Thank you for that introduction, Dr. Spinrad, and for your incredible leadership at NOAA. And thank you to the NOAA team for organizing this listening session, and to all of you for participating. I’m excited to join you. According to data from NOAA, the United States experienced 20 separate billion-dollar disasters in 2021, with damages totaling $145 billion. These events are becoming more...

$32.7 million in Funding for Broadband Infrastructure Projects Will Connect More Than 12,000 Households in Mississippi to High-Speed Internet Today, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves joined Senator Roger Wicker in Jackson, Mississippi, to announce the details of a $32.7 million broadband infrastructure grant coming to the state to help close the digital divide and expand access to high-speed...

$32.7 million in Funding for Broadband Infrastructure Projects Will Connect More Than 12,000 Households in Mississippi to High-Speed Internet Today, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves joined Senator Roger Wicker in Jackson, Mississippi, to announce the details of a $32.7 million broadband infrastructure grant coming to the state to help close the digital divide and expand access to high-speed...

Secretary Gina M. Raimondo has issued the following statement regarding the announcement today by President Biden and European Commission President Von der Leyen on the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework between both governments: “Today’s Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework announcement between the United States and the European Union reflects our shared recognition of the importance of...

Today, Deputy Secretary Don Graves met with Argentina’s Minister of Productive Development Matías Kulfas and discussed establishing closer cooperation between the United States’ and Argentina’s commerce departments. Furthermore, they discussed developments in space commerce, potential collaboration to limit trade barriers, and participation in the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles on...

Following United States Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and United States Trade Representative Katherine C. Tai’s announcement of a new 232 tariff agreement with the United Kingdom, American businesses and industry and labor groups are applauding the deal, which will allow historically-based sustainable volumes of U.K. steel and aluminum products to enter the U.S. market without the...

Today, Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo met with Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova to discuss the Department’s role in the export controls placed on Russia by the United States government and a broad coalition of partner-countries. The Secretary and Ambassador Markarova also discussed ways in which the Department of Commerce can continue to support the extraordinary...

By Lisa Casias, Deputy CEO , the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Working with strong female leaders has been a highlight of my career at the U.S. Department of Commerce . I’ve been enriched personally and professionally by the unique perspectives and experiences of these women. At the FirstNet Authority, we are privileged to be led by many women who bring ingenuity...