National Network for Manufacturing Innovation

The National Science and Technology Council, Subcommittee on Advanced Manufacturing (NSTC SAM) is in the process of developing a National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing to improve Government coordination and provide long-term guidance for Federal programs and activities in support of United States manufacturing competitiveness, including advanced manufacturing research and development over the next five to ten years.

Input is requested from the public, including stakeholders from...

Manufacturing USA today released its 2016 Annual Report to Congress. The report describes the program’s work in helping to move discoveries in the nation’s universities and research laboratories to the shop floor here in America. It highlights the nine Manufacturing USA institutes that were active in fiscal year 2016, and documents the network's progress toward increasing the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing.

The Manufacturing USA network is a public-private program designed with a...

In the State of the Union, when the President outlined a blueprint for an economy built to last, he highlighted the importance of a competitive U.S. manufacturing sector to the vision of a U.S. economy that was innovative, competitive and the source of good jobs for American workers. Today, I want to lay out some of the economic underpinning that laid the foundation for the President and his economic team's focus on making manufacturing an economic priority. Let me begin by acknowledging upfront...

Chairman Quayle, Ranking Member Edwards, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the Administration’s National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) initiative. As the President has said, “[An] economy built to last demands that we keep doing everything we can to.… keep strengthening American manufacturing.” 1 Secretary of Commerce John Bryson amplified that message when he told us that in order to create good paying jobs, we need...

THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Virginia! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody. Wow, what a unbelievable crowd. Everybody, please have a seat -- if you have one. (Laughter.)

Well, thank you, James, for that rousing introduction and letting me hang out a little bit with your workers. We’ve got a few other folks I want to acknowledge: The Governor of the great Commonwealth of Virginia, Bob McDonnell, is here. (Applause.) Outstanding Congressman Bobby Scott is in the house. (Applause.) We’ve...

Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank
Remarks on Revitalizing American Manufacturing, Spartanburg, South Carolina

Thank you, Josef (Kerscher), and thanks to BMW for that great tour of the X3 assembly line. I’m delighted to have a chance to be in Spartanburg with your employees and business leaders from the community.

In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, the president said that we must make America a magnet for manufacturing and good jobs. I believe we are poised to do that.

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A new report released today by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) urges efforts to build on progress to date on improving domestic manufacturing competitiveness and encouraging companies to invest in the United States. The PCAST report is a product of its Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee, whose membership includes leading manufacturing experts from industry and academia and is co-chaired by Andrew Liveris, President, Chairman, and CEO of...

Following through on our We Can’t Wait efforts, the Obama Administration today announced the launch of a new public-private institute for manufacturing innovation in Youngstown, Ohio as part of its ongoing efforts to help revitalize American manufacturing and encourage companies to invest in the United States. This new partnership, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII), was selected through a competitive process, led by the Department of Defense, to award an initial $30...