Many communities in America lack access to high-speed Internet, and beyond access issues, many families can't afford service. President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provided an historic investment of $65 billion to ensure every American has access to reliable, affordable high-speed internet. Today, every state and territory across the nation has signed on to the Internet for All...

We live in a global society. It’s been that way for a while, even as we continue to see ourselves and our lives through the geographic parochial lens of our choosing. Yet, every day there’s virtually nothing we do that isn’t influenced in part or whole by our global society, economy or the richness of cultures worldwide. At our core, we all are part of the people of Earth, a mere speck in the...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo issued the following statement regarding the European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF): “The United States welcomes the European Union’s adoption of an adequacy decision for the DPF. This framework, announced by President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in March 2022, represents the culmination of years of...

Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA are launching the Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators program , a $60 million investment in coastal resilience and American small businesses through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The program, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act , will foster public-private partnerships to help support small businesses that are developing...

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...

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...

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...

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.”...