By Commerce Newswire Report | Dec 8, 2022
U.S. Dept. of Commerce (DOC) Sec. Gina Raimondo spoke of the DOC's commitment to supporting economic growth in Tribal Nations in a virtual address to a summit of Tribal leaders.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Dec 8, 2022
U.S. Deputy Sec. of Commerce Don Graves and U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) share the belief that the U.S. has a role to play in the rapid economic transformation occurring in sub-Saharan countries in Africa.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Dec 7, 2022
A report released by the Functional Government Initiative showed a significant drop in federal employees using annual and sick leave in several finance and trade agencies since 2018, raising questions about teleworking abuse.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Dec 4, 2022
Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves said increases in inequality and the cost of living have informed decisions at the Commerce Department.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Dec 3, 2022
Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said, for the past decade, China’s leaders have been clear they are pursuing an alternative vision of their country’s future and have no plans to pursue political and economic reform.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Dec 2, 2022
National Institute of Standards and Technology scientist Gary Zabow accidentally stumbled upon a potential transfer printing process for microprinting.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Dec 1, 2022
Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves visited Georgetown University, his law school alma mater, to discuss U.S. competitiveness to stress the impact on equity and resilience.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Nov 30, 2022
In August of this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that they were exploring rules to crack down on harmful commercial surveillance and lax data security. In what the FTC called its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR), the agency sought public comments on the harms of businesses collecting, analyzing and monetizing information about people. NetChoice, a trade association of leading internet businesses, raised concerns not about cracking down on commercial surveillance and data security, but that the FTC is not the proper government body to implement these rules and/or regulations.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Nov 30, 2022
Linda Moore, CEO of TechNet, a bipartisan group of technology CEOs, said the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) ban on imports from Chinese telecommunications companies including Huawei and ZTE will be beneficial to American national security.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Nov 30, 2022
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves addressed the DOC's responsibility to national parks and the U.S. semiconductor industry during a recent visit to Santa Barbara, Calif.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Nov 30, 2022
Robert D. Atkinson, president of the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a nonpartisan research institute, said the U.S. should crack down on Chinese companies that use unfair practices by giving the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) more authority to ban imports from those companies.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Nov 30, 2022
Economic Development Administration-capitalized Revolving Loan Funds offer a crucial source of gap financing to companies that would otherwise be unable to acquire capital through a traditional lender, with a combined finance base of more than $1 billion.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Nov 28, 2022
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Louisiana Sea Grant and Point-au-Chien Indian Tribe pilot project will enhance cultural and community resilience in a region where land is swiftly being submerged by water.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Nov 27, 2022
United States leadership played a significant role in the historic decision to adopt the first management strategy for Atlantic bluefin tuna at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas' annual meeting in 2022.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Nov 26, 2022
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves visited Santa Barbara, Calif., to discuss safeguarding the nation’s National Parks and strengthening the American semiconductor industry.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Nov 25, 2022
A $5.5 million grant was awarded to Rhode Island in accordance with the Biden-Harris administration's Internet for All initiative.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Nov 24, 2022
Revolving Loan Funds financed by the Economic Development Administration with a total capital base of more than $1 billion are an essential source of bridge financing for companies that are unable to obtain funding from conventional lenders.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Nov 23, 2022
Poland revealed Westinghouse Electric will supply the technology for its new national nuclear power program.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Nov 22, 2022
Arun Venkataraman, assistant secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and director general of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, just returned from a trade mission to Israel and Bahrain where he promoted American aerospace and defense firms looking for business opportunities.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Nov 22, 2022
Abdullah Shahid, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives and former President of the United Nations General Assembly, shared his admiration for the small Muslim country in a recent social media post.
