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Supporting our Military Community

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Last week, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo joined Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Kathi Vidal at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, for an Entrepreneurship Essentials Workshop and Resource Fair . Over 100 military personnel, military spouses, and veterans attended in-person, with hundreds more online, as they heard from experts in business...

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Calls on Students from Every Level of Education to Consider Careers in the Semiconductor Industry

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Yesterday, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo joined a virtual discussion with Handshake, the largest Gen Z jobs platform, and called on students of every level of education to pursue careers in the semiconductor manufacturing and related industries. Because of the need for chips and the current labor shortage in this critical industry, the Biden Administration remains committed to revitalizing...

Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Building Resilience Conference

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Thank you, Rob, for that introduction. Hello everyone. I’m so pleased to be here at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to engage with you all about how the Department of Commerce is leveraging its resources to build a more resilient economy. At the Department of Commerce, our responsibilities span a wide range of issues, and one that I and many of our dedicated staff members are deeply involved in is...

Department of Commerce and Department of Defense Sign Memorandum of Agreement to Strengthen U.S. Defense Industrial Base

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The United States Departments of Commerce (DoC) and Defense (DoD) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to expand collaboration to strengthen the U.S. semiconductor defense industrial base. The agreement will increase information sharing between the Departments to facilitate close coordination on the CHIPS for America’s incentives program, ensuring that their respective investments position...

Op-Ed by Antony Blinken & Gina Raimondo: To shape the future of AI, we must act quickly

Op-eds
Abraham Lincoln once observed: “In the world’s history, certain inventions and discoveries occurred of peculiar value . . . in facilitating all other inventions and discoveries.” Lincoln was speaking of the written word and, later, the printing press. But today, we are living through another such invention: artificial intelligence. Powerful generative AI systems like GPT-4 are ushering in a new...

CALL FOR: 2023 Sustainability, Energy, and Environmental Ambassador Nominations

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The photo above was submitted by Gary Haney, Office of the Secretary, in a prior Earth Day Photo Challenge. The Department of Commerce is calling for nominations for the 2023 Sustainability, Energy, and Environmental (SEE) Ambassadors program. The SEE Ambassadors program recognizes individual Departmental employees for outstanding performance in implementing exceptional projects and/or programs...

Remarks by Deputy Secretary Don Graves Meeting at the UnidosUS Annual Conference

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Hello everyone! I’m so honored to be here at the UnidosUS Annual Conference. The commitment shown by UnidosUS to achieve equity for all Americans, particularly those in the Latino community, cannot be overstated. This year’s theme, "The Power of US,” truly grounds our unity, collaboration, and shared progress across the impactful work everyone in this room does at all levels to create a fairer...

100 Days at the FirstNet Authority: governance, engagement, and a look ahead

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This is the second of a 2-part series by Joe Wassel, First Responder Network Authority Executive Director and CEO, on his thoughts, insights, and vision for the future of public safety communications. Before the FirstNet Authority, I spent my career in the Department of Defense as an advocate for public safety communications and network security. Stepping into the Executive Director and CEO role...