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Apr112016

President Obama to Deliver Keynote at the 2016 SelectUSA Investment Summit

Trade and InvestmentSelectUSASelectUSA Investment SummitPenny Pritzker
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced today that President Barack Obama will host the 2016 SelectUSA Investment Summit and deliver the keynote address on Monday, June 20. The high-profile event is organized by the U.S. Department of Commerce and will be held June 20-21, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. President Obama has attended every Summit since the inaugural event...

Apr082016

Commerce Department Appoints New Members to Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness

Trade and InvestmentAdvisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker today announced the appointment of 11 new members to the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC) that was re-chartered in November 2015. Initially established on November 21, 2011, the ACSCC now totals 45 senior-level private sector representatives of multiple industries and supply chain experts that advise the Secretary of Commerce, the...

Apr052016

U.S. Department of Commerce Seeks Comment on Potential Policy Issues Related to Internet of Things

InnovationThe Internet of ThingsDigital Economy
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today that as part of the Department’s Digital Economy Agenda, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued a Request for Comment (RFC) on questions posed by the growth of the Internet of Things (IOT). This Request is an important step in the Department’s continued effort to promote the Internet of Things, the broad...

Apr052016

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on International Trade in Goods and Services in February 2016

Trade and InvestmentDataInternational Trade in Goods and ServicesExportsTrans-Pacific PartnershipPenny Pritzker
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement today on the release of the February 2016 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services monthly data. U.S. exports of goods and services increased to $178.1 billion in February from $176.3 billion in January. In February, travel services registered a new record, with $15.3 billion of exports. In addition, growth in goods...

Apr012016

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on Addition of Eighth National Network of Manufacturing Innovation Institute

InnovationNational Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI)Smart FabricsTextilesPenny Pritzker
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker released the following statement on the addition of the eighth National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) institute. The Revolutionary Fibers and Textiles Manufacturing Innovation Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts will be spearheaded by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense.

Mar292016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Appointees to Inaugural Digital Economy Board of Advisors

InnovationDigital EconomyDigital Economy
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker announced today the appointment of 17 distinguished leaders with a wide range of expertise on digital policy and economic issues to serve on the U.S. Commerce Department’s Digital Economy Board of Advisors, which will provide recommendations on ways to advance economic growth and opportunity in the digital age.

Mar232016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Kiersten Todt as Executive Director of Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity

InnovationCybersecurityCommission on Enhancing National CybersecurityCybersecurity
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced today that she has selected Kiersten Todt to join the Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) team and serve as the Executive Director of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. This Commission, created by Presidential Executive Order and supported by NIST and the Commerce Department along with its...

Mar162016

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on Nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker released the following statement on President Obama’s nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court of the United States. “Today, the President made an outstanding choice in nominating Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. I have known Merrick for a long time, and he is a person of unquestionable talent, integrity, and...

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