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News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million grant to the city of Murrieta, California, for renovations to the Murrieta Innovation Center needed to develop a life science startup incubator.


Scalise, Comer, Jordan Call on Top Scientist to Clarify Response to Congress

News Release: WASHINGTON-Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), and House Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), joined by several Select Subcommittee...



The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington D.C. - Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on finalization of the White House Council on Environmental Quality’s Phase One rulemaking for regulations under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Phase One rulemaking restores...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced it is rolling back several National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reforms made under the Trump administration. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Oversight and Reform Committee, and Committee Member Rep. Ayanna Pressley released the following statements after the White House convened a meeting with all federal agencies-including all Cabinet-level agencies-to unveil its first-ever Equity Action Plans...


Three press releases published in February by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

There were three press releases published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in February.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, sent a letter to ID.me CEO Blake Hall, requesting documents and information related to the company’s contracts with...


Notice published by Commerce Department on April 18

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


November 2021: 10 press releases published by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

There were 10 press releases published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in November 2021.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $750,000 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Boost Tourism and Create Jobs in Hogansville, Georgia

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $750,000 grant to the city of Hogansville, Georgia, to support the rehabilitation of the vacant Royal Theater. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


Inspired by Prehistoric Creatures, NIST Researchers Make Record-Setting Lenses

News Release: Five hundred million years ago, the oceans teemed with trillions of trilobites - creatures that were distant cousins of horseshoe crabs. All trilobites had a wide range of vision, thanks to compound eyes - single eyes composed of tens to thousands of tiny independent units, each with their own cornea, ...


Public press releases: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publishes five in January

There were five press releases published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in January.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.8 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Increase High-Speed Internet Connectivity in Grant County, Oregon

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.8 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the city of John Day, Oregon, to increase internet connectivity in Grant County.


December 2021: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publishes five press releases

There were five press releases published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in December 2021.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, Inc., Los Angeles, California, for renovations to a 6,688-square foot warehouse needed to train and upskill workers in Southern California’s entertainment industry. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to defense contractor TransDigm Group Inc. (TransDigm) demanding that the company immediately repay the $20.8 million in taxpayer funds it received by charging the Department of Defense (DOD) excessive prices on spare parts contracts.



The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.