Chairman Carr Welcomes Andy Hendrickson as Chief of OET

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr announced the appointment of Andy Hendrickson as Chief of the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology. Hendrickson will serve as the Commission’s principal technical advisor, helping to shape spectrum policy, guiding equipment authorization, and ensuring regulatory standards reflect today’s rapidly evolving communications landscape. Ira Keltz, who has served as the FCC’s Acting Chief of OET since October 2024, will resume his prior role as Deputy Chief of OET. Hendrickson brings more than 20 years of technical leadership across telecommunications and large-scale digital infrastructure. Most recently, he served as Chief Technology Officer in the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau, where he guided field operations, consulted on emerging tech, policy, enforcement, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, 911, and network-outage mitigation.