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Business Trends and Outlook Survey Data Release

News Release: - The U.S. Census Bureau today released data from the Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS), a survey that measures business conditions on an ongoing basis. The BTOS is the successor to the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS), a high-frequency survey that measured the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic and other major events like hurricanes on our nation’s small businesses.



The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: - The U.S. Census Bureau today released new estimates on the characteristics of employer businesses. According to the 2021 Annual Business Survey (ABS), which covers reference year 2020, approximately 1.15 million or 19.9% of employer businesses in 2020 were minority-owned; 320,864 (5.6%) were veteran-owned;...



Comer and Grothman: IG Confirms Biden Administration Continues to Obstruct Afghanistan Oversight

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on National Security Ranking Member Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) sent a letter to John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), requesting all documents, communications, ...


Winners Announced in First Phase of UK-US Privacy-Enhancing Technologies Prize Challenges

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today the United Kingdom and the United States governments have announced the 12 winners of the first phase of the U.K.-U.S. privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) prize challenges. Competing for cash prizes from a combined U.S.-U.K. prize pool of $1.6 million (£1.3 million), participants are developing solutions that will enable artificial intelligence models to be trained on sensitive data without organizations having to reveal, share or combine their raw data.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Notice published by Commerce Department on Nov. 10

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



NOAA’s newest satellite heads toward orbit

News Release: NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2 ), the third in a series of five advanced polar-orbiting satellites, blasted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 1:49 a.m. PST today.


Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with EU Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager

News Release: Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo virtually met with EU Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager to discuss ongoing coordination within the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC), opportunities for coordination on U.S. and EU CHIPs legislation and to further engage ...



News Release: SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt -Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Biden announced his intent to nominate Danny Werfel to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...


Crapo: Inflation Continues to Throttle Taxpayers

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the statement below following the release of the consumer price index (CPI) for October, which shows inflation in consumer prices, relative to a year earlier, was 7.7 percent, the eleventh consecutive month with inflation at or above 7.0 percent.




Comer, Herrell: Biden Administration’s Climate Office Diverts from HHS’ Core Missions

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra requesting all documents and communications related...


Wyden Statement on Werfel IRS Commissioner Nomination

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on President Biden’s intention to nominate Daniel Werfel to serve as IRS Commissioner...