You may not know the woman at the helm of the U.S. response to the crisis in Ukraine. Through her outspoken advocacy for her team at the Bureau of Industry and Security and her definitive leadership in the face of geopolitical crisis, Assistant Secretary for Export Administration Thea Kendler intends to change that. Since assuming office last December, Ms. Kendler has served as the policy leader...

At the U.S. Department of Commerce , Women’s History Month is an opportunity to highlight the strength, tenacity, and determination of women in American society. It’s also a time to honor women business leaders and their contributions to the American economy and to encourage the next generation of female leaders to fully participate in economic opportunities available to build a more equitable...

Women have long been a key contributor to the collection of data that is so critical to measuring the pulse of our nation. Census data reflect the growth of the population as well as the changing values and interests of the American people. In honor of Women’s History Month, the Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau has featured one such woman who was a pioneer in demographic research and left...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo released the following statement following the Senate’s vote to move the Bipartisan Innovation Act one step closer to a conference committee. “Today, the Senate moved our nation one step closer toward revitalizing American semiconductor manufacturing, securing our critical supply chains and bringing home good-quality manufacturing jobs. Each day we delay...

Budget Supports Department of Commerce’s Investments in Supporting Economic Growth and Making Communities More Climate Resilient The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2023. The President’s 2023 Budget for the Department of Commerce makes historic investments to strengthen domestic supply chains through domestic manufacturing, help...

Today the Department of Commerce released its fiscal year 2022-2026 Strategic Plan laying out an agenda for innovation, resilience and equity to strengthen America’s competitiveness in the 21 st century. Along with the strategic plan, the Department also published the first-ever learning agenda, through which all bureaus will build rigorous evidence on program outcomes. “Everything we do at the...

Thank you for that introduction, Dr. Spinrad, and for your incredible leadership at NOAA. And thank you to the NOAA team for organizing this listening session, and to all of you for participating. I’m excited to join you. According to data from NOAA, the United States experienced 20 separate billion-dollar disasters in 2021, with damages totaling $145 billion. These events are becoming more...

$32.7 million in Funding for Broadband Infrastructure Projects Will Connect More Than 12,000 Households in Mississippi to High-Speed Internet Today, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves joined Senator Roger Wicker in Jackson, Mississippi, to announce the details of a $32.7 million broadband infrastructure grant coming to the state to help close the digital divide and expand access to high-speed...