The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau added Andy Hendrickson as its new Chief Technology Officer last week. He’ll provide advice on technological developments as part of the ongoing effort to strengthen the bureau’s expertise in support of its privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, and network outage enforcement work.
The establishment of a Chief Technology Officer position in the Enforcement Bureau continues the FCC’s efforts to confront the challenges of modern communications systems. This includes its revived focus on privacy and data protection.
Hendrickson will work with the FCC’s Privacy and Data Protection Task Force. Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel established the task force to combat issues such as data breaches of telecommunications, cable, and satellite providers; network outages caused by cyberattacks; and supply chain vulnerabilities.
Hendrickson was a technology executive in the private sector with over 20 years of experience in telecommunications, specializing in business and technology transformation. As Senior Director of Technology at Verizon, Hendrickson was instrumental in the rollout of the 5G network and the engineering and operations of the Verizon Cloud Platform, notes the agency. He has worked as a part-time Lecturer at Rutgers University teaching Environmental Geomatics and is a member of industry organizations such as the Open Infrastructure Foundation and the Network Time Foundation.
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