• President-elect Donald Trump announced today that he will tap billionaire private-equity investor Wilbur Ross to lead his Commerce Department. (politico.com)
  • Before he worked for DeSantis, Uthmeier worked in the Trump administration for U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. (wate.com)
  • Four days after the tweets, then acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney sent Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross an email after 9 p.m., saying "it appears as if the NWS intentionally contradicted the president. (seattletimes.com)
  • On Monday, Mexican officials said Márquez was expected to meet with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and Villalobos met with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. (keranews.org)
  • Blank, a former dean of the Ford School, has worked with the Commerce Secretary since 2009 as the head of the Economic and Statistics Administration (ESA), the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, and, since November 2010, as the Acting Deputy Secretary of Commerce. (umich.edu)
  • Under Secretary Kelley to Perform Nonexclusive Duties of the Deputy Secretary of Commerce" (Press release). (wikipedia.org)
  • Interestingly, she was nominated by Peggy Focarino, the PTO Commissioner of Patents, to the Secretary of Commerce, who then appointed Michelle to be Deputy Undersecretary of Commerce for IP. (slwip.com)
  • To the extent practicable, the Centers shall coordinate their activities with the Secretary of Commerce , acting through the Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and other relevant Federal agencies. (cornell.edu)
  • Rebecca M. Blank, currently Acting Deputy Secretary of the Commerce Department, will serve as Acting Commerce Secretary. (umich.edu)
  • A High-Ranking Commerce Department Official Was Removed By Security Last Week. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2018, Secretary of Commerce Ross announced that he would reinstate a citizenship question on the 2020 census at the request of the Department of Justice (DOJ), which sought census data to use in enforcing the Voting Rights Act (VRA). (justia.com)
  • The Secretary is aided by the Census Bureau, a statistical agency in the Department of Commerce. (justia.com)
  • Learn about how the IAC advises Department of Commerce leadership on FDI policy. (trade.gov)
  • and, Bob Leavitt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Human Resources and Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of Health and Human Services. (fedmanagers.org)
  • he served as the Director of NBS from 1978 to 1988 and was Acting Under Secretary for Technology in the Department of Commerce 1988-89. (nist.gov)
  • Dr. Hayward has been awarded the John Price Wetherill Medal from the Franklin Institute, the Gold Medal of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Samuel Wesley Stratton Award of the National Bureau of Standards. (nist.gov)
  • The award was presented by Diane Farrell, Acting Under Secretary and the Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade of the U.S. Department of Commerce, along with the U.S. Commercial Service New York and ITA teams. (wtca.org)
  • We would like to thank Diane Farrell of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the ITA and U.S. Commercial Service New York teams, for this grand recognition. (wtca.org)
  • The U.S. Department of Commerce will not explain why it is blocking Chinese company Huawei from participating in a project to build a national wireless network, citing security reasons, a department official said. (csoonline.com)
  • On Wednesday, Huawei said the company had requested the Department of Commerce to explain the decision. (csoonline.com)
  • Rebecca Blank, acting secretary for the Department of Commerce, made the decision after consulting with relevant U.S. government agencies, the official said. (csoonline.com)
  • Concluding that such items were "hot goods" under § 15(a)(1), the United States Department of Labor filed suits in two Federal District Courts, each of which granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting the transportation or sale of the goods in interstate commerce. (justia.com)
  • In a complicated decision , in which both the court's liberal and conservative wings joined in part and dissented in part, the Supreme Court sent the case back to the Commerce Department, asking for a better explanation of why the Trump administration tried to add a citizenship question in the first place. (buzzfeednews.com)
  • The Florida growers contend Mexico low-balls its prices and makes fair competition impossible, and they asked the U.S. Commerce Department to intervene. (latimes.com)
  • Last week's preliminary ruling was to suspend a pact between Mexican growers and the U.S. Commerce Department, in force since 1996, that sets prices for fresh tomato imports and was meant to guarantee fair trade. (latimes.com)
  • Commerce Department Inspector General Peggy Gustafson concluded in a report issued Thursday that the statement chastising the National Weather Service office in Birmingham, Alabama, could undercut public trust in weather warnings from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and for a short time even hindered public safety. (seattletimes.com)
  • That triggered a series of texts, emails and phone calls involving Ross underlings, especially Department of Commerce Chief of Staff Michael J. Walsh Jr. from 1 a.m. to 3:43 a.m., laying the groundwork for a NOAA statement that came out the next day. (seattletimes.com)
  • Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard met with State Department officials in Washington over the past 48 hours in an effort to find a solution to a tariff fight, which he later described as "counterproductive" and that would not decrease immigration. (keranews.org)
  • There were also meetings planned with acting head of the Department of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. (keranews.org)
  • Janet Coit, assistant administrator for NOAA Fisheries and acting assistant secretary of Commerce for oceans and atmosphere at NOAA, said the agencies share the common goals of offshore wind development and protecting the right whale. (eenews.net)
  • WASHINGTON - Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, and Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su announced the launch of SelectTalentUSA, a joint initiative to help build a pipeline of skilled workers to meet the growing workforce needs of foreign multinationals as they establish new - or expand existing - operations in the United States. (ed.gov)
