The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today that registration is now open for the 11th SelectUSA Investment Summit to be held May 11 - 14, 2025 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. The SelectUSA Investment Summit is the premier event dedicated to promoting foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States, with a focus on connecting international...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahanyam Jaishankar. They discussed the U.S.-India CEO Forum and U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue, two Department of Commerce and Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry-led initiatives that aim to strengthen the U.S.-India trade and investment relationship. They also commended the progress to date...

On September 26, 2024, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Raimondo, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, and American Federation of Teachers’ (AFT) President Randi Weingarten joined Micron and AFT’s affiliates the New York State United Teachers and the United Federation of Teachers, in Syracuse. Secretary Raimondo highlighted the implementation of AFT’s Advanced Technology Framework, which will help students...

The Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All initiative is delivering on its promise to connect everyone in America to affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service by 2030. Since the President took office, more than 2.4 million previously unserved homes and small businesses have been connected to high-speed Internet service. President Biden and Vice President Harris are investing $90...

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Welcome to the Department of Commerce. I’m so pleased to welcome you all. Secretary Raimondo and I view our partnership with Latino leaders in the public and private sectors as critical to ensuring Departmental programs and initiatives to promote growth and opportunities for all people. Make no mistake: America’s road to economic prosperity runs through our ALL of...

Includes an anticipated $11.5 million for the first workforce development awardees to address critical U.S. job and skill gaps across semiconductor research, design, manufacturing, and production WASHINGTON, D.C., September 25, 2024 – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the launch of the National Semiconductor Technology Center’s (NSTC) Workforce Center of Excellence (WCoE), making a...

On September 17, the Department of Commerce Office of Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships (OFBNP), in partnership with the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), held the department’s first-ever National Disability Leadership Summit. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States...

CHIPS Investment Expected to Nearly Double U.S. Production Capacity of Sensor and Power Chips at Bloomington, Minnesota Manufacturing Facility Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its first award under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities of up to $123 million...