Broadcasting & Cable is reporting that Meredith Baker, acting head of NTIA, and the public face of the DTV Converter Box program, is leaving. This is only four months after her predecessor John Kneuer quit last November.
Baker had not yet been confirmed by the Senate, nor had she even been nominated for Kneuer's post.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-MI) said in a brief statement:
"Given ongoing concerns about the converter box coupon program, it is important that there be continuity of leadership at NTIA, I'm pleased Ms. Baker is committed to remaining at NTIA until a replacement is confirmed and urge the President to nominate a well-qualified replacement who is knowledgeable about the transition and whose arrival will not cause any disruptions at this critical time in the transition."
I wonder how long that will take. Maybe they should check the countdown...
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