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U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Additional Biden-Harris Administration Appointments
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced additional key leadership appointments under the Biden-Harris Administration. The diverse and accomplished group brings a vast array of experiences and perspectives to the Department and join a growing team ready to foster more equitable economic growth and advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s key priorities.
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Department of Commerce's EDA Awards Over $70 Million To Support Economic Recovery Across The U.S. And Territories
The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration announced over $70 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance, Disaster Recovery, and Public Works Program grants to support businesses and communities adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic and natural disasters, and bolster public works projects to spur economic growth..
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U.S. Commerce Department Restricts Licensing of Sensitive Exports to Burma’s Military and Security Services in Response to the Recent Military Coup
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in the Department of Commerce (Commerce) imposed new controls on any U.S. technologies and specific activities of U.S. persons who may be supporting foreign military-intelligence end uses and end users in China, Cuba, Russia, and Venezuela, as well as in terrorist-supporting countries. BIS is also enhancing controls to prevent U.S. persons from supporting unauthorized weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs, including weapons delivery systems and production facilities.
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Celebrating Black History Month
Spotlight on Commerce series highlights the contributions of the U.S. Department of Commerce African American employees during Black History Month.
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| Journeys of innovation: Cultivating Curiosity |
| Arlyne Simon doesn't want to be a statistic. She is a biomedical engineer, patent-holding inventor, author, and entrepreneur. Today, that puts her among a very small number of women—especially women of color—but Simon is on a mission to change that. |
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| Championing the Nation’s Spectrum Engineers |
| Across our workforce in DC and our Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) lab in Boulder, CO, 62 talented and dedicated engineers propel our vital mission forward. ITS is NTIA’s research and engineering laboratory. |
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| What's in That Truck I Just Passed on the Highway? |
| We see them on roads and highways across the country, those large tractor trailers hauling goods near and far and lined up at weigh stations. Sometimes what they’re carrying is obvious from the signage and logos on the outside but often all we see is a box on wheels. |
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| EDA's Locally-Driven Approach To Development Supports California's Recovery From Wildfire |
| California has experienced its share of disasters. Nearly a dozen major earthquakes have rocked the Golden State in the last decade, and fires, flooding, and adverse weather events are a fact of life on the Pacific coast. |
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Commerce Data & Reports
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Personal Income and Outlays, January 2021
Personal income increased 10.0 percent (monthly rate) while consumer spending increased 2.4 percent in January as provisions of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act enacted on December 27, 2020, began to take effect.
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NIST Finalizes Cybersecurity Guidance for Positioning, Navigation and Timing Systems
As part of an effort to help users apply its well-known Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) as broadly and effectively as possible, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released finalized cybersecurity guidance for positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services.
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Expanding to Serve: FirstNet Surpasses 2.71 Million Square Miles Supporting More Than 2 Million Connections
What’s the news? FirstNet®, America’s public safety network, now covers more than 2.71 million square miles. As public safety’s network partner, AT&T has moved quickly to bring more coverage, boost capacity and drive new capabilities for first responders and the communities they serve – rural, urban and tribal. In 2020, we added nearly 100,000 square miles to the FirstNet coverage footprint (that’s like covering the entire state of Oregon).
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| In Case You Missed It |
| March 3, 2021 |
| Attend the 2021 Women's Entrepreneurship Symposium |
| The annual Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium (WES) offers attendees a chance to learn about innovation and business from public and private sector experts. |
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| March 2021 |
| Grab your ‘VIP’ pass to go backstage at NOAA’s Virtual Open House |
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Each week, we’ll tour a different NOAA facility through a live webinar and meet the staff that bring NOAA’s mission to life. Our guides will highlight a few cool spots around campus and answer your questions in real time.
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| February 25, 2021 |
| Head of NOAA’s Office of Civil Rights honored at Black Engineer of the Year Awards |
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Kenneth M. Bailey, Director of NOAA’s Office of Inclusion and Civil Rights, was recognized at the annual Black Engineer of the Year Awardsoffsite link (BEYA) STEM Conference, which was held virtually from February 11-13, 2021.
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