United States Department of Commerce

The United States Department of Commerce is a Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth. It was originally created as the United States Department of Commerce and Labor on February 14, 1903. It was subsequently renamed to the Department of Commerce by President Taft on March 4, 1913, and its bureaus and agencies specializing in labor were transferred to the new Department of Labor.

Operating units

• Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
• Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA)
• Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
• Bureau of the Census
• Economic Development Administration (EDA)
• International Trade Administration (ITA)
• Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
• Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
• Technology Administration (TA)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
• Office of Technology Policy (OTP)