For too long, many government IT projects cost hundreds of millions of dollars more than they should, took years longer than necessary to deploy, and delivered technologies that were obsolete by the time they were completed. This summer we took a hard look at 26 high priority projects that were either over budget, behind schedule, […]
Today, we got some good news about how the Affordable Care Act is already making a difference in people’s lives across the country. The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), which provides retirement and health benefits to more than 1.6 million people and their families, sent me a letter detailing how the new law has […]
The President is committed to promoting a strong, growing economy – one that’s creating jobs, fostering a thriving middle class, and extending opportunity to all American workers. That’s why he fought so hard to ensure that the priorities of working families were advanced in the agreement introduced today in the Senate. As the chart above […]
Ed. Note: Watch the full National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony and show with musical performances by B.B. King, Sara Bareilles, Common, Maroon 5 and more at www.thenationaltree.org. Last night, the First Family continued a proud holiday tradition – lighting the National Christmas Tree for the 88th time. View photos from the event and watch a video […]
In recent days, there has been some confusion about the ability for businesses and insurance plans to receive blanket waivers from following the new consumer-focused rules of the road in the Affordable Care Act – the health reform law. As we continue to move forward with implementation, and work with the business community, insurance industry, […]
Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Walk step by step with the President as he visits Afghanistan to celebrate the holidays with our men and women in uniform, announces a free trade agreement with South Korea, attends a series of meetings at the White House and […]
The menorah used at the White House Hanukkah ceremony was generously loaned from the Congregation Beth Israel in New Orleans — one of very few items from the congregation that survived the devastation of Katrina. “Five years ago, when Hurricane Katrina hit, the synagogue was covered in eight feet of water. Later, as the cleanup crew dug […]
This morning the President met with his Export Council to continue work on his goal of doubling our exports for goods and services over five years and creating millions of jobs in the process. But as he continues to pursure this medium-term goal, he took a moment in his opening remarks to make clear there […]
Over this past weekend, President Obama announced that the United States and Korea had come to terms on a trade agreement between our two countries. You may have heard that this deal had been in the works for a while; many were hoping for an announcement during the recent G20 in Seoul, but President Obama […]
It was a long time coming, but today the President signed the Claims Resolution Act of 2010. Secretary Vilsack recently addressed the Pigford II Settlement and Secretary Salazar address the Cobell Settlement, the two main parts of the legislation. The President released the following statement afterwards: Statement by the President on H.R. 4783 Today I have […]
