Commerce Dept. Rolls Out First CHIPS Funding
Technology
Commerce Dept. Rolls Out First CHIPS Funding
2023-02-28 21:33:51
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department on Tuesday announced the availability of the first tranche of a total $50 billion in funding intended to grow and revitalize the nation’s homegrown semiconductor industry. The first funding opportunity seeks applications for projects to... Read More

Commerce Secretary Urges Senators to Pass the Bipartisan Innovation Act
Technology
Commerce Secretary Urges Senators to Pass the Bipartisan Innovation Act
2022-04-28 14:26:14
by Madeline Hughes

WASHINGTON — Billions of dollars will start flowing to the Department of Commerce if Congress passes the Innovation and Competition Act, also known as the Bipartisan Innovation Act, funds that will transform the department’s upcoming budget, according to Commerce Secretary... Read More

Biden Administration to Lift Trump’s Tariff on Japanese Steel
Trade
Biden Administration to Lift Trump's Tariff on Japanese Steel
2022-02-09 19:02:17
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has struck a deal with Japan to remove Trump-era tariffs from roughly 1.25 million metric ton of Japanese steel imports annually. The new deal, which excludes aluminum, will take effect on April 1. In return... Read More

House Passes Sweeping Measure to Boost US Competitiveness With China
Congress
House Passes Sweeping Measure to Boost US Competitiveness With China
2022-02-04 19:18:16
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The House voted 222-210 on Friday to approve legislation to bolster research and development to help the United States better compete with China, unravel supply chain snafus and give a much-needed boost to the domestic semiconductor industry. Rep.... Read More

Commerce Head Out to Save US Jobs, 1 Computer Chip at a Time
Employment
Commerce Head Out to Save US Jobs, 1 Computer Chip at a Time

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gina Raimondo only wears watches made by Bulova — a company that laid off her scientist father, closed its Rhode Island factory and moved production to China in 1983. The watches give Raimondo, the U.S. commerce secretary,... Read More

National Spectrum Policy Needed to Meet the Need of Strategic 5G Deployment
Telecom
National Spectrum Policy Needed to Meet the Need of Strategic 5G Deployment
2021-09-21 19:37:37
by Victoria Turner

As the wireless industry works to get 5G deployed across the nation, the U.S. Department of Commerce has been working hand-in-hand with the Federal Communications Commission to make sure there is enough spectrum to do it, said Secretary of Commerce... Read More

Commerce Secretary Says Aging Population Will Hit US Like ‘Ton of Bricks’
Health
Commerce Secretary Says Aging Population Will Hit US Like ‘Ton of Bricks’
2021-07-14 15:47:56
by TWN Staff

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Monday that the United States’ aging population will hit the economy “like a ton of bricks” without increased federal aid for at-home elder and disabled care. Raimondo made the comments during an interview with Reuters,... Read More

Agencies Say They’ll Be Ready to Distribute Broadband Funds
Technology
Agencies Say They’ll Be Ready to Distribute Broadband Funds
2021-06-25 20:50:08
by Victoria Turner

A day after the White House and a bipartisan group of Senators came to an agreement on a major infrastructure proposal, three federal agencies began laying the groundwork for distributing the $65 billion that is expected to be in the... Read More

Rhode Island, Meet The New Boss
In The States
Rhode Island, Meet The New Boss
2021-03-08 14:09:00
by TWN Staff

Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Dan McKee was sworn in las week as the state’s new governor following former Gov. Gina Raimondo’s confirmation as the nation's next secretary of commerce. McKee was first elected as lieutenant governor in 2014, prior to which he... Read More

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