Leaders of the open government community met with President Obama last week to present him with an award for his leadership in making government more transparent. The inscription on the award reads: ‘To President Barack Obama For His Deep Commitment to a More Open and Transparent Government—Of, By, and For the People from The Openness […]
On Wednesday, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and the White House’s Kalpen Modi hosted a live chat on President Obama’s Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future. Secretary Salazar took questions from viewers online, on Facebook, and college students from around the country who attended the event at the White House. Check out the video and use […]
Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsyvlania Avenue. This week, President Obama focused on securing our nation’s clean energy future, making stops at facilities in Maryland and Pennsylvania. He also met with Congressional leadership, hoping to avoid a government shutdown in the face of budget disagreements. The […]
Click here to see the video. The President and the Vice President met with Speaker Boehner and Leader Reid in the Oval Office to continue their discussions about the need to fully fund the government through the end of this fiscal year. After the meeting, President Obama explained why an agreement is so important and […]
Click here to see the video. Tonight, President Obama met with Speaker of the House John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the Oval Office on the ongoing budget negotiations. Afterwards the President delivered a statement in the briefing room: Good evening, everybody. I’m going to just have a few quick remarks. We […]
Click here to see the video. Earlier today, President Obama visited the Gamesa Plant in Fair Hills, Pennsylvania and held a town hall discussion with workers there about building a 21st century clean energy economy. Gamesa’s Fairless Hills wind-energy turbine manufacturing facility employs approximately 300 workers and was built at a former U.S. Steel industrial […]
Ed. note: This was originally posted on the Department of Transportation blog. Since the Department of Transportation announced the availability of an additional $2.4 billion for high-speed rail projects last month, governors and members of Congress from both major parties have been clamoring for the opportunity to participate. As of our Monday deadline, we received […]
Ed. note: This annual letter was originally published on the USAID blog. Fifty years ago, John F. Kennedy wrote a letter to congress that called for the creation of the agency I am now privileged to lead – USAID, the United States Agency for International Development. Having witnessed the devastation the Second World War caused in Europe […]
Ed. Note: Cross-posted from the Department of Energy Blog. Today President Obama is travelling to the Philadelphia area to hold a town hall event with employees at Gamesa Technology Corporation, Inc. about building a 21st century clean energy economy to win the future. Watch the event live at WhiteHouse.gov/live starting at 2:10 p.m. EDT. President […]
With the April 18 tax filing deadline fast approaching, many Americans are thinking about their taxes this time of year. Last December, President Obama signed a bipartisan tax cut compromise into law. To help you understand how those tax cuts are already affecting your paycheck and your household bottom line, we’ve put together a new tax […]
