Michael Wilhelm, deputy chief of the Policy Div. of the FCC Publi...

Michael Wilhelm, deputy chief of the Policy Div. of the FCC Public Safety Bureau, was reassigned to the Commission’s Media Bureau, to the surprise of some. Some public safety officials were concerned about the move, sources said. Wilhelm was the designated federal official (DFO) of the Public Safety National Coordinating Committee (NCC), which recommended the rules for the 700 MHz public safety band and had been integrally involved in 800 MHz rebanding efforts. Wilhelm had been rumored to be a candidate to become the first Public Safety Bureau chief. But the job went to Derek Poarch.