Commerce oversees everything from weather and salmon to trade and census − here are 3 challenges awaiting new secretary
The commerce secretary manages a sprawling organization including trade, fisheries, weather forecasting and cutting-edge AI ...
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Reflecting on the Commerce Department’s Role in Protecting Critical Technology with Under Secretary of Commerce Alan Estevez
On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released a highly anticipated update to the Biden-Harris Administration’s AI and semiconductor export ...
Howard Lutnick discloses assets ahead of confirmation as US commerce secretary
Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Commerce Department, on Friday disclosed his financial holdings ...
Trump’s Commerce Secretary nominee, Howard Lutnick, vows to sell his business interests in 90 days
Billionaire financier Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Commerce Department, said Wednesday that he ...
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‘America is handing the baton to Spokane’: Commerce Department awards $48 million to launch aerospace ‘tech hub’ in Airway Heights
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Commerce on Tuesday awarded a $48 million grant to establish an aerospace manufacturing hub in Airway Heights that promises to make the Inland Northwest a ...
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Job of homeland security secretary is to adapt almost continuously to pressures from the department, the public and the world at large
The McCrary Institute for Cyber & Critical Infrastructure Security receives funding from various federal and state agencies, including the US Department of Agriculture, the US Department of Energy ...
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Elon Musk's ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ has a rough first week
As the first week of Trump’s second term gets underway, the not-quite-real Department of Government Efficiency is both struggling and expanding its remit. By Steve Benen About a month after ...
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Power Is Shifting From Treasury to the Commerce Department
But Mr. Lutnick’s consolation prize, commerce, may be the real trophy. For the private sector, Treasury secretary has historically been the most sought-after and closely watched appointment ...
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Howard Lutnick Discloses Assets Ahead of Confirmation as US Commerce Secretary
President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Commerce Department, on Friday disclosed his financial holdings and assets ahead of a Senate hearing to confirm him for the role. Documents released by ...
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Trump's pick for Commerce Secretary is Howard Lutnick. Here's what to know
The billionaire Wall Street CEO fielded questions about tariffs, China's AI progress, broadband access, allegiance to Trump ...
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US Justice Department senior career ethics official removed from post, source says
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has removed the U.S. Justice Department's senior career ethics official from his post, according to a person familiar with the matter ...