Department of Commerce

noun

the department of the U.S. federal government that promotes and administers domestic and foreign commerce. : DOC

A department of the federal executive branch whose responsibilities include management of the census and the United States Patent Office. Through a variety of bureaus and agencies, such as the Industry and Trade Administration and the Office of Minority Business Enterprise, the Department of Commerce works to promote American business interests at home and abroad.

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Last month, the Campaign Legal Center filed an ethics complaint against Lutnick with the Office of Government Ethics and ethics officials at the Department of Commerce, urging them to investigate the Tesla episode.

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The student loan programs for higher education could transfer to the Small Business Administration, the Department of the Treasury or the Department of Commerce.

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Department of Commerce in Los Angeles, said Alatorre helped her get into Catholic University in the late 1960s and then land a job right out of college.

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MBDA, the Department of Commerce, and the Biden-Harris Administration are committed to ensuring that all people in all communities have the resources, access, and opportunities necessary to succeed.

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For example, the authority prefers to cite calculations by the Washington State Department of Commerce showing that 53,000 people experienced homelessness at some point in 2022.

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