The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued a draft update of its Privacy Framework (PFW) on Monday to allow organizations to use it seamlessly with the agency’s Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0. […]

Luis Cano, the chief information officer (CIO) at the U.S. Census Bureau, is set to retire on April 30. […]

An executive order issued by the White House on March 31 is wrapping the Commerce Department’s CHIPS Program Office into a newly created United States Investment Accelerator that will have the mission of smoothing the way for foreign and domestic business investments exceeding $1 billion. […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has unveiled its final guidelines for safeguarding artificial intelligence systems from cyberattacks, shedding light on emerging threats targeting both predictive (PredAI) and generative (GenAI) models.  […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected HQC as its fifth standard for post-quantum encryption, providing an additional layer of security to protect encrypted data against potential threats from future quantum computers. […]

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced on March 5 that the agency will be conducting a review of the Federal government’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program with an aim to provide internet access for the lowest cost. […]

 Ron Ross, a computer scientist and fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is retiring from government service, an official from NIST confirmed to MeriTalk. […]

The Department of Commerce is implementing artificial intelligence (AI) processes in use cases across the agency to maximize efficiency and integrate human resources, management, finance, and IT processes across various platforms, according to a department official who spoke at the ServiceNow Federal Forum on Feb. 12. […]

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted 16-12 on Wednesday to advance President Donald Trump’s nomination of Howard Lutnick to run the Commerce Department. […]

Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Commerce, promised to lead an agency that prioritizes domestic artificial intelligence manufacturing and reduces regulation for that manufacturing capability. […]

From overturning numerous Federal workforce policy pillars to canceling a well-regarded executive order about how the government should approach artificial intelligence technologies, the new Trump administration has been issuing a small blizzard of more than two dozen executive orders since taking office on Monday that are sweeping away numerous orders issued by President Biden during his term in office. […]

Brian Bordelon has left his role as the deputy chief information officer (CIO) at the Department of Education to join the Department of Commerce as the agency’s chief technology officer (CTO) and deputy CIO.  […]

The Commerce Department has issued a final rule that will block the import and sale in the United States of connected vehicle technologies produced in Russia and China. The new rule will phase in between 2027 and 2030. […]

The Department of Commerce unveiled $53 million in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to HP on Monday. The investment aims to expand and modernize one of HP’s facilities in Corvallis, Ore. […]

The Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) said today that it plans to award approximately $210 million in additional funding to six designated Tech Hubs, bringing the total funding for Tech Hubs implementation to over $714 million across 18 hubs in 21 states. […]

The Department of Commerce (DoC) has finalized an agreement with Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) for up to $325 million in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to aid in the construction of a new semiconductor-grade polysilicon manufacturing facility.   […]

The Department of Commerce and its Natcast nonprofit have designated Arizona State University (ASU) Research Park as the third location in the U.S. for establishment of a CHIPS for America research and development center.  […]

The Department of Commerce announced on Jan. 6 that it finalized $285 million in CHIPS for America funding for developing and operating a new semiconductor development facility in North Carolina that will take a “digital twins” approach.    […]

With President-elect Donald Trump set to take office on Jan. 20, the future of CHIPS and Science Act funding flows remains unclear as the incoming president has recently criticized the law. […]

The Department of Commerce said on Dec. 18 that it finalized an award of up to $406 million of direct funding to GlobalWafers Co. Ltd. under the CHIPS and Science Act to create semiconductor wafer operations in the United States.  […]

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced Dec. 13 it reached a non-binding preliminary deal with German auto supplier Bosch to provide up to $225 million in proposed direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act.  […]

The Commerce Department announced today that it has awarded Micron Technology up to $6.165 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to build leading-edge memory semiconductors in the United States. […]

Officials from the Commerce Department and the National Science Foundation (NSF) said on Tuesday they are hoping to continue working with the incoming administration on two key technology programs: the Commerce Department’s Tech Hubs program and NSF’s National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot. […]

The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is taking the necessary measures to address export controls and safeguard national security in semiconductor exports amid compliance challenges, a new government audit has found.   […]

The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a new package of export controls on Monday designed to further curb the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) ability to make advanced-node semiconductors on its own. […]

The Department of Commerce is mounting a late burst of activity to finalize investments under the CHIPS and Science Act before President-elect Donald Trump – who has criticized the program in recent weeks – takes office in January. […]

The U.S. Commerce Department announced on Wednesday that it has finalized $1.5 billion in CHIPS and Science Act funding to GlobalFoundries (GF) – the world’s third-largest contract chipmaker.   […]

The Biden-Harris administration announced today that the Department of Commerce has awarded TSMC Arizona Corporation up to $6.6 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act – the first major award finalized under the $52 billion program. […]

The Department of Commerce (DoC) announced on Friday that it has signed two separate preliminary agreements under the CHIPS and Science Act to provide Corning up to $32 million in proposed direct funding and Powerex up to $3 million in proposed direct funding. […]

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is calling on the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to tighten up its proposed regulations that aim to keep American technologies and expertise out of the hands of repressive foreign nations. […]