The independent Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board just posted the latest round of reports from recipients of Recovery Act dollars on Recovery.gov. These reports provide an up-close snapshot of how a portion of Recovery Act spending was put to work creating jobs and driving economic growth last quarter. Thanks to these reports, you can see […]
Cross posted from the Department of Transportation’s blog. Today, the Obama Administration and the Department of Transportation are awarding $2.4 billion for planning and construction of intercity passenger rail service. With these 54 projects in 23 states, we’re moving full-speed ahead toward a nationwide high-speed rail system. President Obama signed the Recovery Act to build […]
Ahead of the elections, the President says no matter what happens both parties must work together to boost the economy, and expresses concern about statements to the contrary from Republican Leaders. Click here to see the video. Fonte: White House
Just one month after the President signed the Small Business Jobs Act, SBA has supported nearly $3 billion in loans to more than 5,000 small businesses across the country. That’s more than 5,000 small business owners who’ve felt first-hand, within one month, the impact this new law is having on our economy: from Peabody Engineering, […]
A quick look at the week of October 25, 2010: It’s the Great Pumpkin: Carved pumpkins depicting President Barack Obama, Abraham Lincoln, and the White House sit on a stone wall next door to where the President was attending a dinner reception in Providence, Rhode Island, Oct. 25, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete […]
A few weeks ago, President Obama asked me to get to work starting the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He was clear about his goal: Level the playing field for American families and fix the broken consumer credit market—and do it as quickly and effectively as possible. Today, I’m in California to continue conversations with […]
In September 2009, the President announced that – for the first time in history – the White House would routinely release visitor records. Today, the White House releases visitor records that were generated in July 2010. Today’s release also includes several visitor records generated prior to September 16, 2009 that were requested by members of the public […]
UPDATE: Watch the entire interview. Check out a couple shots from the taping courtesy of the Photo Office: President Barack Obama tapes an interview for the Daily Show with Jon Stewart at the Harman Center for the Arts in Washington, D.C., President Barack Obama tapes an interview for the Daily Show with Jon Stewart at […]
Click here to see the video. This afternoon President Obama spoke in the White House Briefing Room on the security situation that has been unfolding since last night: Good afternoon, everybody. I want to briefly update the American people on a credible terrorist threat against our country, and the actions that we’re taking with our […]
Have you ever wondered about the most exciting part of being the President’s photographer or if Bo, the Obamas’ dog, is easy to photograph? Pete Souza, Chief Official White House Photographer and Director of the White House Photography Office, sat down with us to answer your questions from Flickr and Facebook in a live video […]
