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“Apps Against Abuse” Challenge to Help Address Sexual Assault and Dating Violence

Today, we are taking a new approach in our effort to address dating violence and sexual assault.  Working  together with my colleagues in the Office of the Vice President and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, we launched the “Apps Against Abuse” technology challenge – a national competition to develop an innovative software […]

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President Obama Calls Crews of Atlantis and the International Space Station

President Barack Obama talks with the crews of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station during a phone call in the Oval Office. Last Friday, the Space Shuttle Atlantis embarked on the Space Shuttle program’s final mission—a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) to deliver one year of supplies and a new […]

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What You Missed: Live Chat on Improving Federal Websites

On Tuesday, July 12th the White House Director of Digital Strategy Macon Phillips, Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra and Director of the GSA’s Center for Excellence in Digital Government Sheila Campbell answered your questions from Facebook, Twitter and WhiteHouse.gov on ways to improve the online experience with Federal websites. Click here to see the video. […]

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Weekly Address: Securing Our Fiscal Future

President Obama emphasizes the importance of compromise and shared sacrifice so that we can overcome our fiscal challenges and get our economy on a stronger footing going forward. Transcript | Download mp4 | Download mp3 Fonte: White House

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Campaign to Cut Waste: .gov Effort to Improve Federal Websites

Yesterday, we took a major step forward in improving how you get government information and services online.  For the first time, the federal government has published the list of all .gov domains managed by federal executive branch agencies– all 1759 of them!  Before today, no one – except for the few folks who manage the .gov […]

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Help Consumers Save Money by Saving Energy

Ed. Note: Cross posted from the Energy Blog. At a time when families are struggling to pay their energy bills, leaders in the House are pushing to roll back common sense standards for residential lighting that save families money by saving energy. It’s important to remember that these standards were passed just a few years […]

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Coordinating Safe and Responsible Energy Development in Alaska

Today President Obama, formalizing one of several steps he announced this spring to continue to increase safe and responsible domestic oil and gas production, announced the formation of a new, high-level interagency working group to coordinate on energy development in Alaska.  Officially created through an Executive Order, President Obama established the Interagency Working Group on […]

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U.S. and Russia: Expanding the “Reset” to Cyberspace

Many are familiar with our work on behalf of the President to reduce cybersecurity vulnerabilities, such as hardening government systems and building public awareness about cybersecurity for end-users.  But what you don’t always hear about are our efforts to reduce the overall risk to our national networks through active diplomacy and international technical collaboration.  Both […]

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Our Heroes Are All Around Us

Click here to see the video. Today the President awarded the Medal of Honor to Sergeant First Class Leroy Petry. Sergeant Petry is the second living Medal of Honor recipient to have earned the award for service during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It was an incredible event. Sergeant Petry, an Army Ranger, was honored for […]

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Young Leaders Taking Charge in Environmental Sustainability

Ed. Note: Champions of Change is a weekly initiative to highlight Americans who are making an impact in their communities and helping our country rise to meet the many challenges of the 21st century. All across the country, young people are taking initiative in their schools and communities to teach others about the importance of […]

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