As we welcome 2024, we have compiled a list of the top stories which not only generated the most attention in 2023, but also encompassed the Commerce Department’s mission to create conditions for economic growth and opportunity for all Americans. These stories reflect many of Commerce’s top priorities and accomplishments for the year including bringing affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service to everyone in America, revitalizing the semiconductor industry, building a climate-ready nation, and producing accurate and reliable data on our Nation’s population and economy. This year’s top stories also showcased our core values and dedication to diversity, equity, inclusiveness, and accessibility as well as our success in making Commerce one of the best places to work in the Federal government.

Here are the top blogs for 2023.

• High-Speed Internet for All
• U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo Outlines Vision for Implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act
• Deputy Secretary Don Graves Joins Maryland Governor Wes Moore in Announcing Allocation of $268 Million Grant to Maryland for the Deployment of High-Speed Internet
• Unemployment is at its Lowest Level in 54 Years
• The Importance of Data in Combatting Extreme Heat and Climate Change
• Secretary Raimondo Announces U.S.-India Semiconductor Supply Chain and Innovation Partnership MOU in New Delhi
• 2022 Economic Census is Underway. Have you responded?
• 2022 Best Places to Work in The Federal Government
• Commerce Pride and Bringing Cultural Awareness and Inclusion to Commerce
• Geographic Inequality on the Rise in the U.S.
• National Black History Month: U.S. Census Bureau Releases Key Stats on Nation's Black Population
• Celebrating World Population Day – and Supporting Evidence-Based Policymaking Worldwide for Over 65 Years

The Biden Administration and the Commerce Department are committed to developing and implementing policies and programs to empower underserved communities, businesses, and individuals and create an economy that works for all Americans.

Learn more about the Commerce Department’s key programs and accomplishments for 2023.  

2023 Brings in Record Investments and Funding Opportunities to Support American Competitiveness and Create Good-Paying Jobs

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Highlights Key 2023 Department Accomplishments