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U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.5 Million to Strengthen Innovation and Economic Growth Initiatives

InnovationUniversity Center Economic Development Program CompetitionRegional Innovation Cluster InitiativeEntrepreneurshipWorkforce Development

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the winners of the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) 2016 University Center Economic Development...

Nov042016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Keynote Address at 13th Annual Lockheed Martin Women's Impact Network Leadership Forum

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Closing the Gap: Secretary Pritzker Outlines 3 Priorities to Promote Equal Opportunity for Women

InnovationDataAll in STEM initiativeMaking Income Data Available as a Service (MIDAAS)EntrepreneurshipPresidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE)

Speaking before 200 participants at the 13th Annual Lockheed Martin Women’s Impact Network Leadership Forum, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker made the case for the...

Nov042016

Statement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker on International Trade in Goods and Services in September 2016

Trade and InvestmentTrans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)U.S. International Trade in Goods and ServicesMade in America

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement today on the release of the September 2016 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services monthly...

Nov032016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Keynote Address at 13th Annual Lockheed Martin Women's Impact Network Leadership Forum

InnovationScience, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)EntrepreneurshipEqual Pay DayBig Data

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered a keynote address at the 13th Annual Lockheed Martin Women’s Impact Network Leadership Forum yesterday in Bethesda,...

Nov022016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Major Policy Address on Semiconductors at Center for Strategic and International Studies

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Semiconductors Power Digital Devices, the Digital Economy and U.S. Jobs

InnovationPresident’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)Semiconductor IndustryDigital Economy

Smaller than the size of a fingernail, semiconductors drive the digital economy and have put the whole of human knowledge at our fingertips. Over the last half century, they...

Nov022016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Major Policy Address on Semiconductors at Center for Strategic and International Studies

InnovationPresident’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)Semiconductor IndustryDigital EconomyManufacturing USA

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered an address at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Semiconductors and the Future of the Tech...

Oct312016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Keynote Address at Bureau of Industry and Security Annual Update Conference

Trade and InvestmentBureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Annual Update ConferenceExport Control Reform (ECR)

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered the keynote address at the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Annual Update Conference Luncheon in Washington D...

Oct312016

Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Addresses the Fifth and Final Meeting of the Commerce Data Advisory Committee (CDAC).

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Institutionalizing Data into the Department’s DNA: Secretary Pritzker at the Final Commerce Data Advisory Council Meeting

DataCommerce Data Advisory Council (CDAC)America's Data Agency

As “America’s data agency,” the Department of Commerce collects, processes, and disseminates approximately 36% of federal open data. That data fuels planning, research and...

Oct282016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Opening Remarks at Commerce Data Advisory Council (CDAC) Meeting

DataCommerce Data Advisory Council (CDAC)Big DataAmerica's Data Agency

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered opening remarks at the Commerce Data Advisory Council (CDAC) meeting. This was the fifth and final meeting of CDAC...

Oct272016

U.S.-Argentina Commercial Dialogue Deepens Trade Relations

Trade and InvestmentU.S.-Argentina Commercial Dialogue

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker joined Argentina’s Minister of Production and Commerce Francisco Cabrera today to co-chair the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-...

Oct272016

The U.S.-Argentina Commercial Dialogue Joint Statement

Trade and InvestmentU.S.-Argentina Commercial Dialogue

Recognizing the increasingly strong and close commercial ties that Argentina and the United States enjoy and the importance of promoting an open and predictable environment...

Oct272016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces New Trade Advisory Committee Members

Trade and InvestmentTrade Finance Advisory Council (TFAC)

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the appointment of 20 inaugural members of the Trade Finance Advisory Council (TFAC). Established in August 2016,...

Oct272016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker meets with her Argentine counterpart Minister of Production Francisco Cabrera for the inaugural U.S.-Argentina Commercial Dialogue in Washington, D.C.

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Inaugural U.S.-Argentina Commercial Dialogue Signals New Step for Economic Relationship

Trade and InvestmentU.S.-Argentina Commercial Dialogue

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker met with her Argentine counterpart Minister of Production Francisco Cabrera for the inaugural U.S.-Argentina Commercial...

