The following is a cross-post from the Commerce Department's U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) The Commerce Department's U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host the annual Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium (WES) on March 3, 2021. Acting Deputy Commerce Secretary Wynn Coggins will talk about her journey and the Department’s work to empower more women inventors. In addition, this...

Guest blog by Alma Plummer, Economic Development Representative for the State of Maryland and District of Columbia, Philadelphia Regional Office, U.S. Economic Development Administration I serve as the Economic Development Representative for the State of Maryland and District of Columbia at the Commerce Department’s U.S. Economic Development Administration . Specifically, I develop and manage...

Guest blog by Larry Alade, Supervisory Research Fishery Biologist, Fisheries’ Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration I am a research fishery biologist and a task leader for the Population Dynamics Branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) s Northeast Fisheries Science Center at the Woods Hole Laboratory in Woods Hole...

Guest blog by Greg Brown, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. Economic Development Administration I am the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer at the Commerce Department’s U.S. Economic Development Administration with broad responsibilities for management of the agency’s budget and finances, human capital resources, administrative support services...

Guest blog by Sandranette Moses, Chief Information Security Officer and Development Team Leader, U.S. Economic Development Administration I serve as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Development Team Leader at the Commerce Department’s U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). I have served as the CISO at EDA for over 20 years. I am directly involved with all of EDA’s IT...

Guest blog post by Tamarind Murietta, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Commercial Service in Mozambique American diplomacy is a critical piece of the global puzzle. As a student of International Relations, how could I consider any other profession? Today I work for the Department of Commerce’s U.S. Foreign Commercial Service (USFCS) in Mozambique. My job is to represent America to many parts of the...

Guest blog by: Shahara Warren, Supervisory Consumer Safety Officer, Fisheries’ Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection , National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration My responsibility as Supervisory Consumer Safety Officer at the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is to provide leadership and guidance to a team of Consumer Safety Officers...

Guest blog post by Terri L. Batch, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service, International Trade Administration Black History Month is a time of reflection and celebration. We celebrate the contributions and accomplishments of African Americans throughout the world. It is an opportunity for us to tell the stories that enlighten us about our past and inspire the next...