The plurality of the Department of Commerce budget is designated for this sub-cabinet bureau.

The U.S.-E.U. Privacy Shield agreement led by Penny while she served as Secretary of Commerce replaced this data agreement, which was declared invalid in 2015.

The Herbert C. Hoover Building, which houses the Department of Commerce, was the largest office building in the world until this building was finished.

Penny met the future President Obama through this youth sports program, coached by the President's brother-in-law Craig Robinson.