While discussing health insurance reform in St. Charles, Missouri today, President Obama announced new efforts to reign in waste and fraud in Medicare, Medicaid and other government programs. He explained that the administration plans to prevent wasted dollars through the use of payment recapture audits by giving auditors incentives to catch improper payments and payment […]
Today I had the honor of addressing BET’s first ever “Leading Women Summit” in Washington, DC. The Summit brought together artists, community activists, media representatives and professional women from across the country to work on finding solutions to some of the most pressing problems facing the African American community. I welcomed the opportunity to participate […]
I recently unveiled a series of magnificent murals that highlights the legacy of two of the greatest figures in U.S. Department of the Interior’s history, Secretary Harold Ickes and renowned photographer Ansel Adams. The murals represent 26 of the photos Ickes commissioned Adams to produce as part of the Department’s Mural Project of 1941. Grand […]
Editor’s Note: In case you missed them, read Part 1 and Part 2. Throw a rock in a still pond and you will observe many ripples. Throw a Recovery Act program in a stagnant economy and you will observe many jobs. Therein lies the lesson from our latest entry of the Recovery Act in Action, thanks […]
Cross-posted from the FCC’s Broadband Blog. If you’re reading this, then you’re probably on the Internet — via your laptop, your mobile phone or other handheld device, or maybe even through your television. But even in 2010, millions of Americans do not have access to the wealth of information made available on the Web. Even […]
Yesterday Labor Secretary Hilda Solis discussed her perspective on International Women’s Day, and the First Lady’s role in recognizing and exemplifying the ideals behind it. Today, the State Department’s DipNote blog tells us about the annual International Women of Courage Awards — and will allow you to watch the ceremony live at 3:00: First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham […]
Yesterday, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) held its annual legislative conference in Washington, D.C. NTEU represents some 150,000 employees in 31 federal departments and agencies. A topic of discussion at the NTEU conference was last month’s attack on Internal Revenue Service employees in Austin, Texas. President Obama sent the following letter to NTEU’s National […]
Download: Rectangular (630px by 303px) | Square (389px by 354px) 8 — The number of people every minute who are denied coverage, charged a higher rate, or otherwise discriminated against because of a pre-existing condition. [Source: HealthReform.gov] 8 — The number of lobbyists hired by special interests to influence health reform for every member of […]
Today First Lady Michelle Obama continued the long tradition of First Ladies donating their inaugural gowns to the Smithsonian. Mrs. Obama presented her 2009 inaugural gown to the National Museum of American History, joined by dress designer, Jason Wu, and thirty two aspiring young designers from the Huntington High School Fashion Program in New York. […]
There are only six days left for the nation’s public high schools to submit an application for the commencement speaker of a lifetime. That’s right — this spring President Obama will speak to the graduating class of the high school that best demonstrates how it is providing its students an excellent education that will prepare […]