Oct272016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at U.S.-Argentina Commercial Dialogue Private Sector Readout

Trade and InvestmentU.S.-Argentina Commercial Dialogue

Thank you, Susan, for your kind introduction and for your leadership at the helm of the Council of the Americas. Earlier this year, I had the honor of joining President Obama...

Oct262016

Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker at Stanford University's Distinguished Career Institute with DCI Founder Philip Pizzo, MD.

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Cardinal Lessons on the Economy: Secretary Pritzker Visits Stanford University to Talk Trade, Jobs

Trade and InvestmentInnovationTrans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)Digital EconomySkills for Business

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker visited Stanford University Wednesday to engage with the nation’s future technology, science, business, and government leaders. A...

Oct262016

Op-Ed: Here's How the U.S. Measures GDP in the Age of Big Data

DataGross Domestic Product (GDP)Big DataAmerica's Data Agency

Simon Kuznets is not a household name. Born to a Jewish family in pre-Soviet Belarus in 1901, Kuznets studied economics in Ukraine until 1922, when Russian persecution led...

Oct252016

U.S. Secretary Commerce Penny Pritzker and Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown at an armchair discussion in Chicago.

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Connecting Economies for Growth: Secretary Pritzker on Why the TPP Matters

Trade and InvestmentTrans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

This week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker sat down with Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown in Chicago to discuss the benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s (...

Oct252016

In conjunction with Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker participates in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSCD) Conference.

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Secretary Pritzker Celebrates Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week

InnovationInclusive Innovation Initiative (I-3)Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week

In conjunction with Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered the keynote address at the National Minority Supplier...

Oct252016

eBay’s Tekedra Mawakana, Vice President for Global Government Relations and Public Policy, and Caitlin Brosseau, Senior Manager for Government Relations, host the Department of Commerce's Digital Attaches for a tour of eBay’s Silicon Valley campus

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The Important Role of the Digital Attache in a New Trade Economy

InnovationeBayDigital EconomyDigital Attache

Recently, eBay had the pleasure of hosting a Department of Commerce delegation at our San Jose, California campus for a tour and discussion around partnership opportunities...

Oct142016

Secretary Pritzker and moderator Ann Simmons participating in an armchair discussion at the Pacific Council on International Policy in Los Angeles, CA. Source: Pacific Council on International Policy

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Seven Highlights of Secretary Pritzker's Appearance at the Pacific Council

Trade and Investment

On Friday, October 14, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Pritzker participated in an armchair discussion at the Pacific Council on International Policy in Los Angeles. Interviewed...

Oct242016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Keynote Address at National Minority Supplier Development Council Conference

InnovationTrade and InvestmentMinority Enterprise Development (MED) WeekTrans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)EntrepreneurshipInnovation Inclusion Initiative (I-3)The Internet of Things (IoT)

In celebration of the 2016 Minority Enterprise Development Week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today delivered a keynote address at the National Minority Supplier...

Oct202016

Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Meets with President Juan Manuel Santos as Part of Her First Official Visit to Colombia.

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Secretary Pritzker Makes First Official Visit to Bogota, Colombia

Trade and InvestmentU.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement’s (CTPA)Global Procurement Initiative (GPI)

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker concluded her trip to Bogotá, Colombia, where she met with business leaders, stakeholders, and public officials. During her...

Oct142016

Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Participates in a Roundtable Discussion on TPP in Los Angeles

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Secretary Pritzker Discusses TPP with Los Angeles Business Leaders

Trade and InvestmentTrans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

The Trans-Pacific Partnership is the cornerstone of the Obama Administration’s economic policy in the Asia Pacific, and seeks to provide new and meaningful market access for...

Oct192016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at Launch of Global Procurement Initiative in Colombia

Trade and InvestmentGlobal Procurement Initiative (GPI)U.S.-Colombia trade promotion agreementIntellectual Property Rights (IPR)

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today delivered remarks at the launch of the Global Procurement Initiative (GPI) in Bogota, Colombia. Secretary Pritzker is making...

Oct192016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and U.S. Trade Development Agency Director Lee Zak Launch Best-Value Procurement Training in Colombia

Trade and InvestmentGlobal Procurement Initiative (GPI)

Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) kicked off the first phase of its partnership with Colombia under the Agency’s Global Procurement Initiative:...

