[GreenKeys] From W1AW

[Mark Richards]

Don Robert House wrote:
> ZCZC
> 
> SB QST ARL ARLB024
> ARLB024 Hollingsworth to Stay Put at FCC
> 
> Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Special Counsel for the FCC's
> Enforcement Bureau, has decided not to retire.  He had announced
> last week that he would leave the FCC in January 2008.
> 
> Riley states, "After spending the entire weekend thinking about the
> decision [to retire], it became more and more clear to me that it
> just isn't the right decision for me right now.  There are several
> issues on the table that I want to continue to work through with the
> amateur community."

This raises some questions.

Does this reflect a policy decision of the FCC, a personal agenda, or 
both?  What are the issues on the table Riley Hollingsworth wants to 
"work through" that the agency supports?

Does this mean that without Hollingsworth FCC enforcement cases in the 
Amateur service would grind to a halt?

I've never before heard of an employee of a federal agency making such a 
statement, unless they're setting policy.  FCC policy is set through its 
Commissioners and politics (and ultimately comes down from the 
"decider"), not individuals whose job is to carry the policy forward, 
which makes the statement all the more puzzling.


/k1mgy