The Department of Commerce promotes job creation and economic growth by ensuring fair and secure trade, providing the data necessary to support commerce, and fostering innovation by setting standards and conducting foundational research and development. Through its 12 bureaus and 42,335 employees located in all 50 states and more than 86 countries. Current tax payer cost of = $9.5 billion each year! [http://www.osec.doc.gov/bmi/budget/FY18BIB/All508.pdf]
Who knows better what products to create, who to sell to, and who the competition is, than the company itself? The Government? Really?