[South Florida DX Association] Riley Hollingsworth

[K2EWB]

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The following is from the ARRL Web site.  As most of you know K4ZDH, Riley 
Hollingsworth is unfortunately retiring July 3rd.

Who Wants to Be the Next Riley Hollingsworth?
No, it's not a game show, but if you are an attorney and want to work in 
Washington, DC, you might just be the next Riley Hollingsworth and deal with 
legal and policy matters pertaining to enforcement issues, with an emphasis 
on the Amateur Radio Service. Hollingsworth, who created the Amateur Radio 
Spectrum Enforcement position and served for close to 10 years, is retiring 
July 3.

On Tuesday, June 24, the FCC posted an announcement looking for an 
Attorney-Advisor (Special Counsel) within the FCC's Enforcement Bureau, 
Spectrum Enforcement Division to take over Hollingsworth's position, a GS-15 
level, when he retires. At a minimum, candidates must hold a professional 
law degree -- either a JD, LL.B and/or LL.M -- and have at least four years 
of professional law experience; at least one year must be equivalent to the 
GS-14 level in the Federal Service. All applicants must be a member of their 
state bar association, be able to pass a federal background investigation 
and be eligible to hold a security clearance. Interested parties have until 
July 9 to apply. The position is currently based in Gettysburg, 
Pennsylvania, but according to the job announcement, will now be 
headquartered in the nation's capitol.

As a part of the job, the successful candidate provides authoritative legal 
advice to the Division Chief and Deputy Division Chiefs, Division staff, 
Bureau senior management and staff, as well as Commission officials on legal 
matters pertaining to assigned enforcement issues and activities. They are 
also responsible for proper interpretation of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, the Commission's Rules and all FCC policies. They will 
provide expert advice on legal issues affecting policy matters, evaluate 
current and potential policy issues and initiate original research and 
investigative analysis. They also must be able to conduct legal reviews and 
analyze issues affecting enforcement policy under consideration for the 
Amateur Radio Service, as well as be required to use legal expertise in 
researching precedents and advise on the appropriateness of actions or make 
recommendations for alternative approaches.

The successful candidate must keep abreast of major legal developments 
affecting enforcement issues and activities. They will perform incumbent 
reviews and approve the work of lower graded attorneys, assuring that the 
documents are legally and factually adequate, complete, comprehensive and 
internally consistent and in conformance with existing policy and precedent 
decisions, as well as handle unusually complex and controversial cases, 
including those of a precedent-setting nature.

The FCC offers a wide range of employee benefits including life insurance, 
holidays and leave, health insurance, a thrift savings plan, long-term care 
insurance and a retirement plan. For more information on the position, 
please contact Susan Beckham at the FCC's Enforcement Bureau via e-mail.



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