R.I. Gov. Raimondo picked for Commerce chief, would manage extensive cybersecurity portfolio



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President-elect Biden has selected Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to serve as Commerce secretary, tapping a former venture capitalist to lead a department at the center of U.S. government collaboration with industry on cybersecurity policy including supply-chain security and addressing challenges from China.


As governor, Raimondo has stressed the need to ensure privacy protections are in place as states respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and also appointed the state’s first cybersecurity officer in 2017. However, Raimondo defunded the...








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