Commerce Dept.

Official Would Be Tasked With Creating 'One-Stop' Website with Consumer Safety Info, Implementing National Recall Alert System

October 30, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) unveiled legislation Tuesday establishing a new office within the Department of Commerce to coordinate the oversight activities of the patchwork of agencies that regulate foods and products sold in the United States.    » read more »

WASHINGTON, DC - 15 Aug 2007: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today awarded IBM (NYSE: IBM) a contract to provide services for the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program.

The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today awarded IBM (NYSE: IBM) a contract to provide services for the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program.    » read more »

13 August 2007 -- Stock markets in Europe and Asia posted gains Monday, while U.S. stock markets fell slightly. Investors appeared reassured after central banks added cash to combat tight credit conditions that roiled markets last week.

The U.S. Federal Reserve became the latest central bank to inject further cash, adding $2 billion of temporary reserves to the U.S. banking system. Earlier, the European Central Bank released $65 billion, in addition to some $200 billion last week, while the Bank of Japan added $5 billion.    » read more »

August 10, 2007 -- Secretary Chertoff: As you can see, I'm here with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez of the Department of Commerce. I want to thank you all for coming. As you doubtless know, Secretary Gutierrez and I spent a good deal of time over the last several months working with Congress to develop a workable solution to the challenge of immigration in this country.    » read more »

WASHINGTON (April 23, 2007)—A recently revised Commerce Department media policy is not strong enough to curb political interference in climate science at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and the Government Accountability Project (GAP). The two groups today sent a letter urging Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez to address specific shortcomings before the policy goes into effect on May 14.    » read more »