Tag: Commerce

Construction spending slows in November

Joseph Lawler · January 2, 2015 4:41 pm

Feds allow firms to export light oil

Energy and Environment

Feds allow firms to export light oil

Zack Colman · December 30, 2014 4:17 pm

Retaliation complaints have followed Todd Zinser throughout much of his career. As inspector general for the Department of Commerce, it is his job to protect whistleblowers and root out misconduct. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Few fixes available for problem IGs

Mark Flatten · December 4, 2014 10:00 am

Job seekers fill out job applications at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. (AP/Alan Diaz)

Unemployment claims jump to 313,000

Justin Green · November 26, 2014 2:49 pm

Senate Commerce Committee member Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. displays the parts and function of a defective airbag made by Takata of Japan that has been linked to multiple deaths and injuries in cars driven in the US., Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, during the committee's hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Automaker whistleblowers could see huge payout

Kelly Cohen · November 20, 2014 4:56 pm

VIDEO: Lawmakers investigate Takata airbag defects

VIDEO: Lawmakers investigate Takata airbag defects

Lisa Ruhl · November 20, 2014 1:10 pm

Lifting 39-year-old restrictions on oil exports would boost the U.S. economy and lower gasoline prices, while strengthening the nation's hand in international disputes, according to a study released Tuesday.ÃÂ (iStock image)

Energy and Environment

Oil study gives ammo to would-be exporters

Zack Colman · October 30, 2014 9:03 pm

Feds Spend $38K on Metric System Superhero Cartoons

Jeryl Bier · October 27, 2014 11:04 am

Europe doesn't want as much coal anymore, and that's lowering United States exports, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Energy and Environment

Coal exports fall 16 percent this year

Zack Colman · October 3, 2014 2:12 pm

Workers assemble body armor in the sewing area in the Point Blank Body Armor factory in Pompano Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

GDP rebounds, rising 4.6 percent

Sean Higgins · September 26, 2014 4:55 pm

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a press release that announced $3 million in grants for projects intended to "improve online security and privacy." (AP Photo)

Oops: Feds give out wrong contact information for data security effort

Sean Higgins · September 20, 2014 9:00 am

"The grants announced will help spur development of new initiatives that aim to protect people and business from online identity theft and fraud," Commerce Secretary Bruce Andrews said. (iStock)

Feds funding efforts to create single Internet password

Sean Higgins · September 20, 2014 9:00 am