Hunter Deeley has been named the next Chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau, succeeding Patrick Webre in one of the agency’s key enforcement roles.
The appointment is effective immediately. Webre, who had led the Enforcement Bureau, is moving to a senior role in the FCC’s Office of Managing Director.
Deeley was previously Chief of Staff and Deputy Bureau Chief within the Enforcement Bureau, where he supervised enforcement matters involving national security risks and worked closely with law enforcement and Intelligence Community partners across the federal government.
“I am pleased that Hunter has agreed to step up and lead the exceptional and dedicated Enforcement Bureau team,” FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said in a statement on Monday. “I’m confident that under his leadership the team will continue to deliver great wins for the American people from robocall enforcement to rooting out fraud to national security administration.”
Carr also thanked Webre “for his outstanding service in this role.”
The Enforcement Bureau is responsible for enforcing the Communications Act, FCC rules and agency orders across a broad range of telecommunications, media, public safety and consumer protection matters. Under Carr, the bureau has been central to the Commission’s work on robocalls, fraud investigations and national security-related enforcement.
Before joining the FCC, Deeley worked at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he served in the National Security Division’s Foreign Investment Review Section. In that role, he handled matters before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and Team Telecom, the interagency process that reviews certain telecommunications-related national security issues.
