President Bush nominated John Kneuer to become permanent NTIA dir...
President Bush nominated John Kneuer to become permanent NTIA dir. He has been acting dir. since Feb. Kneuer, deputy dir. under Michael Gallagher, was expected to be nominated to the post and no other strong candidate emerged (CD Feb…
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17 p1). He was named deputy dir. in July 2004, after having joined NTIA in Oct. 2003. Previously, Kneuer was an attorney at Piper Rudnick, exec. dir.-govt. relations at the Industrial Telecom Assn. and an attorney-adviser in the FCC Wireless Bureau. When the Senate will act on the nomination remains an open question. “Industry thinks very highly of John,” said one regulatory attorney. The source compared Kneuer with FCC nominee Robert McDowell, whose nomination has been stuck in the Senate: “Everybody likes him, too, and it doesn’t make any difference. Getting any nomination through the Senate requires a good deal of luck and having all the stars lined up.”