Ed. Note: This post is part of the Celebrating Black History Month series, which highlights African Americans from across the Administration whose work contributes to the President’s goals for winning the future. From North Carolina to Washington, D. C., my career spans over thirty years with the Department of Agriculture. I grew up in Farmville, […]
Today the President is in Hillsboro, Oregon to visit the Intel campus, where he’ll get to see the world’s most advanced semiconductor manufacturing facility with Intel CEO Paul Otellini. The President will also learn more about Intel’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education programs and check out student demonstrations by Intel Science Talent Search finalists. […]
In the second edition of the Advise the Advisor series, Austan Goolsbee, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, is asking for your feedback on small businesses and entrepreneurship. Next week, Austan will travel with President Obama to Cleveland, Ohio for the Winning the Future Forum on Small Business. At the Forum Austan and the […]
One of the great honors that the Vice President and I have had over the last two years has been being able to spend time with our service members and their families who shoulder so much of the burden for our country. I wanted to share some photos from two great visits we had recently. […]
On Monday, the Administration released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2012. It’s a Budget that meets two goals: it makes tough but necessary cuts that put our nation on a sustainable fiscal path. And it’s a budget that invests wisely to ensure economic opportunity for working Americans. As the President said Monday, this is […]
Editor’s note: This post is part of the Celebrating Black History Month series, which highlights the work of African Americans who are contributing to the President’s goals for winning the future. The value of education was instilled in me at a young age. I knew how fortunate I was to have parents who were first-generation […]
A word cloud of feedback from the Advise the Advisor program gives greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in your feedback (by Wordle.net) Last week, I kicked off the new Advise the Advisor series on WhiteHouse.gov and asked for your ideas, comments and questions about how American innovation is affecting your communities and […]
The Race to the Top Commencement Challenge is back and we’re asking public high school students from across the country to tell us about ways their school is preparing them for college and a career. In return, we’ll make sure one high school has a graduation they’ll never forget – including a commencement address by […]
Click here to see the video. Yesterday, President Obama traveled to Parkville Middle School and Center for Technology to unveil his budget proposal for 2012 and explain some of the tough choices we have to make so we can afford to invest in our future. During a news conference today, the President spoke about how […]
Earlier today, President Obama sent the email below to the White House email list about his FY2012 budget proposaland some of the tough choices we must make so that we can afford to invest in our future. If you didn’t get the email, be sure to sign up for the White House email list. Just […]
