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Department of Commerce
Recent studies pertaining to the Department of Commerce, undertaken by the National Academy of Public Administration  January, 2009 |  February, 2007 |  January, 2007 |
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The historic mission of the U.S. Department of Commerce is "to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce" of the United States. This has evolved, as a result o legislative and administrative additions, to encompass broadly the responsibility to foster, serve, and promote the Nation's economic development and technological advancement. The Department fulfills this mission by: - Participating with other Government agencies in the creation of national policy, through the President's Cabinet and its subdivisions.
- Promoting and assisting international trade.
- Strengthening the international economic position of the United States.
- Promoting progressive domestic business policies and growth.
- Improving comprehension and uses of the physical environment and its oceanic life.
- Ensuring effective use and growth of the Nation's scientific and technical resources.
- Acquiring, analyzing, and disseminating information regarding the Nation and the economy to help achieve increased social and economic benefit.
- Assisting states, communities, and individuals with economic progress.
 Implementing the Recovery Act: Resources
http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content%2Fagency-recovery-plan&agency_id=006 http://www.commerce.gov/Recovery/index.htm
Department/Agency Specific Prune Job Profiles:
Department of Commerce, Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce, Director, Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
Department of Commerce, Under Secretary for International Trade
Department of Commerce, Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator
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