Howard Buskirk, Executive Senior Editor, joined Warren Communications News in 2004, after covering Capitol Hill for Telecommunications Reports. He has covered Washington since 1993 and was formerly executive editor at Energy Business Watch, editor at Gas Daily and managing editor at Natural Gas Week. Previous to that, he was a staff reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Greenville News. Follow Buskirk on Twitter: @hbuskirk
Biography for Howard BuskirkRecent Articles by Howard BuskirkThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit gave Chinese companies Hikvision and Dahua a partial victory Tuesday, ruling that the FCC’s definition of critical infrastructure is “overly broad.” However, the three-judge panel rejected arguments that video cameras and video-surveillance equipment the companies manufacture shouldn’t have been placed on the agency’s “covered list” of unsecure gear.Read More >>
Following last week’s oral argument in two Chevron cases before the U.S. Supreme Court (see 2401170074), the future of the doctrine appears in doubt.Read More >>
The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared receptive to industry arguments that the court should overturn, or at least narrow, the Chevron doctrine, which gives agencies like the FCC and FTC deference in interpreting laws that Congress passes. The court heard oral argument Wednesday for more than 3.5 hours in two cases challenging Chevron deference, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Commerce. Both concern fishing regulations and don’t touch directly on communications regulation.Read More >>
Fred Moorefield, who long oversaw spectrum policy at DOD, was charged with promoting and furthering animal fighting. Moorefield has been on leave from DOD, where he was deputy chief information officer-command, control and communications. Industry officials said Monday's announcement was a surprise but may have limited effect since Moorefield’s retirement was expected. Charges were filed in U.S. District Court for Maryland.Read More >>
Hikvision, Dahua and the U.S. government made final arguments on whether the FCC wrongly barred gear from the Chinese companies from being authorized under the agency’s equipment authorization program and wrongly placed the companies on the FCC’s “covered list.” The pleadings were filed Wednesday at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C Circuit (docket 23-1032). Oral argument hasn’t been scheduled in the case.Read More >>
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit gave Chinese companies Hikvision and Dahua a partial victory Tuesday, ruling that the FCC’s definition of critical infrastructure is “overly broad.” However, the three-judge panel rejected arguments that video cameras and video-surveillance equipment the companies manufacture shouldn’t have been placed on the agency’s “covered list” of unsecure gear.Read More >>
Following last week’s oral argument in two Chevron cases before the U.S. Supreme Court (see 2401170074), the future of the doctrine appears in doubt.Read More >>
The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared receptive to industry arguments that the court should overturn, or at least narrow, the Chevron doctrine, which gives agencies like the FCC and FTC deference in interpreting laws that Congress passes. The court heard oral argument Wednesday for more than 3.5 hours in two cases challenging Chevron deference, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Commerce. Both concern fishing regulations and don’t touch directly on communications regulation.Read More >>
Fred Moorefield, who long oversaw spectrum policy at DOD, was charged with promoting and furthering animal fighting. Moorefield has been on leave from DOD, where he was deputy chief information officer-command, control and communications. Industry officials said Monday's announcement was a surprise but may have limited effect since Moorefield’s retirement was expected. Charges were filed in U.S. District Court for Maryland.Read More >>
Hikvision, Dahua and the U.S. government made final arguments on whether the FCC wrongly barred gear from the Chinese companies from being authorized under the agency’s equipment authorization program and wrongly placed the companies on the FCC’s “covered list.” The pleadings were filed Wednesday at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C Circuit (docket 23-1032). Oral argument hasn’t been scheduled in the case.Read More >>