Under the leadership of Secretary Eric Shinseki, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is undergoing a remarkable transformation that has dramatically improved Veteran access to the services they have earned. Because so many of today’s Veterans are familiar and comfortable with web-enabled applications and smartphones, our opportunities to “reach Veterans where they are” have never […]
Ed. Note: Cross-posted from SBA Blog Supporting growth and innovation in manufacturing is critical to helping America out-compete the rest of the world and create 21st-century jobs. On Monday, I was at DuPont in North Carolina holding a roundtable with manufacturers as part of the President’s meeting with the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. I […]
Click here to see the video. This evening the President and First Lady welcomed members of Congress and their families to the White House for the annual White House Congressional picnic. Earlier in the day, First Lady Michelle Obama joined congressional families and AmeriCorps volunteers to help build a playground during the Congressional Family Service Project […]
So this is fun. Like millions of dads across our country, President Obama has said that being a father is the “most important job he has.” From coaching basketball to helping with homework, the President cherishes the time he gets to spend with his two girls, even when life gets busy. Today at a screening […]
During a time when we all – including the federal government – need to live within our means and find places to cut spending, any investments made by your government need to meet the test of whether it is an effective and efficient use of taxpayer dollars. Immunizing children from preventable diseases meets that test. As […]
On Monday, the White House brought together a range of stakeholders from throughout the energy sector—including utility executives, state regulators, federal agencies, consumer advocates, technology leaders and entrepreneurs — to discuss along with Administration officials the most effective ways of upgrading our country’s electric grid. The White House also released a new report, A Policy […]
Yesterday was a historic day not just because President Obama commemorated President John F. Kennedy’s visit to Puerto Rico 50 years ago, but because of the historic engagement this Administration has carried out with Puerto Rico. The visit wasn’t just a stop on the President's itinerary but rather an opportunity to highlight the federal government’s […]
Business investment in America creates and supports millions of jobs, while generating economic growth and opportunities in communities throughout the United States. Today at the Business Round Table in Washington, D.C., we announced a new initiative – SelectUSA – the first-ever government-wide program to aggressively pursue and win new business investment in the United States […]
Today, President Obama traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico for the first official visit by a sitting U.S. President to the island since President Kennedy visited in 1961. The visit follows a comprehensive report of the President’s Task Force on Puerto Rico’s Status, which provides a meaningful way forward on the question of status while making […]
Back in February, President Obama asked the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness to help lead the Better Buildings Initiative to make American businesses more competitive by saving them about $40 billion per year in energy costs. The first question the Jobs Council asked, of course, was exactly how many jobs we were talking about here? As […]
