FCC Announces Axel Rodriguez as New Field Director

The Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau announced that Axel Rodriguez is the Commission’s new Field Director, leading the Bureau’s field office staff in its work combatting harmful interference to authorized uses of the airwaves, supporting restoration of communications after disasters, and investigating rule violations and other illegal activities. Field agents are the eyes and ears of the FCC across the country, and their work is crucial to ensuring that wireless communications operate as expected. Rodriguez took this position after having served since 2013 as a supervisor in the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology lab. Prior to joining the FCC, he worked as an electronics engineer for the Defense Information Systems Agency, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, and in the Army Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy branch. Rodriguez also has two decades of both active duty and reserve experience in the US military including as a cyber warfare officer, communications director, and battalion signal officer. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Lehigh University and master’s degrees in engineering and electrical engineering from the University of Maryland and George Washington University respectively. Rodriguez officially began work as field director late in September.

The Enforcement Bureau’s Field Director oversees 13 field offices. FCC field staff are responsible for on-the-ground investigations and engaging with those who may have violated the Commission’s rules.