U.S. Department of Commerce
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Recent News About U.S. Department of Commerce
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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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The U.S. Department of Commerce announced a new data proposal intended at improving America’s comprehension of local regional economies and their capacity to compete.
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Eight economic development Communities of Practice will be backed by $27.9 million in cooperative agreements by the Department’s Economic Development Administration.
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration recently awarded grants to two Tribal nations as part of theTribal Broadband Connectivity Program.
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued a Federal Register Notice seeking expressions of interest from those interested in serving on the First Responder Network Authority Board.
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology developed a new method of simulating hurricanes.
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Earlier this month, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) sent a letter to Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, accusing it of attempting to avoid laws and regulations.
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U.S. Department of Commerce recently requested the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration start a process to consider designating U.S. waters around the Pacific Remote Islands as a national marine sanctuary.
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The Chamber of Digital Commerce hosted its annual D.C. Blockchain Summit March 21 in Washington, D.C., which included the participation of three GOP congressmen.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Commerce are working to develop a framework for the implementation of the march-in provision in the Bayh-Dole Act, which allows the federal government to grant a license for a company to produce a patented drug, if the owner of the patent declines to grant permission.
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The U.S. Economic Development Administration approved a $1.3 million grant to Greenville, Texas, to improve the roadway infrastructure needed for the expansion of the region's aerospace sector.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Smithsonian and multiple other federal agencies have combined their efforts to seek suggestions to update a key climate literacy guide.
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When it comes to China’s use of economic coercion to influence global affairs, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) recommends a two-pronged approach of resilience and relief to counter it. As a corollary, the CSIS suggests avoiding retaliation.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is against a potential Federal Reserve launch of a central bank digital currency and he's doing something about it, according to a news release issued by his office earlier this week
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"Coincidence or Coordinated? The Administration’s Attack on the Digital Asset Ecosystem" was a live broadcast hearing on March 9 presented by the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion.
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This year's Economic Report of the President highlighted the risks of cryptocurrency and dismissed its benefits.
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's trip to India earlier this month gave officials from both nations a chance to meet and resulted in signing of an understanding about a semiconductor supply chain partnership, according to news releases
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U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration is seeking public comment about the nation's airwaves technologies.
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U.S. Department of Commerce recently announced antidumping and countervailing duty suspension agreements on white grape juice concentrate from Argentina.
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The Southern California Chapter of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) recently released a report which details how China engages in trade-based money laundering (TBML) to legitimize the profits of criminal activities by utilizing intermediaries in the U.S. and Mexico. Experts estimate that between $294 billion and $736 billion USD is laundered through the Chinese economy each year.