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Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on the European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo issued the following statement regarding the European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework: “Today, the United States has fulfilled its commitments for implementing the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF) announced by President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in March 2022. This represents the culmination of...

Commerce Pride and Bringing Cultural Awareness and Inclusion to Commerce

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Matt Phan (he/him) is the President of Commerce PRIDE, the Department’s cross-bureau queer employee resource group. He has also been the Librarian with the Commerce Research Library for over five years, helping the Department with its diverse information needs. Specifically, he manages the library’s technology solutions, providing mission-critical information access. Through his proactive outreach...

Pride Month: U.S. Census Bureau Data on Same-Sex Households

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Every ten years, the U.S. Census Bureau counts everyone in the United States on April 1. The U.S. Constitution mandates the enumeration to determine how to apportion the House of Representatives among the states. The 2021 American Community Survey gave people the option to identify a relationship as same sex. All demographic surveys collect information about same-sex couples. Responses from the...

Commerce's EDA Celebrates Pride

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Pride Month — observed each June — is both a celebration of progress for LGBTQI+ rights, and an opportunity to raise awareness of persistent challenges to those rights. President Biden’s proclamation on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month recognizes it as a time to “honor a movement that has grown stronger, more vibrant, and more inclusive with every passing year.”...

Readout of Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity Virtual Ministerial

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo hosted an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) virtual ministerial meeting that was attended by representatives from Australia, Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Building on the positive momentum coming out of the Detroit ministerial meeting...

Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with Members of the U.S. Section of the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with the U.S. Section of the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum for the first time to welcome members to the 2023-2026 term and prepare for the 12 th Plenary Session of the Forum. At the meeting, the members discussed strategic opportunities in their respective sectors and highlighted the importance of trade with Brazil to their domestic operations. The...

Biden-Harris Administration Launches Recompete Pilot Program Funding Opportunity

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The Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), today launched the Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program (Recompete) competition. Recompete was authorized by the CHIPS and Science Act and is a part of President Joe Biden’s Investing in America agenda, stimulating private sector investment, creating good-paying jobs...

Biden-Harris Administration Invests $60 Million to Create a Climate-Ready Workforce through Investing In America Agenda

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Today, the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) opened a competitive funding opportunity for the Climate Ready Workforce for Coastal States, Tribes, and Territories Initiative to connect people across the country to good-paying jobs, such as landscape technicians, heat health outreach specialists and climate equity officers, that tackle the climate crisis...