Click here to see the photo gallery. Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day — a time set aside to honor fallen soldiers of the Civil War by decorating their graves with flowers. The first Decoration Day was observed on May 30, 1868, three years after the end of the Civil War. On that day, […]
Through Joining Forces, Americans continue to step up and respond to the First Lady and Dr. Biden's call to serve our troops and their families as well as they have served us. Last week, the Department of the Interior joined forces with the First Lady and Dr. Biden to provide free access to more than […]
Yesterday, in partnership with industry, we took a step forward in better understanding the capabilities of our power grid and how we can improve our ability to protect it against cybersecurity threats. Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Poneman, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Jane Lute and I hosted industry executives to conclude the Electricity Sector […]
Following today's historic berthing of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the U.S. Harmony module of the International Space Station, John P. Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, issued the following statement: For the first time, a private American company has successfully launched a spacecraft into orbit and berthed it with the International […]
President Barack Obama delivers remarks urging Congress to act on the “To Do List” and highlighting the need to invest in clean energy by passing legislation, at TPI Composites Iowa’s wind turbine blade facility in Newton, Iowa, May 24, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy) In Iowa this afternoon, President Obama continued to […]
Yesterday, SBA Administrator Karen Mills, and the four winners of the National Small Business Week Video Contest, participated in a Google+ Hangout moderated by Diana Ransom from Entrepreneur.com. Administrator Mills and the contest winners answered questions from Twitter submitted using the hashtag #WHHangout and discussed the various ways the SBA is helping small business owners, such […]
Yes, President Obama was on Twitter today – taking your questions about his plan to create jobs and help the middle class. Earlier, the President paid a visit to TPI Composites, a wind manufacturer in Newton, Iowa. At the plant, he called on Congress to act on a to-do list that’ll create jobs, specifically highlighting […]
In his 2012 State of the Union Address, President Obama stated his goal to turn the nation’s unemployment system into a reemployment system. One way we can do this is to leverage and foster the entrepreneurial spirit of the nation’s unemployed workers, helping those who have lost their job transition to creating jobs. Included in […]
At USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service we are committed to keeping our vital nutrition assistance programs available to those who need them most. One way to do that is to ensure access. Another is to ensure integrity—Americans expect us to serve those in need, and they expect us to do so with accountability for the […]
Tomorrow the President will travel to TPI Composites in Newton, Iowa where he will highlight steps Congress can take right now to create American jobs, and support American companies and manufacturers – all while continuing to increase clean energy production here at home. As part of his Congressional To-Do List, the President will call on […]
