The Innovation Ministerial Statement articulates shared principles across six pillars: pro-innovation policy frameworks; technology for opportunity and prosperity; skilled technical workforce development; intellectual property policies for artificial intelligence; AI for standards and standards for AI; and industrial innovation and investment in supply chains. Ministers also reached consensus on...

In March 2026, the Department of Energy, alongside the Department of Commerce, announced a unique public-private partnership to ensure affordable energy for American consumers and secure U.S. leadership in the global AI race. Read the Fact Sheet REVITALIZING FEDERAL LAND IN SOUTHERN OHIO TO ADVANCE ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE AND LOWER ENERGY PRICES

Forecasters at NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) continue to track a major winter storm that will bring heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain to hundreds of millions of Americans starting Friday, January 23, and continuing into Monday. This is expected to be an unusually large and severe winter storm. Dangerously cold air remains in the forecast for more than half of the U.S. population through...

Micron executives joined by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and other distinguished guests at the Micron Official Groundbreaking at New York Megafab Site “Today’s groundbreaking is more proof that American greatness is back. Under President Trump, we’re done outsourcing our future and, instead, we’re building it right here at home. Micron’s investment in New York means tens of thousands of great

The American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States signed a historic trade deal that will drive a massive reshoring of America’s semiconductor sector. This unprecedented commitment will strengthen U.S. economic resilience, create high-paying jobs, and bolster national security. Read the fact sheet on Restoring American Semiconductor

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On November 24, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with European Union (EU) trade ministers in their first trips to Brussels since taking office to strengthen President Trump’s historic trade deal. Secretary Lutnick urged the EU to adopt a "balanced approach" to digital regulation to secure an agreement to lower steel and aluminum tariffs. Fact

Funding for a portion of the federal government expired on September 30, 2025. The Department of Commerce is prepared for a lapse in funding that would necessitate a significant reduction in operations and is currently implementing its plan. Read the United States Department of Commerce Plan for Orderly Shutdown Due to Lapse of Congressional Appropriations (September 2025). The Democrat-led...