Last week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker spoke at the final session of the Department’s “Enterprising Women of Commerce” speaker series. Hosted by the Office of Civil Rights, the Office of Public Affairs, and the Commerce Research Library, the “Enterprising Women of Commerce” speaker series aimed to highlight women leaders in the Department Commerce.

Just over five years ago, we were on the verge of starting construction on a unique addition to the ​NIST Gaithersburg, Md., campus, the Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF).

Join NOAA Fisheries in celebrating National Fishing and Boating Week! This time each year 11 million Americans who think wetting a line in saltwater is a great way to spend time share their passion for fish and recreational fishing.

The United States welcomes foreign investment, and the numbers show that investors have confidence in the opportunities here. With a population of 320 million and a GDP that’s over $18 trillion, our nation is home to more foreign direct investment (FDI) stock than any other country: $2.9 trillion as of 2014. The U.S.

Summer means vacation, outdoor activities, and fun in the sun! It’s a time when families hit the road to visit national parks or distant relatives. The warm months and long days mean that there is plenty of time for baseball games and barbecues. The sultry temperatures practically invite you to take a dip in the pool or ocean.

How many of these Department of Commerce (DOC) acronyms can you spell out? Better yet, for how many of these agencies can you proudly talk about the value they add and the work they accomplish?

Earlier today, SelectUSA launched our newly redesigned website, SelectUSA.gov. The new website was developed as a “first stop” for our clients – companies seeking information about investing in the United States and economic development organizations (EDOs) looking to attract investment to their communities – to provide key foreign direct investment (FDI) data, resources, and news and updates.

oday marks the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season. These storms are among nature’s most powerful and destructive phenomena, and they have the potential to affect a large portion of U.S. residents. The 185 coastline counties along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico – areas that are most threatened by Atlantic hurricanes – have a combined population of 59.2 million.

The fact is that we are no longer moving toward the digital economy. We have arrived. This disruption presents tremendous opportunities to grow our economy, strengthen American businesses, and create new jobs for our workers. But it also forces us to modernize and reconsider policies that have been in place for decades.

Last week, the Commerce Department invited comments from the public on how U.S. seaports can work better with their supply chain partners to reduce congestion, become more efficient, and improve America’s competitiveness.

As an Asian American, feminist, and former journalist, I firmly believe that our nation’s leadership should represent the very people it represents. After all, we are the land of opportunity.

Last December, with 48 years of service at NIST, I was honored to be recognized as the “Dean of Staff”—the longest-serving current employee. This recognition has me reflecting back on my career and the importance of taking advantage of every opportunity.

I’m the native-born (New Jersey) son of immigrants from Taiwan who came to the United States as graduate students to pursue opportunities for a better life. I was encouraged to embrace science and engineering from an early age, not only in school, but also through numerous trips to the natural history museum and support for hobbies like building model rockets.

Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker released the second set of Top Markets Reports that provides the latest assessment of export opportunities for U.S. companies in 19 sectors. The Top Markets series is a collection of 19 sector-specific reports that are designed to help U.S. exporters compare markets across borders, using market intelligence and data to inform decision-making.

This week I am visiting Los Angeles County to observe the last phase of the 2016 Census Test, currently underway here in California as well as in Harris County, Texas. Almost 225,000 households in Los Angeles County received a notification from the U.S. Census Bureau by mail 9 weeks ago asking them to complete the 2016 Census Test questionnaire online.

As the Regional Director of the Texas Regional Office of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), I lead the Texas Regional Office and engage in community outreach within my region. I carry out the strategic direction of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, Michelle K.

At a ceremony at the White House earlier today, President Obama honored recipients of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation—the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on our nation’s most accomplished innovators and inventors.

In celebration of World Fish Migration Day 2016, NOAA Fisheries has highlighted the career path of an engineer working on innovative solutions to barriers that block anadromous fish from moving upstream to spawning grounds and downstream to the ocean. An anadromous fish, born in fresh water, spends most of its life in the sea and returns to fresh water to spawn.

This week, President Obama and Congress helped American companies and innovators protect their intellectual property by passing and signing the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016.

Every day, billions of people around the world use the Internet to share ideas, conduct financial transactions, and keep in touch with family, friends, and colleagues. Users send and store personal medical data, business communications, and even intimate conversations over this global network.

NOAA’s powerful new supercomputers paved the way for another upgrade to the U.S. Global Forecast System (GFS), NOAA’s primary model for weather prediction.

On May 6, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker visited Dalton, Georgia to highlight the Commerce Department’s Skills for Business Agenda and its signature initiative, the “Communities that Work Partnership” (CWTP). As part of her visit, she toured J+ J Flooring Group and the Northwest Georgia College and Career Academy’s Advanced Manufacturing and Business Academy.

Today, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) convened a roundtable to discuss what data is needed to better measure the economic importance of the cross-border information flows that connect people and businesses across the globe.

Yesterday, U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker joined the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in inducting sixteen of America’s greatest innovators into the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF).