News and reports from the Department of Commerce.

Biden-Harris Administration Awards More Than $5.4 Million to Washington, D.C in ‘Internet for All’ Planning Grants

Biden-Harris Administration Awards More Than $5.7 Million to West Virginia in ‘Internet for All’ Planning Grants

Molecules Have an Orientation, and Scientists Have a New Way to Measure It

Unveiling the Universe: In 4 New Studies, NIST Explores Novel Ways to Hunt Dark Matter

2022 Recap: Your Favorite Marine Life Stories, Photos, Podcasts, and Videos

Nearly $105 Million in Fish Passage Funding Recommended under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Including Significant Funding for Tribes

50 Years: Celebrating the History of the Southeast Region Headboat Survey

Celebrate Winter With Four New Paper Snowflake Templates

News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md. - The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has drafted updated guidelines to help the nation combat fraud and cybercrime while fostering equity and preserving fundamental human rights. The guidelines support risk-informed management of people’s personas online - their “digital identities" - often required to engage in everyday digital transactions from banking to ordering groceries.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is celebrating 50 years of the Southeast Region Headboat Survey, the longest-running investigation on recreational saltwater fishing in the southeast Atlantic.

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced today her determination that fishery disasters occurred in multiple Alaska and Washington fisheries over the last several years, including the Alaska Bristol Bay Red King Crab and Bering Sea Snow Crab fisheries. The Secretary, working with NOAA Fisheries, evaluates fishery disaster requests based on data submitted by a state and/or tribe.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the European Union directive to implement international tax reform...

News Release: NOAA will partner with the University of Hawaii (UH) to collect atmospheric measurements at the Maunakea Observatories offsite link on the Big Island of Hawaii. These measurements will provide records of global carbon dioxide (CO2) similar to those gathered for more than six decades at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO), and will provide key information to track global climate change.

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Committee Member Rep. Ayanna Pressley introduced two bills to support the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to advance racial equity in the federal government and implementation of Executive...

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today celebrated bipartisan House passage (233-191) of H.R. 8393, the Puerto Rico Status Act, to resolve Puerto Rico’s political status. Chair Grijalva introduced the bill on July 15 with original co-sponsors Small...