[Update: Chat will begin at 1:00PM EST] If you were here at WhiteHouse.gov last week you may well have seen the President’s event answering questions submitted through YouTube by citizens across the country. If you missed it, you can still watch the video of course. But if you were one of the 64,969 people who cast 772,384 […]
Cross-posted from the OSTP blog. Yesterday the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture hosted a workshop to gather insight from leading experts in the fields of gaming and technology to inform the development of a nutrition game-design challenge. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food, Nutrition, and […]
Nine months ago, the White House sent the nominee for GSA Administrator, Martha Johnson, to the Senate for its consideration. Today, she was finally given a vote and was overwhelmingly approved by a margin of 94-2 [Update: make that 96-0 after the remaining two switched their votes]. What happened in between was a perfect example […]
One year ago today, within weeks of taking office, President Obama signed into law a reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This legislation, along with provisions in the Recovery Act strengthening Medicaid, brought much-needed health coverage to millions of families. The expansion of the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the strengthening of Medicaid […]
Also, Executive Coordinator of UN Volunteers Makes Presentation; Commission Hears from Some 20 Speakers in Continued General Discussion During a high-level panel on social integration that opened the session?s second day, delegations in the Commission on Social Development today wrestled with finding reasons for why many social integration policies were inadequate, with many agreeing they […]
‘Spirit of Consensus’ Hailed, Growing Workload Noted in Closing Remarks During its 2010 regular session, which began on 25 January and ended today, the Committee on Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) considered applications submitted by 246 entities, recommending that the Economic and Social Council grant consultative status to 76 of them, while closing 19 applications. In […]
With the massive international relief effort continuing to gain traction in Haiti, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) was rolling out its ?cash-for-work? initiative, aimed at providing temporary work and offering Haitians a chance to play a vital role in rebuilding their earthquake-devastated country, a senior agency official said today. Speaking at a Headquarters […]
Amid a climate of economic and financial insecurity, environmental peril and persistent social exclusion, the United Nations Commission for Social Development would endeavour during its current session to adopt resolutions that would help chart the future of social development policies within the framework of greater participation and accountability, that body?s Chairman said today. Speaking at […]
On February 5, 2009, President Obama launched the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. He charged this Office with a specific and critical mission: shifting the focus of the previous initiative from funding to programmatic impact, and helping the federal government partner with faith-based and other nonprofit organizations to better serve all Americans. […]
We recently released a fun behind-the-scenes video on the White House Presidential Advance team as it prepared for President Obama’s trip to Lorain County in Ohio on January 22nd. I’m sure the cliff-hanger ending kept you antsy for more. Well, here at last is the follow-up. See how the President’s day unfolds from the point […]
