For 45 years, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) programs have focused on providing greater access to business opportunities that better equip minority business...
This year, the International Trade Administration’s Industry and Analysis (I&A) team launched the “Renaissance Project.” The initiative aims to create a system of turning...
Earlier this month, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center in Miami hosted its first Business Sunday at Samaritan Christian Center in Hallandale Beach,...
Secretary Pritzker joined Instagram on January 31st and shared photos of her at big events and behind the scenes. Below we've rounded up twenty of the best photos to...
The BPA leverages the volume of wireless services and devices that Commerce purchases each year to drive competition, while providing the Department with a faster and more...
As the Associate Director for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Commerce, I carry two responsibilities; handling the issues of Economic...
Last weekend, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Small Business Administration (SBA) launched Business Sunday at Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston, TX
To kickoff the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau recently released a range of updated statistics describing the demograhic state...
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the appointment of five leading experts on public safety, wireless broadband communications, and state and local...
Our country is built on a deeply-held commitment to service and community. From our women and men in uniform to our educators to those who administer important government...
Below is an interview with Brian Hill, co-founder of Jail Education Solutions (JES). Prior to starting JES, Brian worked for General Mills and served as a business consultant.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today announced that the federal government met its small business federal contracting goal for the first time in eight years –...
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement on the confirmation of Bruce Andrews as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce.
An interview with Charlotte Haberaecker, President and CEO of Lutheran Services in America (LSA), one of the nation’s largest health and human services networks.
On Monday, the US Department of Commerce joined the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, the Mile High United Way, the Office of Governor John Hickenlooper, the Office of Mayor...
An interview with Alex Forrester, Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer of Rising Tide Capital, a nonprofit organization that provides high-quality business education and...
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker today swore in 24 new Foreign Commercial Service Officers and one Intellectual Property Attachè at the Commerce Department.
An interview with Shawn Lesser and Michael Whelchel, Co-founders and Partners at Watershed Capital Group. Prior to starting Watershed, Shawn sold institutional equities to...
An interview with Gary Oppenheimer, the Executive Director and Founder of AmpleHarvest.org. As director of a community garden in 2009, Gary learned about the wasted food in...
Guest blog post by Phu Huynh, Chief of Staff (Acting), International Trade Administration - I was born in Saigon, five years before the Vietnam War ended....
Today, we marked an important milestone on the road to the 2020 Census with the opening of the Local Census Office for the 2014 Census Test. We will conduct the test in parts...
“I am very pleased that the U.S. Senate has confirmed Stefan Selig as Under Secretary for International Trade at the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration...
This memorandum established three guiding principles for the conduct of government activities. Government should be transparent. Government should be participatory...
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the appointment of Sue Swenson as Chairwoman of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Board. FirstNet is...
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement on the confirmation of Jay Williams as Assistant Secretary for Economic Development at the U.S...
Below is an interview with Rev. Dr. Helen Fleming, who leads the Women’s Veterans Resource Center. Rev. Dr. Fleming is pastor of the Douglas Memorial United Methodist Church...
Below is an interview with Stephan Bauman, President and CEO of World Relief. Before coming to World Relief, Stephan served as Director of International Programs for World...
Below is an interview with Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren. A Rochester native, Mayor Warren served as President of the Rochester City Council prior to the start of her first...
Improving government, business, and community decisions and knowledge by transforming Department data capabilities and supporting a data-enabled economy
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today the re-launch of its Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, one of 13 federal agency offices under the White...
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the appointment of Alejandra Y. Castillo, a New York City native born to Dominican immigrants, with more than 20...
The Commerce Department is home to some of the world’s leading scientists and engineers that are tackling some of the biggest challenges facing our planet and doing great...
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued the following statement on the resignation of Kathleen Sebelius as U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary.
Chairman Wolf, Ranking Member Fattah, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to discuss with you President Obama’s Fiscal Year
2015 (FY15) budget...
Chairman Wolf, Ranking Member Fattah, and members of the Subcommittee – thank you for this opportunity to discuss President Obama’s FY15 budget request for the Department of...