President Barack Obama takes questions following the Business Roundtable Quarterly Meeting held at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., March 6, 2012. BRT Chairman James McNerney is seated with the President. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) President Obama met with top business leaders on Tuesday night and he talked about the need to focus on our core strengths in […]
This week, Syracuse University’s Institute for Veteran and Military Families (IVMF) — a national leader in veteran and military family research — released an extraordinary study entitled “The Business Case for Hiring a Veteran: Beyond the Cliches.” Among others things, the study confirmed what many of us already knew – hiring America’s veterans makes great […]
Capping his day of official activities in Mexico City yesterday, Vice President Biden visited the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe – one of the most visited Roman Catholic sites in the word and the most holy Roman Catholic site in Mexico. After touring and saying a prayer at the shrine of the Virgin of […]
Ed note: this was originally posted on the CFPB's blog When I was at Fort Drum, NY last week I heard from a military spouse who said her family has been separated for four years – partly because of deployments but also because they can’t sell their house. At the same meeting an officer told me […]
President Barack Obama holds a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, March 6, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) In the State of the Union, President Obama introduced a basic principle: Every homeowner who is current on his or her payments ought to have a […]
The White House is inviting elementary and middle school students from across the country to submit poster designs for the 2012 Easter Egg Roll. The posters should interpret this year's theme, “Let's Go, Let's Play, Let's Move”, and highlight ways kids can have fun while staying active, a key component of of Let’s Move!, First Lady Michelle Obama's national […]
Over the past three years, the Obama administration has made it a top priority to increase access to capital for small business owners across America. When I came to SBA in early 2009, small business owners would say to me, “I need a loan to survive.” Since that time, SBA has worked hard to provide […]
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel deliver statements to the press prior to their bilateral meeting in the Oval Office, March 5, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) A day after speaking at the AIPAC Policy Conference, President Obama welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House. […]
In March, we celebrate Women’s History Month to honor the contributions women have made to our society throughout history, and the work they continue to do today. We also commemorate the centuries of progress toward securing equal rights for women, and reaffirm our steadfast commitment to the rights, security, and dignity of women in America and around the world. Today, […]
Last month, during the second White House Science Fair, White House guest Bill Nye the Science Guy, who also serves as CEO of the Planetary Society, commented on the many successful corporations—including Amazon, Apple, Boeing, Ford, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Pay-Pal, and now Facebook—were started by engineers, people who use science and math to create […]
