Startup America is the White House initiative to celebrate, inspire, and accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the Nation. Tomorrow, in conjunction with the President’s trip to Facebook, we will engage with entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley to share more exciting news about Startup America – tune in to the panel discussion here. One core goal of the Startup […]
It seems sacrifice is on the minds of most everyone these days. In homes across the country working families are cutting back and learning how to do more with less. Military families are making the ultimate sacrifice – that of a loved one – to keep the rest of us safe. On top of trying […]
The President discusses his plan for our fiscal future, a comprehensive and balanced approach to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over twelve years. Click here to see the video. Fonte: White House
Your quick look at the week that was on WhiteHouse.gov. Click here to see the video. America's Fiscal Future: On Wednesday, President Obama spoke at the George Washington University about his plan to control spending while staying true to America's values of shared prosperity and shared responsibility. After his speech, economic advisor Brian Deese answered […]
This year we invited local Elementary and Middle School students in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia to submit entries for the 2011 White House Easter Egg Roll Poster Contest. The response was tremendous — we were excited to receive over 400 entries from 135 schools! The First Lady selected the winning designs for the 2011 Official […]
Today, President Obama released the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) (PDF).This Strategy seeks to improve security in cyberspace and e-commerce. We can see how this plays out in at least two areas. First, passwords alone are not secure enough, which contributes to online fraud and identity theft. It is also inconvenient to […]
Click here to see the video. Yesterday, WhiteHouse.gov featured a live chat celebrating West Wing Week's first birthday with Arun Chaudhary, the official White House videographer, and Josh Earnest, the Deputy Press Secretary who narrates each episode. Josh and Arun talked about the process of shooting and editing West Wing Week, how the show has […]
Ed. note: This was originally posted on the Small Business Administration blog. Today, President Obama signed a law that removes the expanded “1099” reporting requirement from the Affordable Care Act. This is a big win for small businesses. The SBA and President Obama supported repealing this provision, which would have required businesses to send 1099 […]
This past Friday, I was honored with a Champions of Change award, allowing me to join a conversation between Administration officials and community leaders from around the country to discuss new solutions we are implementing toward a new clean energy economy. As I heard from the incredible pioneers around me, two things were resoundingly clear: […]
Click here to see the video. Yesterday, the President, Vice President, First Lady and Dr. Biden launched Joining Forces, an unprecedented national initiative to support and honor our military families. “This campaign is about all of us, all of us joining together, as Americans, to give back to the extraordinary military families who serve and […]