Oct172016

Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker signs a strategic partnership agreement between the Commerce Department and the USC Marshall Center for Global Supply Chain Management.

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Secretary Pritzker Announces Partnership that Advances Nation’s Supply Chains

Trade and Investment21st Century Ports InitiativeSupply Chain AccessPort Community IT Systems Exhibition and Technology Challenge

Seaports are crucial multipliers and facilitators of national and regional trade and economic growth. Inefficiencies in the operation of our ports can impose a major cost on...

Oct172016

Secretary Prizker Participates in Armchair Discussion at Techonomy 2015 in San Francisco

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Secretary Pritzker Discusses Digital Economy and Democratization of Data at Next Economy Summit

InnovationTrade and InvestmentDataTrans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)Digital EconomyAmerica's Data AgencySkills for Business

Last week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker sat down with Tim O’Reilly, Founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media at the Next Economy Summit in San Francisco to discuss the...

Oct142016

Secretary Pritzker with Kai Ryssdal, host and senior editor of Marketplace, at the Internet Association's Virtuous Circle conference

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Secretary Pritzker Sits Down with Kai Ryssdal to Discuss the 21st Century Economy

InnovationDigital EconomyDigital Attache

Digital technologies have quickly become a driving force of entrepreneurship and innovation in the 21st century. They have changed the way people live, work, and communicate...

Oct142016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Closing Remarks at University of Southern California Port and Supply Chain Roundtable

Trade and InvestmentSupply Chain Access21st Century Port Competitiveness InitiativeAdvisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC)

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered closing remarks at the University of Southern California (USC) Port and Supply Chain Roundtable. This event brought...

Oct142016

U.S. Department of Commerce Partners with USC Marshall School of Business, Ports of L.A., Long Beach to Advance Nation's Supply Chains

Trade and InvestmentUSC Marshall Center for Global Supply Chain ManagementSupply Chain AccessPort of Los AngelesThe Internet of Things (IoT)21st Century Ports Initiative

A strategic partnership with the USC Marshall Center for Global Supply Chain Management aimed at improving the global competitiveness of the nation’s supply chains was signed...

Oct132016

Secretary Pritzker (center) at the Hispanic Entrepreneurship Summit in June 2016

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Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating the Contributions and Hopes of Latino Entrepreneurs

Operational ExcellenceInnovationHispanic Heritage MonthEntrepreneurship

At the Department of Commerce, we were thrilled to see our latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that in 2015, poverty fell, wages rose, and health care coverage...

Oct052016

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Secretary Pritzker Participates in Panel Discussion Focused on Presidential Transition

Operational ExcellenceOpen for Business Agenda

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker participated in a panel discussion on “The Business of Transition” at the Partnership for Public Service (PPS). She joined former...

Aug312016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Celebrates the Kickoff of the 2017 U.S. and India Travel and Tourism Partnership Year

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Secretary Pritzker Celebrates U.S.-India 2017 Travel and Tourism Partnership

Trade and InvestmentTravel and TourismU.S. and India Travel and Tourism Partnership Year

During her trip to India, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker celebrated the kickoff of the 2017 U.S. and India Travel and Tourism Partnership Year at a celebration...

Oct122016

Photo of students on Manufacturing Day at Chicago-based innovation accelerator UI LABS—home to the Digital Manufacturing & Design Innovation Institute

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Manufacturing Day at UI LABS Spotlights Diversity and Inclusion

InnovationManufacturing DaySkills Training

As digitization transforms American manufacturing, the nature of skilled work is changing and demand for technical talent is on the rise. To foster a skilled workforce,...

Oct122016

PDX Makers booth - Kids trying out a musical instrument that uses a small laser to generate notes

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Secretary Pritzker Celebrates Manufacturing Day in Portland

InnovationManufacturing DaySkills for BusinessSkills Training

Last week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker celebrated Manufacturing Day, a growing grassroots movement started by the Department of Commerce to engage students and...

Oct122016

U.S. Department of Commerce to Extend and Expand Digital Attache Program

InnovationDigital Attache

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the Commerce Department will double the number of global markets serviced by its Digital Attaché program during her...

