Locke gets kudos from the business community for reaching out to Commerce's principal allies soon after his confirmation. "He is political in a good way," ...
Blank, 53, is responsible for overseeing two major statistical agencies -- the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Affairs -- and that's exactly what ...
One of President Obama's earliest Florida supporters, Sanchez chaired Obama's National Hispanic Leadership Council and raised more than half a million dollars for his presidential ...
Lubchenco, the first female administrator of NOAA, is a marine ecologist and environmental scientist with a special interest in Arctic ecosystems. Raised in Denver, she ...
Strickling brings to the department a lengthy background in both the public and private sectors of the technology industry. Between positions at Broadwing Communications and ...
As a former aide to House New Democrat Coalition Co-Chairwoman Ellen Tauscher of California, Boyd couldn't wait to get to work -- after her confirmation ...
A veteran of the survey methodology field, Groves, 60, has four decades of experience in the social sciences. He served as associate director of the ...
During the presidential race, Griffis could be found in any of the five states where he directed communications for the Obama campaign. These days he ...
Just three months into the Obama administration, Moran, 43, left her job as White House communications director to serve as chief of staff to newly ...
Established: 1913
Address: 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202-482-2000
2009 Budget: $17.4 billion
Employment: 44,302
Web Site: www.commerce.gov
Functions: The Commerce Department promotes economic development and technological advancement. The department encourages exports and foreign tourism; regulates trade; monitors oceans and the weather; oversees regional economic development, measurement, and products standards, patents, and trademarks; administers the census; and performs economic analysis and telecommunications research and development.
