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Commerce Bureaus

red arrow Bureau of Industry and Security

Ken Juster
Under Secretary
Kenneth I. Juster

 
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is at the cutting edge of many challenging and important issues involving national security and high technology. A principal challenge for the bureau is helping stop proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, while furthering the growth of U.S. exports.
red arrow Economics and Statistics Administration 

Under Secretary
Kathleen B. Cooper
 

The Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) produces, analyzes and disseminates some of the nation's most important economic and demographic data.

  Bureau of Economic Analysis
 
Steve Landefeld
Director
Steve Landefeld
  The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) provides the most comprehensive statistical picture available of the U.S. economy.
  Bureau of the Census
 
 
The Bureau of the Census - known as "the nation's fact finder" - conducts the decennial census of population and housing, demographic and economic censuses, and more than 200 annual surveys, many of them for other government agencies.
red arrow Economic Development Administration 
David Sampson
Assistant Secretary
David A. Sampson
 
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) provides grants to economically-distressed communities to generate new employment, help retain existing jobs and stimulate industrial and commercial growth.
red arrow International Trade Administration
Grant Aldonas
Under Secretary
Grant Aldonas
 
The International Trade Administration (ITA) is the lead unit for trade in the Department of Commerce. It promotes U.S. exports of manufactured goods, nonagricultural commodities and services.
red arrow Minority Business Development Agency 
 
The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) promotes growth and competitiveness of the nation's minority-owned businesses.
red arrow National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration 
 
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is dedicated to predicting and protecting the environment. NOAA's overall mission is two-fold: (1) environmental assessment and prediction--to observe and assess the state of our environment, while protecting public safety and the Nation's economic and environmental security through accurate forecasting; and (2) environmental stewardship--protect ocean, coastal and living marine resources while assisting their economic development.
red arrow National Telecommunications & Information Administration 

Michael Gallagher

Assistant Secretary

Michael D. Gallagher

  The National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA), an Executive Branch agency within the Department of Commerce, is the President's principal adviser on domestic and
international telecommunications policy, including policies relating to the nation's economic and technological advancement in telecommunications. Accordingly, NTIA makes recommendations regarding telecommunications policies and presents Executive Branch views on
telecommunications matters to the Congress, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission), and the public. NTIA, through the Office of Spectrum Management, is also responsible for managing the federal
government's use of the radio frequency spectrum.
red arrow Patent and Trademark Office 
Jon Dudas
Under Secretary and Director
Jon W. Dudas

 
PTO provides patent and trademark protection to inventors and businesses for their inventions and corporate and product identification. Through preservation, classification and dissemination of patent information, PTO encourages innovation and the scientific and technical advancement of American industry.
red arrow Technology Administration 
Phil Bond
Under Secretary
Phillip J. Bond
 

The Technology Administration (TA) leads civilian technology for Commerce and works with U.S. industries to promote economic competitiveness.

 

  National Institute of Standards & Technology 
 
Hratch Semerjian
Acting Director
Hratch Semerjian
 
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), part of theTechnology Administration, promotes U.S. economic growth by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements and standards.
  National Technical Information Service 
   
Director Lawson
Director
Ron Lawson
  For 50 years, the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), has served as the U.S. government repository for research and development results and for other information produced by and for the government as well as a variety of public and private sources worldwide.

 

 





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