Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information

E59359

United States federal government position executive branch position sub‑Cabinet position

The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information is a senior U.S. government official who leads federal policy and oversight on telecommunications, spectrum management, and information services within the Department of Commerce.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information canonical	3
NTIA Administrator	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T476337 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
Context triple: [National Telecommunications and Information Administration, headOfGovernmentBody, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information]

A. Under Secretary of Commerce of the United States
The Under Secretary of Commerce of the United States is a senior leadership role within the U.S. Department of Commerce responsible for overseeing major economic, trade, and business-related policies and programs.
B. Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor
The Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor is the senior executive responsible for overseeing the department’s information technology strategy, systems, cybersecurity, and data management to support its mission and operations.
C. Deputy Secretary of Transportation
The Deputy Secretary of Transportation is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Transportation, responsible for assisting the Secretary in overseeing national transportation policy and the department’s operations.
D. Deputy Director for Science and Technology
The Deputy Director for Science and Technology is a senior NSA leadership position responsible for overseeing the agency’s research, development, and advanced technical capabilities in signals intelligence and related fields.
E. Secretary of Commerce of the United States
The Secretary of Commerce of the United States is the Cabinet-level official who leads the Department of Commerce and oversees federal policies related to economic growth, trade, and business development.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
Target entity description: The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information is a senior U.S. government official who leads federal policy and oversight on telecommunications, spectrum management, and information services within the Department of Commerce.

A. Under Secretary of Commerce of the United States
The Under Secretary of Commerce of the United States is a senior leadership role within the U.S. Department of Commerce responsible for overseeing major economic, trade, and business-related policies and programs.
B. Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor
The Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor is the senior executive responsible for overseeing the department’s information technology strategy, systems, cybersecurity, and data management to support its mission and operations.
C. Deputy Secretary of Transportation
The Deputy Secretary of Transportation is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Transportation, responsible for assisting the Secretary in overseeing national transportation policy and the department’s operations.
D. Deputy Director for Science and Technology
The Deputy Director for Science and Technology is a senior NSA leadership position responsible for overseeing the agency’s research, development, and advanced technical capabilities in signals intelligence and related fields.
E. Secretary of Commerce of the United States
The Secretary of Commerce of the United States is the Cabinet-level official who leads the Department of Commerce and oversees federal policies related to economic growth, trade, and business development.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal government position ⓘ executive branch position ⓘ sub‑Cabinet position ⓘ
alternateLabel	Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NTIA Administrator
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
confirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
governmentBranch	executive branch of the United States government ⓘ
heads	National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ
jurisdiction	executive branch telecommunications and information policy ⓘ federal spectrum allocation for non‑military agencies ⓘ
legalBasis	National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ surface form: National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
nominatedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
officeHolderTitle	Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration ⓘ
oversees	implementation of national broadband programs administered by NTIA ⓘ management of federal spectrum use ⓘ
parentAgency	U.S. Department of Commerce ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Commerce
partOf	U.S. Department of Commerce ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Commerce
reportsTo	Secretary of Commerce of the United States ⓘ surface form: Secretary of Commerce
requires	advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ
responsibleFor	Internet policy ⓘ administering certain federal grants for broadband deployment ⓘ advising the President on telecommunications and information policy issues ⓘ advising the Secretary of Commerce on telecommunications and information policy issues ⓘ broadband policy ⓘ coordination of federal positions in international spectrum negotiations ⓘ developing national policies for advanced telecommunications and information services ⓘ federal use of radio spectrum ⓘ information services policy ⓘ overseeing NTIA’s broadband connectivity programs ⓘ overseeing NTIA’s spectrum engineering and analysis activities ⓘ policy leadership on Internet governance issues ⓘ policy leadership on digital economy issues ⓘ policy leadership on public safety communications issues ⓘ promoting efficient and effective use of the radio spectrum ⓘ representing the Executive Branch in international telecommunications policy fora ⓘ spectrum management policy ⓘ telecommunications policy ⓘ
sector	broadband and Internet services ⓘ communications ⓘ information technology ⓘ
worksWith	Department of Defense on spectrum coordination ⓘ Federal Communications Commission ⓘ Office of Science and Technology Policy ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Telecommunications and Information Administration → headOfGovernmentBody → Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information ⓘ

National Telecommunications and Information Administration → positionHeld → Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information ⓘ

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information → alternateLabel → Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: NTIA Administrator

Alan Davidson → positionHeld → Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information ⓘ

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated Show

Statements (45)

How these facts were elicited Show

Referenced by (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

How these facts were elicited