bill” Livingood as the Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. House of Representatives. Most recently, Mr. Irving was responsible for the launch of CCG’s Miami, FL office and lead key business development efforts in Latin America and around the world.
I congratulate Paul Irving on his nomination to this critical post and wish him well as he goes through the nomination process. I’ve worked with Paul for nearly three decades in and out of government and hold him in the highest possible regard as a superb, non-partisan professional and innovative security and operational leader and manager,” said W. Ralph Basham, former Director of the Secret Service and founding principal at CCG. “Our firm and our clients have benefited greatly from Paul’s knowledge, experience, and judgment, and if confirmed I know that the House of Representatives will benefit from his expertise as well.
Most recently in government, Mr. Irving served as the Assistant Director of the U.S. Secret Service. In this capacity, Mr. Irving was responsible for the oversight of all administrative and mission support activities of the U.S. Secret Service. Prior to serving as the Assistant Director of Administration, Mr. Irving served as the first Assistant Director of Homeland Security, where he oversaw the U.S. Secret Service’s integration into the newly formed Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He was transitioned to this position after serving as a lead member of the White House Homeland Security Transition Planning Office, the entity tasked with forming DHS in 2002. Prior to his position as AD – Homeland Security, Mr. Irving was the Assistant Director for Government and Public Affairs and as such, was responsible for all interaction between the U.S. Secret Service and Congress.
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