Oct072016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at Lam Research Facility in Celebration of Manufacturing Day

InnovationManufacturing DayManufacturingSkills for BusinessAdvanced ManufacturingPenny Pritzker

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at the Lam Research facility in Tualatin, Ore., in celebration of Manufacturing Day (MFG Day). Joined by...

Oct072016

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21st Century U.S. Port Competitiveness Initiative: U.S. Supply Chain Excellence, Phase One

Trade and InvestmentInnovation21st Century Port Competitiveness InitiativeThe Internet of Things (IoT)

The Department of Commerce is partnering with the University of Southern California (USC) Marshall Center for Supply Chain Management to host a Port Community Information...

Oct072016

Op-Ed: Made in America for the 21st Century

InnovationManufacturing DayMade in America

From coast to coast, manufacturers built this country. Entire communities and industries rose to prominence on the backs of steelworkers in Pennsylvania, autoworkers in...

Oct072016

FACT SHEET: New Progress in a Resurgent American Manufacturing Sector

InnovationManufacturing DayScience, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)Framework for Revitalizing American Manufacturing

U.S. manufacturing is making a comeback, with more than 800,000 new jobs added since the sector turned the corner after the Great Recession in 2010. For the last four years...

Oct062016

Op-Ed: Promoting Prosperity Through Trade

Trade and InvestmentTrans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

At many points throughout our history, our nation has faced the choice between economic engagement or isolationism. Today, amid a heated debate over trade and our position in...

Oct052016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Appoints New Members to Clean Energy Industry Advisory Committee

InnovationTrade and InvestmentRenewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (REEEAC)Clean Energy Technology

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced the appointment of 34 members to the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (REEEAC). Initially...

Sep302016

Secretary Pritzker and Ukranian President Poroshenko

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Secretary Pritzker Highlights Economic Cooperation and Anti-Corruption Efforts in Ukraine

Trade and InvestmentUkraineCommercial Law Development Program (CLDP)Penny Pritzker

On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and a delegation of U.S. government officials and company executives arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine, to meet with Ukrainian...

Sep302016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman Issue Joint Statement on Economic Cooperation

Trade and InvestmentUkraineWorld Trade Organization (WTO)International Monetary Fund (IMF)Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP)

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman issued the following statement regarding discussions on September 28 in Kyiv...

Sep292016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at Ceremony Commemorating 75th Anniversary of Babyn Yar Massacre in Ukraine

About the U.S. Department of CommerceUkrainePenny Pritzker

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at the official commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Babyn Yar Massacre, following speeches by...

Sep282016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Completion of $1 Billion Loan Guarantee to Ukraine

Trade and InvestmentUkraineU.S.-Ukraine Business ForumPenny PritzkerAnticorruption

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker joined Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to announce the conclusion of a $1 billion loan guarantee designed to promote...

Sep282016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at Ukraine Government Ethics, Transparency and Corporate Compliance Workshop

Trade and InvestmentCommercial Law Development Program's (CLDP)Ukraine

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at the Commercial Law Development Program's (CLDP) Ukraine Government Ethics, Transparency, and...

Sep272016

NIST Team Wins 2016 Ron Brown Excellence in Innovation Award

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NIST Employees Honored with First-Ever Department of Commerce Ron Brown Award for Cutting-Edge Research in Brain Injury, Cancer

Operational ExcellenceInnovationRon Brown Excellence in Innovation AwardEmployee EngagementPenny PritzkerBruce H. Andrews

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker attended the Department of Commerce’s 68th Annual Honor Awards Ceremony, during which she recognized 286 employees with Gold...

Sep272016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to Lead Presidential Delegation to Ukraine

Trade and InvestmentU.S. – Ukraine Business Forum

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has been designated by President Obama to lead a Presidential Delegation to Kyiv, Ukraine, for the Commemoration of the 75th...

Sep282016

Graphic on Primary Reasons for Non-Internet Use at Home by Prior Home Internet Use (Percent of Households Not Online at Home, 2105)

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Connecting the Digitally Unconnected

DataDigital EconomyBroadband

When she announced the Commerce Department’s Digital Economy Agenda a year ago, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker emphasized that broadband Internet access and digital skills...

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