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Apr022015

Statement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker on International Trade in Goods and Services in February 2015

Trade and InvestmentU.S. International Trade in Goods and ServicesTrade Promotion Authority (TPA)
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.

Mar312015

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Spotlight on Commerce: Michelle K. Lee, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

InnovationAbout the U.S. Department of CommerceSpotlight on Commerce
Serving as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, I am in charge of one of the largest intellectual property (IP) offices in the world.

Mar302015

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Spotlight on Commerce: Anne Neville, Director, State Broadband Initiative, National Telecommunications and Information Administration

About the U.S. Department of CommerceSpotlight on Commerce
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 state’s effort to succeed in the digital economy, making sure that technology can help power the middle-class economy.

Mar272015

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Spotlight on Commerce: Donna F. Dodson, Associate Director and Chief Cyber Security Advisor and Director, National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology

About the U.S. Department of CommerceSpotlight on Commerce
I love my job. This was true when I was a junior researcher contributing to projects and is true today as I help lead the strategic direction of NIST’s growing program in cybersecurity.

Mar252015

U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Announces Russell Slifer as Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

InnovationAbout the U.S. Department of CommerceRussell Slifer
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the appointment of Russell Slifer as the next Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Slifer currently serves as the Director of the USPTO's Rocky Mountain Regional Office in Denver and will begin his new role at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria...

Mar232015

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Welcomes President Obama to the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit

Trade and InvestmentSelectUSASelectUSA Investment SummitForeign Direct Investment (FDI)
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today welcomed President Barack Obama to the second-ever SelectUSA Investment Summit. In her introduction, Secretary Pritzker highlighted the actions of the President and the entire Administration to strengthen the U.S. economy, build a more welcoming investment climate, and keep America open for business. ...

Mar232015

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Innovation and Software are the Reasons to Select the USA

Trade and InvestmentSelectUSA Investment SummitForeign Direct Investment (FDI)
Today, as part of the Select USA Investment Summit, I had the honor of joining an impressive group of business leaders, international investors and experts for an in-depth conversation about how innovation and R&D is helping to fuel private sector investment, and why the United States is poised for tremendous growth.

Mar232015

U.S. Commerce Department to Co-Chair Broadband Opportunity Council

InnovationBroadband Opportunity CouncilBroadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP)Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP)BroadbandUSA
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.

Mar182015

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NIST’s MRI Measurement Tools to Help Diagnose Veterans’ Traumatic Brain Injuries

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More than 300,000 U.S. veterans have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in recent years, a legacy of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. But these numbers don’t tell the whole story. While severe TBI can be obvious, milder cases involving symptoms such as memory loss or inability to concentrate are difficult to confirm and treat.

Mar172015

Statement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker on the Confirmation of Manson K. Brown as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

About the U.S. Department of CommercePenny Pritzker
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).

Mar162015

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Secretary Pritzker Addresses Importance of Data to the Digital Economy and Announces Major Growth in Data Jobs Over Last Decade

DataMichelle K. LeeSouth by SouthwestDigital Economy
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today participated in three separate events at the 2015 South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas underscoring the importance of entrepreneurs and small businesses to the economy. During her SXSW events, Secretary Pritzker highlighted how the U.S.

Mar132015

At South by Southwest, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Highlights Government's Efforts to Support Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and the Digital Economy

InnovationDataSouth by SouthwestIan KalinInternet Policy Task Force (IPTF)Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)EntrepreneurshipDigital Economy
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today visited Austin, Texas, to engage with startups, business incubators and the broader South by Southwest (SXSW) audience to highlight the U.S. Commerce Department’s work advancing innovation, encouraging entrepreneurship, and supporting the digital economy.

Mar132015

This is Tunisia’s moment

Trade and InvestmentPenny PritzkerTunisia
On Dec. 17, 2010, a Tunisian street vendor named Mohammed Bouazizi staged a desperate protest against corrupt local officials by setting himself on fire. The act helped trigger a revolution in his country and a wave of uprisings across North Africa and the Middle East. The consequences of his actions were complex, but his demands were simple: He wanted to earn a good living, start a business and...

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