This afternoon, I will participate in the White House Forum on Modernizing Government. More than 50 of the nation’s leading CEOS are attending today’s forum, bringing their ideas for how the government can use technology to save money and improve performance. Chief Performance Officer Jeff Zients, a key member of our OMB team, has been […]
The President has been receiving updates on the urgent situation in Haiti late into last night and throughout the day, and top members of his team have been convening to formulate the government response. You can also help immediately by donating to the Red Cross to assist the relief effort. Contribute online to the Red […]
The President gave the following statement tonight: "My thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been affected by this earthquake. We are closely monitoring the situation and we stand ready to assist the people of Haiti." The White House also put out this background information: The President was informed of the earthquake at […]
A new report today confirms one of Washington’s worst-kept secrets – that big insurance companies are fighting tooth and nail to kill health reform that will wrest power from their hands and give it to American families. According to the National Journal, the nation’s largest insurers funneled between $10 million and $20 million dollars through […]
Serve.gov and the Corporation for National and Community Service continue to spotlight innovative ways that people across the country are answering the call to participate in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Monday, January 18th. The MLK Tech Challenge is working to connect IT and web professionals who are willing to volunteer their […]
Ed. Note: Join Ben Rhodes for the next in our series of online video chats, which will be at 3:00 PM EST today. Watch the chats here at WhiteHouse.gov/Live, or join the discussion through Facebook. President Obama inherited unprecedented challenges at home and abroad. Facing a global economic crisis, two wars, and diminished American standing in the world, […]
Last week I had the opportunity to visit the Everglades and the Kissimmee River region in Florida along with Jo Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Sam Hamilton, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Tom Strickland, Assistant Secretary at the Department of the Interior. Despite unusually chilly temperatures, […]
Challenges to Improved Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding Efforts also Cited While West Africa continued to make progress in critical areas, weak governance, lagging development, climate change, the changing nature of drug trafficking and other challenges continued to threaten peace and stability in the volatile subregion, a top United Nations official told the Security Council today. ?West […]
Here at the White House, we think the Administration has had a remarkable first year making our government more accessible and accountable, including reducing special interest influence in Washington. Today, a group of government reform organizations issued a report card on our first year– and they agree that "President Obama deserves recognition and high praise […]
As the first year of the Obama Administration concludes with the State of the Union, we thought it would be good to sit down with the public and take stock of what we’ve done over the last year, where we are now, and the tremendous amount of work that remains to bring the change the […]
