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Redl to Be Nominated to Head NTIA

House Commerce aide David Redl was picked to be this administration's nominee to head the NTIA, the White House said Tuesday evening. The plan to nominate him was expected, as we previously reported.

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Redl would be assistant secretary at the Commerce Department. He's chief counsel for the Republican-led House Commerce Committee and previously worked at CTIA on spectrum and other issues. NTIA is led by the assistant secretary for communications and information, "the President's principal adviser on telecommunications and information policy," said its website. The top two jobs are vacant now.