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Researchers at JILA have modified a breathalyzer to make it accurately detect COVID-19.
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EDA: 'Competition will provide funding for programs that help build a robust STEM workforce'
The U.S. Economic Development Administration recently announced it is accepting applications for its 2023 STEM Talent Challenge.
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SEC Chair Gensler criticized for “nonsensical” regulation of digital assets: “approach is driving innovation overseas”
Members of the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman Patrick McHenry, questioned Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler in a recent hearing for his approach to digital asset regulation and rulemaking.
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Davidson proposes legislation removing SEC chair position ‘to correct a long series of abuses'
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) is behind a new bill that would put end to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler’s position after the agency’s plan to possibly redefine what an “exchange” means in terms of cryptocurrency.
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FTC Warns Marketing Companies Over Unsubstantiated Product Claims
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned nearly 700 marketing companies advertising over-the-counter drugs, homeopathic products, dietary supplements, and functional foods against making deceptive claims about their products.
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Unraveling the Web of Internet Freedom: A Candid Conversation with Mike Benz, Former Diplomat Turned Digital Freedom Advocate
Mike Benz, Executive Director of the Foundation for Freedom Online, is a former State Department diplomat who specialized in international communications and information technology matters.
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EDA: 'Entrepreneurs, especially technology entrepreneurs, flourish in healthy ecosystems'
The U.S. Economic Development Administration is accepting applications for its Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) STEM Talent Challenge, a $4.5 million grant competition to develop local STEM workforces.
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Raimondo: New USPTO award acknowledges brand owners 'making meaningful contributions toward a cleaner and healthier environment'
The USPTO recently announced a new awards program to acknowledge brands that use their influence to address humanitarian and environmental challenges.
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Commerce Secretary on wireless initiative: 'We look forward to bringing the best of industry, academia, and the public together'
Biden-Harris Administration Launches $1.5 Billion Innovation Fund to Develop a More Competitive and Diverse Telecommunications Supply Chain
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NTIA's Alan Davidson says administration is focused on 'creating an environment to enable trustworthy AI' at University of Pittsburgh
The Department of Commerce shared a statement by Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson April 11 about artificial intelligence accountability.
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Davidson: 'Companies and consumers need to be able to trust' AI systems
The National Telecommnications and Information Administration, part of the Department of Commerce, is asking for public feedback on policies that support accountability in the artificial intelligence sector.
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Brennan: 'I am honored and humbled to work with the talented staff at the National Hurricane Center'
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has selected a 15-year veteran of the agency to be the next Director of the National Hurricane Center.
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Raimondo: 'EDA investment in Jasper’s infrastructure will support local business growth'
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the investment of $1.2 million for water infrastructure improvements in an effort to support business growth and generate jobs in Jasper, Ind.
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Thorson: 'We have a model that can predict traits and strategies' for all fish species
The Department of Commerce has announced the development of a groundbreaking model capable of predicting the growth, survival and reproductive strategies of every known fish species in the world.
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Raimondo: 'EDA investment will support business growth and manufacturing' in Paris, Texas
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration will award a $1.3 million grant to Paris Economic Development Corporation, in Texas, for infrastructure improvements at Northwest Industrial Park.
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Raimondo: 'This EDA infrastructure investment will support business and job growth in Greeneville'
U.S. Department of Commerce's $1.5 million grant to a water commission in Greeneville, Tenn., will improve sewer infrastructure and also support local business and job growth.
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Raimondo: 'Awards will support our nation’s economic development practitioners'
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration awarded $27.9 million in cooperative agreements to establish eight economic development Communities of Practice.
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Raimondo: Sanctuary designation 'would create the largest protected ocean area on the planet'
All U.S. waters around the Pacific Remote Islands could be designated as a national marine sanctuary, a step toward fulfilling a Biden administration goal of conserving 30 percent of U.S. oceans by 2030.
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Brookings panel suggests ways to help small businesses win federal contracts
Governance Studies at Brookings hosted a panel discussion this week on improving the federal government’s procurement processes, particularly for small businesses.
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Raimondo: Fiber-optic production to 'create good manufacturing jobs here in Hickory and across the country'
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information Alan Davidson visited Hickory, N.C., as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America tour to announce new fiber optic cable production in the United States.
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