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All-Star STEM Students Meet the President!
Posted by on March 12, 2013 at 6:36 PM EDTToday at the White House, President Obama met with 40 of the Nation's top scientists and engineers - all student finalists in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search (STS) competition. Winners of the competition will be announced tonight at a gala event in Washington, DC.
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Meet a PIF: Kara DeFrias
Posted by on March 1, 2013 at 6:19 PM EDTMeet Presidential Innovation Fellow (PIF) Kara DeFrias. Kara is user-experience expert who has worked on production teams for the Oscars, the Super Bowl, and TEDx. She was inspired to delve into public service, in part, by the Dalai Lama. DeFrias' stint as PIF was based at the General Services Administration, where she worked on the myUSA project.
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Taking Action for a Stronger, Smarter, Cleaner Electric Grid
Posted by on February 26, 2013 at 9:25 AM EDTToday, the Obama Administration’s National Science and Technology Council released A Policy Framework for the 21st Century Grid: A Progress Report—an update highlighting the Administration’s recent achievements to make the Nation’s electric grid stronger, smarter, and cleaner than ever before. Modernizing the grid is a common sense approach to enhance energy reliability and speed the Nation’s transition to a clean-energy economy.
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Fulfilling our Commitment to Open Government
Posted by on February 22, 2013 at 6:54 PM EDTIn an effort to encourage transparency and participation in government, we invite you to take part in developing our Open Government self-assessment report.
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Deputy Secretary Blank Travels to BMW in Spartanburg, SC to Highlight Revitalization of American Manufacturing
Posted by on February 15, 2013 at 5:09 PM EDTDeputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank visits a manufacturing factory and highlights the President’s proposals for investing in manufacturing and creating jobs in America.
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Open Call to Innovators: Apply to present at G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture
Posted by on February 15, 2013 at 4:38 PM EDTOpen data is being used by innovators and entrepreneurs around the world to accelerate development. In an exciting opportunity, the G-8 is inviting innovators to apply to present ideas that demonstrate how open data can be unleashed to increase food security at the G-8 International Conference on Open Data in Agriculture on April 29-30, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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Watch: President Obama Answers Your Questions in a Google+ Hangout
Posted by on February 14, 2013 at 10:10 PM EDTWatch the video of President Obama's hangout, live from the West Wing of the White House.
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Mohawks, Mars, Big Ideas, & Beautiful Data Addressed at White House “State of STEM” Event for Kids
Posted by on February 13, 2013 at 4:33 PM EDTAt the first-ever White House State of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (SoSTEM) event, nearly 100 press-pass wielding middle- and high-schoolers spent an hour questioning top S&T innovators about all things STEM. The event marked an unprecedented opportunity for DC-area kids from local schools and organizations to grill Administration officials and others working to advance the American innovation agenda.
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STEM at State of the Union!
Posted by on February 12, 2013 at 6:06 PM EDTAmong the esteemed guests who will be sitting with the First Lady during tonight’s State of the Union address, three are outstanding leaders in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math). Through their accomplishments, these individuals personify a theme of longstanding importance to President Obama: the centrality of science, technology, and innovation to America’s ongoing global leadership.
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Consumer.Data.Gov is Live!
Posted by on February 11, 2013 at 10:23 AM EDTToday, the Obama Administration launched the Smart Disclosure Data Community at Consumer.Data.gov, an important step to empower Americans with the data and tools they need to make more informed choices in the marketplace.“Smart disclosure” is the act of making potentially useful data more readily available—both to consumers and innovators.
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