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The Federal Trade Commission recently shed light on its commitment to preventing unlawful repair restrictions on consumers during a hearing with the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
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The Economic Development Administration plays a central role in President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and uses the Tech Hubs as an innovation strategy.
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The Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced on April 24 that it is offering funding to address the economic challenges faced by communities that are affected by natural disasters like Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, wildfires, and floods that took place in 2021 and 2022.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce needs Congress' continued support to keep building momentum, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said during a recent budget hearing.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce is there to serve all communities, including those that historically have been underserved, Secretary Gina Raimondo said during a recent civil rights gathering in New York.
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Russian aggression in Ukraine continues and the U.S. Department of Commerce is doing what it can to counter the invasion, Commerce Deputy Secretary Don Graves said during a recent gathering in Colorado.
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A group of leading technology experts signed an open letter calling for a pause in the development of artificial intelligence.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce and Vice President Kamala Harris announced on April 21 that $562 million in funding for 149 projects across 30 coastal states and territories will be going toward making those communities and their economies resilient to climate change.
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has shared its plans for the National Semiconductor Technology Center, a proposed national center for semiconductor research and production.
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The owner of a construction company has been sentenced to 78 months in prison and ordered to pay nearly $1 million in restitution for defrauding the U.S. government.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on April 17 that it is planning to designate a national marine sanctuary in the Pacific Remote Islands area.
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The Biden-Harris administration has formally launched the $1.5 billion Innovation Fund, an initiative aimed at supporting the development of open and interoperable 5G and future-generation technologies.
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Researchers at JILA have modified a breathalyzer to make it accurately detect COVID-19.
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The U.S. Economic Development Administration recently announced it is accepting applications for its 2023 STEM Talent Challenge.
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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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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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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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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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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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The USPTO recently announced a new awards program to acknowledge brands that use their influence to address humanitarian and environmental challenges.