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Commerce Deputy Secretary Don Graves Honors Employees for Distinguished and Exceptional Performance at the 75th Annual Commerce Honor Awards

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Announces Recipient of the Ron Brown Excellence in Innovation Award Yesterday, U.S. Commerce Deputy Secretary Don Graves joined Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration Jeremy Pelter, in announcing individual, group, and organizational Gold and Silver Medal Awards to...

Improving Program Delivery with Innovative Data Practices at the U.S. Department of Commerce

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The American Rescue Plan (ARP), the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the Inflation and Reduction Act (IRA), and the CHIPS and Science Act provide the U.S. Department of Commerce with unprecedented new resources that can be leveraged to advance the mission of creating the conditions for economic growth and opportunity for all communities. To ensure these programs are delivered as effectively...

By the Numbers: U.S. Economy Adds Over 350,000 Jobs in January Exceeding Expectations

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Hiring Increases Due to Rise in Consumer Confidence and Spending Kicking off 2024, the U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last week that the U.S. economy added over 350,000 jobs in January – far exceeding expectations. The unemployment rate was 3.7 percent for the third month in a row coming in below 4% for two straight years – the longest such streak since the 1960s. In...

By the Numbers: U.S. Economy Grows Faster than Expected for Year and Final Quarter of 2023

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Economic Growth Due to Increases in Jobs, Incomes, and Spending Today, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported fourth quarter real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023 exceeding expectations. Growth was in large part due to an increase in Americans making and spending more. In addition, the economy...

Department of Energy to Help NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory Go Net-Zero

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded NOAA $5 million to support the conversion of the Mauna Loa atmospheric baseline observatory in Hawaii to a net-zero carbon facility. The award, part of $250 million in funding announced by DOE’s Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) program, will help NOAA’s Global Monitoring Laboratory purchase solar panels and...

NOAA Satellites Helped Save 350 Lives in 2023

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NOAA’s satellites, known for their pivotal role in tracking weather and climate, were behind the rescue of 350 people from harrowing, life-threatening ordeals in the U.S. and its surrounding waters in 2023. NOAA’s polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites are part of the global Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking system, or COSPAS-SARSAT, which uses a network of U.S. and international...

Year in Review: Commerce’s Top Stories of 2023

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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...

Preparing Open Data for the Age of AI

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By Oliver Wise, Sallie Ann Keller, and Victoria Houed In the past year, the explosion of generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in the public consciousness has created both excitement and trepidation. GenAI has the potential to change how we work, learn, play, and consume information. In response to this technology - and leaning into the momentum driven by the Executive Order on the Safe...