Prior to a potential lapse in funding, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requires the Department to submit a draft plan for agency operations in the absence of...

During my senior year of high school, I was presented with an opportunity that not only taught me about professionalism, but also about how to be a better me. In the fall of...

In a packed room of excited students and their proud mentors, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews addressed a group of high school students who successfully completed...

On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. This most...

The Department of Commerce recently signed a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with Microsoft that is estimated to save the department nearly $8 million in taxpayer dollars...

In honor of Public Service Recognition Week, Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker recognizes the men and women who work tirelessly on behalf of America’s businesses,...

Today, the Department of Commerce is joining the international celebration of Earth Day at its Herbert C. Hoover Building (HCHB) in Washington, DC. Office of Facilities and...

As part of this work, I also have managed a nationwide grant program that funded the state broadband data collection and capacity building activities that supported each...

I grew up in a town on the border between the U.S. and Mexico; a place where two cities abutted one another culturally and geographically. At the time, I was too young to...

As National Program Manager for Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service (NOS) I serve as the...

Black history month has a special place in my heart. When I began my federal government career 30 years ago with the U.S. Coast Guard, it was when I learned of the many...

Since joining the U. S. Census Bureau in January 1996 as a research mathematical statistician, I have provided the overall technical leadership for the Center for Statistical...

Many young men of color in this country live in poverty. In fact, minority children are 6 to 9 times more likely to be raised in areas of concentrated poverty. For most...