What Are the Duties of Department of Commerce?
golden economy image by Alex Fish from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/2j/gr/duties-department-commerce_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); The Department of Commerce is charged with promoting and protecting the economic interests of the United States. Founded in 1903, the United States Department of Commerce is responsible for promoting the growth and development of U.S. business interests, both domestically and internationally. According to the Department of Commerce’s Office of Management and Organization, the mission of the Department of Commerce is, “to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce.” Department Organizational Order 1-1 defines eight duties of the Department of Commerce. Creating National Policy As a Cabinet-level agency, the Department of Commerce works with other government institutions to create national policies that are in line with the current administra
