FCC Names Deputy Chief Technologist
Alison Neplokh was named the FCC’s deputy chief technologist, said an agency news release Thursday. Neplokh will be based in the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis, working on “complex and cross-cutting technical issues,” the release said. She’ll remain…
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chief engineer with the Media Bureau and manage the Downloadable Security Technology Advisory Committee, according to the agency. Neplokh has been with the FCC since 2002, primarily working in the Media Bureau on issues like the incentive auction, open Internet and the DTV transition. She also was an aide to Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, the agency said. Rosenworcel in a separate release said Neplokh’s “institutional knowledge, technical know-how, and background in both electrical and computer engineering make her an excellent choice.”