Governor’s Office of Information Technology hires Brandy Reitter as executive director-Colorado Broadband Office; she's Eagle's town manager; OIT Deputy Executive Director Julia Richman leads office until Reitter joins in February.
Veon internet services provider announces Mohd Khairil Abdullah, from Axiata Group, as CEO-Veon Ventures, effective March 1 ... Hearst Television promotes Cynthia DeLuca to president-general manager, WGAL-TV Lancaster, Pennsylvania, succeeding Justin Antoniotti, who moves to the company's KMBC-TV and KCWE-TV, both in Kansas City, Missouri.
Lobbyist registrations: Data center provider DC Blox, Nelson Mullins on “broadband and data centers,” effective Dec. 8 … Broadband infrastructure builder and consultancy Lit Communities, Ice Miller Strategies, effective Dec. 1 … Microsoft, FifeStrategies on “funding and policy regarding the Integrated Visual Augmentation System and quantum technologies,” effective Dec. 1 … Univision, Ferox Strategies on media ownership and telecom, effective Dec. 1 … Verizon, Park Strategies on “deployment of wireless communications equipment and activation of C-Band spectrum for use in 5G mobile wireless communications,” effective Dec. 1 … NetChoice, on antitrust, Communications Decency Act Section 230 and other tech policy, effective Nov. 29, and Telephone Systems International, on “access to wireless communication in Afghanistan,” effective Nov. 1, both S-3 Group … Coalition of Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturers, Akin Gump, effective Nov. 15 … Cybersecurity firm Forcepoint Federal, on its own behalf, effective Nov. 8 … Verifone, Invariant on “payment processing, consumer data, point-of-sale,” e-commerce and cybersecurity, effective Nov. 8 … Telus, Crestview Strategy US on social media and telecom, effective Nov. 4.
Alan Turing Neuromorphic Semiconductor, Lobbyit.com on “semiconductor manufacturing” and R&D, effective Nov. 1 … Connect Holding, Farragut Partners on “broadband infrastructure, grant/subsidy programs, privacy and telecom regulation,” effective Nov. 1 … Satellite company Peraton and TechNet, on privacy, antitrust and other “issues impacting technology companies,” both Crossroads Strategies, effective Nov. 1 … Square, Forbes Tate on “digital assets,” including bitcoin, effective Nov. 1 … Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Arizona, Fierce Government Relations, Hannegan Landau and Resolution Public Affairs on “incentivizing semiconductor development in the U.S. and/or for U.S. products” and “tax incentives for domestic investment in semiconductor manufacturing, research and development,” effective Nov. 1 … Digital identity network ID.me, on its own behalf, effective Oct. 27 … Electronics manufacturer trade association IPC, Salt Point Strategies on “semiconductor packaging” and other “advanced electronics” issues, effective Oct. 12.