The House Judiciary Committee took a significant step to build on recent congressional efforts to curtail abusive patent litigation and level the playing field for American innovators

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to discuss progress on the implementation of reforms to improve the business and investment climate in Ukraine and further expand U.S.-Ukrainian trade and investment ties.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement today on the release of the April 2015 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services data. U.S. exports of goods and services increased to $189.9 billion in April from $188.0 billion in March. The goods and services trade deficit improved by $9.7 billion to $40.9 billion in April.

"The thoughts and prayers of my entire family are with the Vice President, Dr. Biden and Beau Biden’s family as they mourn the tragic loss of their son, husband, brother and father. Beau was a man of courage, honor and deep patriotism. His full life of service, dedication, and love for his family and his country will inspire generations. Our hearts are overwhelmed by sadness for the Biden...

Today, U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker honored 45 American companies and organizations, many of which are small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), at the 2015 President’s “E” Awards ceremony. This year marks the 53rd anniversary of the “E” Awards presentation, which recognizes companies and organizations that make a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports. ...

On Monday, May 11, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will participate in a White House event focused on celebrating emerging entrepreneurs from across the United States and around the world. In addition, the White House will announce the expansion of the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE) initiative, adding nine new members to the group...

U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker today kicked off World Trade Month 2015 by reiterating the U.S. government’s commitment to promoting international trade as part of the country’s business strategy to diversify and continue advancing the nation’s economic resurgence.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews today announced he will lead a delegation of 20 American companies on a Cybersecurity Trade Mission to Bucharest, Romania, and Warsaw, Poland May 11-15, 2015. Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis Marcus Jadotte will also participate in the mission.

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement announcing the first U.S.-Ukraine Business Forum on July 13, 2015 in Washington, D.C. “In recent months, the Government of Ukraine has taken a number of decisive steps to create new conditions for private sector growth by deregulating the economy, reducing corruption and removing systemic obstacles that have held...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced a big data project with Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, IBM, Microsoft Corp., and the Open Cloud Consortium to explore ways of bringing the Department closer to its goal of unleashing its vast resources of environmental data and delivering on one of the Department’s key priorities – transforming Department data capabilities and...

The U.S. Departments of Commerce, State, and Transportation are reviewing claims that three foreign airlines – Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, and Qatar Airways – have received and are benefitting from subsidies from their respective governments of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar that are distorting the global aviation market.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews today announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce is partnering with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to make it easier for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) throughout the Western Hemisphere to enter new markets and grow. Deputy Secretary Andrews made the announcement with IDB President Louis Alberto Moreno at the Seventh Summit...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today hosted the first meeting of the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA)

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement today on the release of the February 2015 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services data. The goods and services trade deficit improved by 17 percent to $35.4 billion in February. This is the lowest monthly trade deficit since October 2009.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the first 26 recipients of the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program grants.

A bipartisan group of former Secretaries of Commerce, whose tenures spanned from 1973 to 2012, today released an open letter urging Congress to pass Trade Promotion Authority, a tool that is essential to the completion and implementation of new trade partnerships.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced that the U.S. Commerce Department will co-chair the Broadband Opportunity Council, a new federal government initiative aimed at increasing broadband investment and reducing barriers to broadband deployment and adoption.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued a statement announcing two new Commerce Department actions focused on strengthening American manufacturing.

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement on the confirmation of Manson K. Brown as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Predication at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the names of the American and international innovators, visionaries, and thought leaders participating in the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit, March 23-24.

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement on the confirmation of Michelle K. Lee as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the launch of Regional Investments to Support Entrepreneurship (RISE), a public-private partnership aimed at promoting trade and investment between Tunisia and the United States

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the members of the new Commerce Data Advisory Council (CDAC), who include 19 of the best and brightest private and public sector thought leaders on data management and dissemination in the United States.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will lead a delegation of U.S. government officials to the Investment and Entrepreneurship Conference in Tunis, Tunisia this week.