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Women in STEM: Representation Matters

U.S. Department of Commerce

During my career, I have seen that many women in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM), have had similar experiences as they advanced in education and at work: A paucity of women in STEM has meant that some of our most impactful advocates and mentors have been people different from us. Post by Laurie E. Today, I am a Ph.D.

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U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo Outlines Vision for Implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act

U.S. Department of Commerce

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo delivered a speech titled, “The CHIPS Act and a Long-term Vision for America’s Technological Leadership,” at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. The CHIPS Act allocated $39 billion for manufacturing incentives to encourage companies to build and expand.

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Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency to Host 2023 National AANHPI Business Summit

U.S. Department of Commerce

The summit will also feature elected officials, dignitaries, and corporate partners, to discuss access to capital, access to technology, and opportunities within the CHIPS & Science Act. This business summit will commemorate the contributions and achievements of the AANHPI business community and its entrepreneurs.

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Improving Program Delivery with Innovative Data Practices at the U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Commerce

Department of Commerce February 6, 2024 KCPullen@doc.gov Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:21 The American Rescue Plan (ARP), the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the Inflation and Reduction Act (IRA), and the CHIPS and Science Act provide the U.S.

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Intern Spotlight Series: Charles Huang

U.S. Department of Commerce

So, as an economics and political science student, the Department of Commerce seemed like an ideal place to learn more about economic policy that can meaningfully help Americans. Tue, 08/02/2022 - 10:34. Charles Huang is an intern in the Office of Policy and Strategic Planning, Office of the Secretary. While interning at a U.S.

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Black History Month: A Career of Firsts for a Diversity-Minded CFO

U.S. Department of Commerce

Jenkins, Chief Financial Officer for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) I grew up on a plantation in Savannah, Georgia, in the deeply segregated South. My grandfather and father were butlers and field hands, and my mother was a maid. I went to an all-African American high school. I was the only Black accounting major.

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Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Hosts Launch of HBCU CHIPS Network to Build a Skilled and Diverse Workforce in Producing Semiconductors

U.S. Department of Commerce

This collaboration will help coordinate the resources of these colleges and universities and build a skilled and diverse workforce in producing chips—also known as semiconductors. Chips are critical in powering our consumer electronics, automobiles, data centers, critical infrastructure, and virtually all military systems.