The Biden-Harris Administration adopted a comprehensive and collaborative approach to support Puerto Rico's economic recovery, emphasizing a whole-of-government strategy to address the island's unique challenges. This approach was informed by an acute awareness of Puerto Rico's pressing needs. The archipelago faces a severe fiscal crisis, having entered a $70 billion bankruptcy in 2016 , which...

Dear OFBNP Family and National Stakeholders, As we conclude this remarkable journey together, I want to extend my deepest gratitude to each of you for your unwavering support, dedication, and collaboration. It has been an honor to serve as the Director of the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (OFBNP) under President Biden, Secretary Raimondo, and Deputy Secretary Graves’...

Since 2020, Congress, on a largely bipartisan basis and under two Presidents, has charged the U.S. Department of Commerce with implementing a series of historically significant pieces of legislation that greatly multiplied the department’s budgetary resources. The CARES Act (enacted in 2020), the American Rescue Plan (2021), the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (2021), the CHIPS and Science Act (2022...

NEWS On January 16, 2024, the Commerce Data Governance Board released Generative AI and Open Data: Guidelines and Best Practices . This guidance will support the Department of Commerce’s entities in the development of generative AI-ready open data assets. This guidance will be updated periodically. In late 2023, the Department of Commerce’s Commerce Data Governance Board launched the AI and Open...

Today, the Department of Commerce Office of Space Commerce published a report on the department’s space commerce accomplishments under the Biden-Harris Administration. A message from Don Graves, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Under the Biden-Harris Administration, the Department of Commerce has taken many concrete actions to promote the growth and competitiveness of the U.S. commercial space sector...

As we welcome 2025, we reflect on some of the most popular stories from 2024. These stories demonstrate the Commerce Department’s commitment to building an economy that works for all Americans, including increasing access to affordable, reliable high-speed Internet, revitalizing the semiconductor and manufacturing industries, and producing accurate and reliable data on our Nation’s economy and the...

Why not start a tradition this year with a New Year’s resolution to improve your cybersecurity behaviors? One way to do this is to complete a cybersecurity best practice checklist. In addition to the four strong cybersecurity behaviors we frequently feature, please review the additional recommended checklist items and supporting resources below to help you kick off a more secure 2025. Secure your...

Retail Trade Leading Contributor to Growth by Industry Last week, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that GDP and personal income increased in almost every U.S. state according to the latest data from their report on Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 3 rd Quarter, 2024 . Real gross domestic product increased in 46 states and the District of...