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In remarks at the National Automobile Dealers Association Legislative Conference, Acting Secretary Blank discussed how the Obama administration is working to strengthen the U.S. automobile industry, grow the economy and create jobs.
So far ...this year, sales for new cars are up 20 percent and sales for light-duty trucks are up more than 10 percent. Blank noted that, compared to the lowest point in 2009, the number of people employed in auto dealerships has risen by more than 85,000.See MoreU.S. Department of Commerce shared a link.
Today’s report shows that while too many American families are still struggling, the nation’s poverty rate fell and the percentage of Americans with health insurance coverage rose in 2011. It is clear that had President Obama not taken swif...t and aggressive action to grow our economy and create jobs, today’s report would have shown much higher poverty rates, lower incomes, and a greater share of the population without health insurance.See MoreU.S. Department of Commerce shared a link.
It was 11 years ago when we all heard the news that our friends, neighbors and first responders had been killed in a senseless and unprovoked attack on this nation. But we can use the anniversary of 9/11 to remember who we are as a nation, and to celebrate the values that make America great: a respect for diversity, a commitment to democracy, and a concern for those less fortunate.U.S. Department of Commerce shared a link.
Yesterday, Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank traveled to Chicago, IL to deliver remarks at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), hosted by the Association for Manufacturing Technology. Acting Secretary Blank dis...cussed the importance of manufacturing to boosting U.S. economic growth, job creation and exports and highlighted the Administration's continuing efforts to build things here and sell them everywhere.See MoreU.S. Department of Commerce shared a link.
The Lower 48 experienced the third-hottest summer on record. The summer season's (June-August) nationally-averaged temperature was 74.4°F, 2.3°F above the 20th century average. Only the summers of 2011 (74.5°F) and 1936 (74.6°F) had higher temperatures for the Lower 48.U.S. Department of Commerce shared a link.
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco Sánchez this week concluded Commerce’s largest education services trade mission in history in Rio de Janeiro. Sánchez and representatives from 66 U.S. colleges and university introduced more than 7,500 Brazilian students and parents to educational programs and opportunities for study in the U.S. during education fairs and meetings in Brasilia, São Paulo, and Rio.U.S. Department of Commerce shared a link.
Last spring, I visited one of the premier technology parks in the southwest, the Sandia Science and Technology Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Over the past five years, the Economic Development Administration has invested $1.8 million in t...his industrial park, funding infrastructure improvements such as new, high-speed fiber optic lines that help the businesses located there leverage advances in technology that have been generated by nearby universities and federal labs.See MoreU.S. Department of Commerce shared a link.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis’ (BEA) new Web portal on the ocean and Great Lakes economy shows how the Bureau’s Regional Input-Output Modeling System (RIMS II) can be used to provide answers to such questions. The new Web site stems from a joint project with the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.U.S. Department of Commerce shared a link.
Veterans will get a chance to train and work on habitat restoration and fisheries monitoring through a project funded by NOAA and administered in partnership with the California Conservation Corps and California’s Department of Fish and Gam...e. During the year-long program of paid training and hands-on experience, veterans will spend part of the time on habitat restoration and will also receive training and experience in firefighting and reducing fire hazards.See MoreU.S. Department of Commerce shared a link.
Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded nearly $2 million in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards to 12 U.S. businesses, providing funding to help companies develop technologies that could lead to commercial and public benefit.U.S. Department of Commerce shared a link.
NOAA joined Maryland officials today to announce $800,000 in federal, state and private funding to create “living shorelines” on Chesapeake Bay. NOAA was one of the founding partners of the living shoreline program, which to date has funded...68 projects, created 28,000 linear feet of living shoreline—the length of the Bay Bridge!—and 18 acres of wetland habitat. NOAA and the Chesapeake Bay Trust each contributed $275,000 to the $800,000 award; the Maryland Department of the Environment contributed about $200,000; and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources contributed $50,000.See MoreU.S. Department of Commerce shared a link.
Commerce's OCIO Simon Szykman blogs on the Department's efforts to save taxpayer dollars, following the president's initiative, 'Campaign to Cut Waste.' DOC's FY2013 budget request identified a total of $176 million in savings through lower...-cost acquisitions, reduced overhead expenses, and better management of facilities and vehicles.See More
"Today, we’re launching a blog series to highlight some of these Department-wide efforts to eliminate wasteful spending and support an economy built to last."U.S. Department of Commerce shared a link.
Acting Secretary Blank blogs on insourcing and job creation at Commerce's Economic Development Forum. The forum provided an opportunity to discuss the Obama administration’s efforts to support U.S. businesses and encourage companies to bring good jobs back to America, a trend called insourcing.U.S. Department of Commerce shared a link.
Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency's Director David Hinson traveled to Brazil to help the administration achieve its National Exports Initiative goal of doubling exports by the end of 2014. The two countries established a partn...ership in advance of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games. Brazil is an important trading partner for the United States and both countries are committed to deepening their commercial ties and enhancing their global competitiveness.See MoreU.S. Department of Commerce shared a link.
It has been three months since the release of the Federal Digital Strategy. At the Census Bureau, we were already undergoing a digital transformation and have continued to align our efforts with the strategy. It is part of the overall transformation effort at the Census Bureau, which now provides for Internet responses to 60 different surveys.U.S. Department of Commerce shared a link.
How do you help organizations develop and maintain world-class operations, innovative management, efficient procedures, involved workforces and highly satisfied customers? That's exactly what the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program was ...established to do 25 years ago. Thousands have benefited and NIST has created a special Web page, "Honoring Our Past. . . Building an Even Better Future" www.nist.gov/baldrige/25th/index.cfm.See MoreU.S. Department of Commerce shared a link.
Guest blog post by Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar promotes American jobs, exports and a redesigned, interactive www.Recreation.gov.U.S. Department of Commerce shared a link.
Acting Secretary Blank commends Russia on joining the World Trade Organization. Membership means that Russia has committed to opening its goods and services markets, applying stronger protection for intellectual property rights, assuring co...nsideration of private-sector input in the adoption of regulations that affect trade, and establishing limits on tariff levels, all providing greater certainty and predictability to U.S. businesses. These benefits will be available to U.S. exporters as soon as Congress authorizes the president to establish permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia.See MoreU.S. Department of Commerce shared a link.
This morning, Acting Secretary Blank joined U.S. Representatives Chaka Fattah and Allyson Schwartz on a tour of the job training facilities of Steamfitters Local 420 in Philadelphia, where classes are held for apprentices and journeyworkers to develop and improve their skills so they can better serve clients and become qualified for a broader range of employment opportunities.- ActivitySeptemberPeople Who Like This106
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