The Latest Breaking News from Gina Raimondo

Amazon, Apple and Google pledge training for women in Indo-Pacific

Fourteen US companies including Amazon.com Inc and Visa Inc each pledged to provide at least 500,000 digital training and education opportunities for women and girls in the Indo-Pacific region as part of a Biden administration initiative.

Bangkok Post · Sep 9, 2022

US bans ‘advanced tech’ firms from building facilities in China for a decade

Move comes as Biden administration outlines plans to boost domestic production of semiconductors

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022

Commerce Department unveils semiconductor chip implementation plan

The U.S. Department of Commerce detailed Tuesday how it plans to roll out around $50 billion in funding for domestic semiconductor chip manufacturing.

Tribune News Service · Sep 7, 2022

Feds hope new website can prevent deaths from worsening heat

There's a new website that federal officials hope can help people and local governments beat the heat and keep it from getting deadly

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022

Top Texas Republicans, Biden administration look to grow the state’s semiconductor industry

As companies like Samsung and Texas Instruments expand their operations in the state, Gov. Greg Abbott and other state leaders are backing federal efforts to grow the industry.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 26, 2022

Biden presses Congress to pass $52bn semiconductor subsidies

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Monday pushed Congress to pass a bill providing domestic semiconductor manufacturers with $52 billion in subsidies to cut reliance on foreign sourcing for the vital component.

Bangkok Post · Jul 26, 2022

Biden presses computer chips case in advance of Senate vote

Calling semiconductors “the building blocks for the modern economy,” President Joe Biden is asking Congress to move quickly and send him a bipartisan bill designed to boost the computer chips industry and high-tech research in the United States

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022

Lawmakers press Commerce secretary over Big Tech ties

WASHINGTON — Two influential progressive lawmakers are raising concerns about what they say is excessive corporate influence at the Commerce Department, escalating a clash between the left wing of the Democratic Party and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

Tribune News Service · Jul 23, 2022

Schumer readies vote on scaled-back computer chips bill

A bill that would provide grants, tax credits and other incentives for computer chip manufacturing may soon see action in the Senate

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Biden administration wants Congress to "cleave off" CHIPS funding and pass standalone bill

Negotiations on a broader China competition bill have been frozen.

Axios · Jul 13, 2022