Trump budget request calls for BIS boost, ITA program cut

President Trump’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal includes a significant boost for trade and trade enforcement activities, including a major increase in funding for the Bureau of Industry and Security, and sharp cuts to other Commerce Department initiatives including the International Trade Administration’s global markets program. According to a summary released by the White House on Friday , the budget request “includes $134 million in targeted investments to strengthen trade enforcement and aggressively protect American innovation. This includes an additional...