Deputy Secretary Paul Dabbar

I’m proud to serve again under President Trump in a new role as Deputy Secretary of Commerce. I look forward to helping Secretary Lutnick and President Trump lead the AI race and making America prosper for generations to come!

NEWS: Micron Sets Groundbreaking for $100B Chip Megafab in Upstate NY. This historic investment will strengthen U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, create thousands of good-paying jobs, and bolster our national security. news.constructconnect.com/micron-sets-gr…

Great to be down on the field at the Army Navy game with Transportation Secretary @SecDuffy ! Even though we were on the Army side…

Great to meet the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Caine at the Army-Navy Game

RELEASE: Department of Commerce and NIST Announce CHIPS Research and Development Letter of Intent with xLight, Inc. for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography. Read more about this crucial investment below. nist.gov/news-events/ne…

It was an honor to be invited to my colleague’s, Pierre Gentin - General Counsel of @CommerceGov - family Sukkot brunch yesterday. He invited us to participate in prayer, and I gave the below prayer of mine on Wandering, Captivity, and Gaza.

Congrats to Nobel Prize winner John Martinis for his work on quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization! We were together below at the White House in 2019 on his quantum announcement while at Google Quantum. @CommerceGov @ENERGY

Today, thanks to President Trump’s AI Action Plan, @CommerceGov and @NIST’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation have released a groundbreaking evaluation of American vs. adversary AI. Result: American AI models dominate. Our systems outperform DeepSeek across nearly every benchmark. The report is clear: DeepSeek lags far behind, especially in cyber and software engineering. These weaknesses aren’t just technical. They demonstrate why relying on foreign AI is dangerous and shortsighted. Allowing our adversaries to control AI poses serious risks to our security. By setting the standards, driving innovation, and keeping America secure, the Department of Commerce is helping ensure continued U.S. leadership in AI.

This first of its kind report from CAISI shows U.S. AI models outperform DeepSeek in performance, security, cost & adoption, affirming U.S. leadership over adversaries. Under the leadership of President Trump & Secretary Lutnick, @commercegov is committed to advancing America’s global AI dominance. nist.gov/news-events/ne…

The Department of Commerce is powering new technologies through private innovation. @NOAA’s partnership with Oshen shows how public-private collaboration delivers stronger data and helps keep Americans safer and better prepared for hurricane season and natural disasters. aoml.noaa.gov/mini-ocean-rob…

Welcome to the USPTO! Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Paul M. Dabbar, joined us today for a tour and dialogue on topics related to innovation and the U.S. research and technology agenda.

Today, we welcomed Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Paul M. Dabbar, to the USPTO for a fireside chat with our newly-initiated Director, John A. Squires, for a discussion of the Department's and USPTO's priorities and the critical role of innovation in the U.S. economy.

Yesterday marked my third payload launch while working for Pres Trump. First was AMS detector for measuring cosmic antimatter on the ISS, second Mars 2020 & rover Perseverance and yesterday @NOAA solar weather mapper satellite at Lagrange 1. Congrats to all stakeholders on another successful launch.

Made a visit to the @NWSMelbourne weather forecast office to learn more about @NWS's cutting-edge weather forecast tools and prediction capabilities. From tornado and hurricane forecasts to rip current and flood risk outlooks, the expertise that goes into developing our sophisticated forecast and alert system is critical to keeping Americans safe and informed every day.

Had an incredible visit to @NASAKennedy Space Center ahead of the launch of @NOAA's SWFO-L1 satellite. Proud to meet with our visionary industry partners who are developing groundbreaking technologies that keep the U.S. at the forefront of space exploration and research.

@NOAA new C-Stars program is deploying new robotic sail drones for more advanced data collection on storms. Secty Lutnick is prioritizing new tech for @CommerceGov missions. wwltv.com/article/weathe…

Recently, I visited the U. S. Department of Commerce’s Boulder Campus, home to the laboratories of NOAA, NIST and NTIA. Under President Trump's and Secretary Lutnick’s Leadership, we will continue to be the leader in technologies that strengthen the economic security and defense of the United States.

Great visit with @BAESystemsInc to discuss the upcoming launch of SWFO-L1, NOAA’s first dedicated space weather satellite. SWFO-L1 will play a vital role in monitoring solar activity and protecting critical infrastructure. Here at the Department of Commerce, we are proud to pave the way for this mission and are counting down to Launch Day at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center next week.

Twenty-four years ago today, evil took 2,977 innocent lives in the deadliest terror attack ever carried out on American soil. Among those murdered were my brother Gary, my best friend Doug, and 656 other colleagues and friends from Cantor Fitzgerald. I am alive today because that Tuesday was my oldest son Kyle’s first day of kindergarten. I was dropping him off instead of going to my office which occupied the 101st through 105th floors of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. As I entered the classroom my phone started ringing but disconnected each time I’d answer. I later learned that it was my brother Gary trying to call. He spoke to my sister and said goodbye. What I’ve learned serving as the Secretary of Commerce is how profoundly beautiful and extraordinary this country is, but also how desperately our adversaries wish us harm. Make no mistake: if given the chance, the monsters who orchestrated the September 11 attacks, and those like them, would do it again. And again. And again. But the greatness of America lies in the way our military, our government, our first responders, and our people confront these horrors, challenges and threats. America is a nation that rebuilds, endures, and never surrenders to evil. Today, we honor those we lost 24 years ago and the brave first responders and individuals who courageously stepped up to save others. Today I am so very sad as I remember, and so very proud to be an American.

Great to visit U.S. Space Command in Colorado with General Stephen Whiting on the heels of President Trump’s historic announcement of their move to Huntsville, Alabama. Excited to see how this new chapter strengthens America’s space defense and continue to drive space innovation.