It would be a bipartisan step away from Clinton-Bush years and more like policies under Trump. Congress is making an attempt to direct the power of the federal…
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Robert Santos Sworn In as Census Bureau Director
Brings decades of experience to his role. On Thursday, Robert Santos was sworn in as the U.S. Census Bureau’s 26th director, becoming the first Latino to serve in…
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Commerce Department Announces Microelectronics Advisory Committee
The committee will bring together industry experts to help form federal policy. On December 1, the Department of Commerce revealed that they were beginning the process of recruiting…
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Commerce Department Hosts Semiconductor Roundtable
Group seeks to address the shortages and the impact on the auto industry. The Department of Commerce hosted a roundtable discussion on the current semiconductor shortage and its…
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Commerce Issues Rule on National Security Risks
Twenty-seven foreign entities added to Entity List. Last week, the Bureau of Industry and Security within the U.S. Commerce Department issued a final rule add to the Entity…
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Control of Cybersecurity Exports Proposed
Commerce Department introduces interim final rule to increase national security against cyber attacks. The Bureau of Industry and Security, a division of the Commerce Department, has issued a…
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Interagency Cooperation Announced for Rural Broadband
Federal funding programs for rural deployment to be coordinated by NTIA, FCC, and USDA. This past week, an interagency agreement was announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
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President Announces Key Nominees
Administration seeks to fill roles in Labor, Commerce, Defense, and Treasury departments. This past week, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key…
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Commerce Department Allocates Fishery Aid
In addition to assistance originally disbursed under CARES Act. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries announced last month the allocation of an additional $255 million in…
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Offshore Wind Deployment Target of 30GW by 2030
White House roundtable announces national goal. The secretaries of the Departments of Energy, Commerce, and the Interior recently had a round table discussion during which they announced the…
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