Department of Commerce hires J.D. Grom, ex-New Democrat Coalition, as senior adviser-legislative affairs for Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo ... Center for Strategic and International Studies adds Remco Zwetsloot, who remains a research fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology until December, to immediately be CSIS International Security Program trustee fellow, working on the U.S. technology workforce, research security, and tech competition with China.

FCC’s Office of Economics and Analytics Senior Economic Adviser Evan Kwerel gets Paul Volcker Career Achievement Medal; Kwerel "pioneered the use of competitive spectrum auctions to allocate the public airwaves for sound, data and video transmissions, helping fuel the digital revolution while adding more than $200 billion to the government’s coffers," says Partnership for Public Service.

Telesat taps Glenn Katz, ex-Comcast Business, as chief commercial officer, newly created post, and moves Tom Eaton, previously vice president-international sales, to president, Telesat Government Solutions ... Nexstar Media promotes Dana Zimmer to president-distribution … Semiconductor company Skorpios Technologies taps David Huff from Nanowave Technologies as senior vice president-sales and marketing.

Everywhere Wireless names Ted Esler from RCN as vice president-residential sales ... Newly elected to CTA executive board: Melissa Andresko, Lutron; Steve Downer, Amazon; Ximena Hartsock, Tech Apprenticeships; Michael Moskowitz, NorthStar Gaming (ex-Panasonic North America); and Joe Stinziano, Samsung Electronics America.