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Secretary Ross Highlights Commerce Actions Supporting Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies

In support of the National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said the Department is fully behind the Presidents strategy and has already implemented a number of export controls on emerging technologies. Earlier this month, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in Commerce imposed controls on six more emerging technologies, bringing the total to 37.

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Secretary Ross Announces National Grant Competition to Support Americas Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced the opening of a national grant competition funded through the Departments Economic Development Administration (EDA) to support Americas response to the coronavirus pandemic and future pandemics through innovation and entrepreneurship.

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U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Affirmative Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determinations on Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From 18 Countries

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced affirmative preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of imports of common alloy aluminum sheet (CAAS) from Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, and Turkey.

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How the U.S. Department of Commerce Serves American Businesses at Home and Abroad

The U.S. Department of Commerce provides U.S.-based companies and entrepreneurs looking to expand their businesses at home and abroad with a wide range of services, tools and resources.

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U.S. Department of Commerce Finalizes 20-Year Amendment to the Suspension Agreement on Uranium from the Russian Federation

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom (Rosatom), on behalf of the Government of the Russian Federation, have signed a final amendment to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation (Agreement).

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NIST Innovation Could Improve Detection of COVID-19 Infections [ [link removed] ] NIST Innovation Could Improve Detection of COVID-19 Infections A multidisciplinary research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a way to increase the sensitivity of the primary test used to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19. Read More [ [link removed] ]




Marian Croak [ [link removed] ] Journeys of innovation: Positively connected A pioneer in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and the inventor of text-to-donate technology, Marian Croak holds more than 200 patents. Now a Vice President of Engineering at Google, she focuses on reliability engineering to improve the performance of Google systems and services. Read More [ [link removed] ]








National Seafood Month 2020 [ [link removed] ] Savoring Seafood: National Seafood Month 2020 October is National Seafood Month. Learn how the United States is recognized as a global leader in sustainable seafoodboth wild-caught and farmed. Did you know that the United States is recognized as a global leader in sustainable seafood? Read More [ [link removed] ]




NTIA Spectrum Policy [ [link removed] ] NTIAs 2020 Spectrum Policy Symposium Spotlights Benefits of Sharing, Collaboration National Telecommunications and Information Administrations 2020 Spectrum Policy Symposium showcased how private-sector innovation and government support are working to advance Americas longtime leadership in wireless technologies. Read More [ [link removed] ]










Commerce Data & Reports * Commerce Department Continues to Provide Up-to-Date Information on the Health of the American Economy *

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., it has been more important than ever to get the most up-to-date information on the health of the American economy.

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*2021 Calendar Features Advances in State Data
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Want to stay on top of whats happening with state economies? The Bureau of Economic Analysis 2021 calendar has some new dates to circle. Next year key state economic measure will be published earlier each quarter. And they will introduce inflation-adjusted consumer spending statistics for every state.

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*Health Care Still Largest U.S. Employer
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Which industry had the highest employment and annual payroll in 2018? According to the U.S. Census Bureaus County Business Patterns, the 907,426 businesses in the Health Care and Social Assistance sector topped all others with 20 million employees and over $1.0 trillion in annual payroll in 2018.

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*Public Views on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Policy
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office released a report titled Public Views on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Policy. It takes a comprehensive look at a wide variety of stakeholder views on the impact of artificial intelligence across the intellectual property landscape, including patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret policy, as well as developing issues about database protection.

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October 13, 2020 Supporting Communities in Need and Increasing Officer Safety with FirstNet Protect and serve, that is the motto of many law enforcement agencies across the nation. Every day, officers and deputies work in our communities handling incidents ranging from traffic violations to someones worst day. Each day is a new day with new challenges, but the protect and serve motto never changes.

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Event: October 20-23, 2020 Complying with U.S. Export Controls

In partnership with the District Export Council of Southern California, and utilizing the power of virtual, interactive learning tools, BIS is now offering our popular Complying with U.S. Export Controls seminar as an online program. This interactive course delivers critical information for compliance with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).



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Event: October 22, 2020 Workshop on Cybersecurity Risks in Consumer Home IoT Products

NIST will be hosting a virtual workshop on Cybersecurity Risks in Consumer Home IoT Products on October 22, 2020 from 12:00pm-4:30pm EST. The purpose of this workshop is to obtain feedback on topics related to future directions for NIST and NCCoEs work in this important space.



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