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The '''United States Department of Commerce''' is an executive-level department of the [[United States]] federal government whose mission is to foster, serve and promote the economic development and technological advancement of the nation.<ref name=DeptCommerce> | The '''United States Department of Commerce''' is an executive-level department of the [[United States]] federal government whose mission is to foster, serve and promote the economic development and technological advancement of the nation.<ref name=DeptCommerce>[http://dms.osec.doc.gov/cgi-bin/doit.cgi?204:112:f23c40e440fd58af1c94886c8dafe2a0115c34e0e318d0b74b9aa67fc54ea5be:288 Mission and Organization of the Department of Commerce]] (Section 2.01)</ref> | ||
The agency is headed by a [[United States cabinet|cabinet]] officer, the [[Secretary of Commerce]]. | The agency is headed by a [[United States cabinet|cabinet]] officer, the [[Secretary of Commerce]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:00, 30 January 2009
The United States Department of Commerce is an executive-level department of the United States federal government whose mission is to foster, serve and promote the economic development and technological advancement of the nation.[1] The agency is headed by a cabinet officer, the Secretary of Commerce.
Among the Department's sub-agencies are:
- Bureau of Industry and Security
- Economics and Statistics Administration
- Economic Development Administration
- International Trade Administration
- Minority Business Development Agency
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
- National Technical Information Service
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration
- Patent and Trademark Office
References
- ↑ Mission and Organization of the Department of Commerce] (Section 2.01)