The strategic leverage of data will also provide increased competitive advantage to U.S. businesses and research institution. Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced a series of tools and initiatives to execute the Department of Commerce’s Data Strategy for fiscal years 2021-2024. With representation from every bureau, Commerce’s Data Governance Board (CDGB) developed this...

In accordance with the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act and associated OMB guidance (M-19-23) , and in support of the President's Management Agenda's strategic goal of Leveraging Data as a Strategic Asset, the Department of Commerce designates the following officials: Chief Data Officer: Oliver Wise Evaluation Officer: Christine Heflin Statistical Official: Robert Santos The Chief...

The Commerce Department collects, stores, and analyzes a wealth of information, including data on the Nation’s economy, population, and environment. These data go to the core of the Department’s mission. As America’s Data Agency, the Department of Commerce is using its data to spur innovation inside and outside the Federal Government and promote greater prosperity across the country. Environmental...

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Please note that due to the retirement of the Commerce Data Service, these data tutorials are no longer actively maintained and are presented as-is for public use. Over time, the links and code in the tutorials may break or become outdated. When possible, broken links have been updated to an archive.org snapshot. With tens of thousands of datasets ranging from satellite imagery to material...

This page is an archive of content and course materials from the Commerce Data Academy, which was organized by the Commerce Data Service under the Economics and Statistics Administration. With the closure of the Commerce Data Service, the Academy does not have any planned future courses at this time. However, most of the course materials and recordings are available for viewing below. The goal of...

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In keeping with the Office of Management and Budget guidance on implementing the Federal Information Technology Reform Act (FITARA), the U.S. Department of Commerce is publishing its CIO Governance Board, Membership List. Governance Board Name Program Code Bureau Code CIO Involvement Description Commerce CIO Council 006:019 0 The DOC CIO Council is to serve as a decision-making body to establish...

The Department of the Commerce is committed to the President's Open Government Initiative and has submitted high value datasets in support of the Open Government Directive. These datasets span a wide range of functions of Commerce and represent areas of continuing interest by our stakeholders.