  • Under the Census Act, authorized by the Enumeration Clause, the Secretary of Commerce conducts the decennial census "in such form and content as he may determine," 13 U.S.C. 141(a), aided by the Census Bureau. (justia.com)
  • In the Census Act, Congress delegated to the Secretary of Commerce the task of conducting the decennial census "in such form and content as he may determine. (justia.com)
  • Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018 , the Under Secretary, acting through the National Integrated Drought Information System, shall develop a strategy for a national coordinated soil moisture monitoring network. (govtrack.us)
  • The Acting Chair thanked PBGC management and staff for all their hard work throughout the financial audit, and also thanked the Acting Inspector General and the OIG staff. (pbgc.gov)
  • U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced today the selection of Carlene Pacheco, paraprofessional, Title VI liaison, and family service specialist at Churchill County High School in the Churchill County School District in Fallon, Nevada, as the 2023 Recognizing Inspiring School Employees ( RISE ) awardee. (ed.gov)
  • The Commerce Department's administrative record indicated that the Secretary began exploring reinstatement of a citizenship question shortly after his 2017 confirmation, attempted to elicit requests for citizenship data from other agencies, and eventually persuaded DOJ to make the request. (justia.com)
  • Such application is simply an exercise of Congress' power to exclude contraband from interstate commerce. (justia.com)
  • During the height of the excesses of Duvalier fils , Ron Brown, then acting as deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee and later serving as Bill Clinton's secretary of Commerce, lobbied the U.S. Congress on behalf of the dictator, pocketing more than half a million dollars for his efforts. (cnn.com)
  • Additional internal control matters that were not considered to be significant enough for inclusion in the Report on Internal Control, along with other recommendations for improving operating efficiencies, are communicated separately in our management letter to PTO's Acting Associate Commissioner and Chief Financial Officer. (uspto.gov)
  • Florida's Secretary of Commerce Alex Kelly will serve as acting chief of staff and work with senior adviser David Dewhirst, office spokesman Jeremy Redfern said. (wate.com)
  • Officials from the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Energy, State, and Treasury also will participate in the delegation. (exim.gov)
  • Earlier this year at an event hosted by USTDA Acting Director Thomas R. Hardy at USTDA's headquarters in Virginia, Chairman Reed met with seven ambassadors and four country deputies from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). (exim.gov)
  • Since there is no Director of the USPTO (as well as no Deputy Director), Michelle will effectively be the Acting Director of the USPTO (I guess)-until a new Director is nominated and confirmed by the Senate. (slwip.com)
  • However, NOAA acting chief Neil Jacobs told the inspector general's office that he was baffled by Trump's reference to Alabama: "(T)hat was the first time when I was wondering why are we still talking about Alabama, you know? (seattletimes.com)
  • The Acting Chair, Assistant Secretary of Labor Phyllis C. Borzi, called the meeting to order at 11:30 a.m. (pbgc.gov)
  • Section 15(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or Act) prohibits "any person" from introducing into interstate commerce goods produced in violation of the minimum wage or overtime pay provisions of §§ 6 and 7 of the Act. (justia.com)
  • c) By excluding tainted goods from interstate commerce, the application of § 15(a)(1) to secured creditors furthers the FLSA's goal of eliminating the competitive advantage enjoyed by goods produced under substandard labor conditions. (justia.com)
  • A copy was also sent to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su. (uschamber.com)
  • I wanted to enhance my international experiences, which was the main reason for choosing to conduct the internship at the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce. (lu.se)
  • While the Secretary may inquire about citizenship on the census questionnaire, his decision is reviewable under the APA, except "to the extent that" the agency action is "committed to agency discretion by law. (justia.com)
  • In his opinion, Roberts wrote that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross's "decision was reasonable and reasonably explained, particularly in light of the long history of the citizenship question on the census. (buzzfeednews.com)
  • He said Mexican producers were especially stunned because the Commerce decision, announced Thursday, came one day before an initial meeting the two sides were to have to discuss renegotiating the trade agreement. (latimes.com)
  • U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke formally resigned on August 2, 2011 to be sworn in by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the next U.S. Ambassador to the People's Republic of China. (umich.edu)
  • Ebrard is expected to meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday. (keranews.org)
  • In the Secretary's telling, Commerce was simply acting on a routine data request from another agency. (buzzfeednews.com)
  • Yet the materials before us indicate that Commerce went to great lengths to elicit the request from DOJ (or any other willing agency)," Roberts wrote. (buzzfeednews.com)
  • The U.S. IAC advises the Secretary of Commerce on the development and implementation of strategies and programs to attract and retain foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States. (trade.gov)
  • He also served as acting Secretary of Commerce and was a partner in the Kuhn Loeb investment firm. (jta.org)
  • This is a time we need more commerce, not less, since less hurts jobs and economic recovery," he said. (latimes.com)
  • The Secretary took steps to reinstate the question a week into his tenure, with no concern for VRA enforcement. (justia.com)
  • Dr. Hudson's honors include the John Price Wetherill Medal of the Franklin Institute, the Stratton and Condon Awards of the National Bureau of Standards, and the Gold Medal of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce. (nist.gov)
  • b) As a corporate entity, petitioner falls within § 15(a)(1)'s plain language, since that section prohibits "any person" from introducing "hot goods" into commerce, while the Act defines "person" to include corporations. (justia.com)