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Ending Lobbyist Appointments to Agency Boards and Commissions
Posted by on June 18, 2010 at 1:34 PM EDTA new Presidential Memorandum directs agencies in the Executive Branch not to appoint or re-appoint currently-registered federal lobbyists to advisory boards or commissions.
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More Support for Curbing Special Interest Influence in Our Elections
Posted by on June 16, 2010 at 2:40 PM EDTCommunications Director Dan Pfeiffer lays out the case for the DISCLOSE Act moving through Congress, which addresses the Supreme Court decision opening the floodgates for corporate money in our elections.
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The President & Vice President's Financial Disclosure Forms
Posted by on May 17, 2010 at 2:45 PM EDTThe President and Vice President release their 2009 financial disclosure reports disclosing their personal financial interests.
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A Limited Waiver for Bob Bauer
Posted by on May 7, 2010 at 4:50 PM EDTIn the interest of transparency, a limited waiver of the Ethics Pledge that was granted today to Robert Bauer, Counsel to the President is posted.
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Weekly Address: Giving Government Back to the American People
Posted by on May 1, 2010 at 6:00 AM EDTAs the President beats back lobbyists seeking to weaken Wall Street Reform, he talks about a recent Supreme Court decision that would vastly expand the influence of massive industries and their lobbyists in Washington -- and what he plans to do about it.
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Waiver for General James Jones
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An Initial Assessment of Open Government Plans
Posted by on April 27, 2010 at 12:05 PM EDTAs part of the ongoing implementation of the Open Government Plans, Cabinet departments and other major agencies evaluate version 1.0 of their Plans against the requirements of the Open Government Directive.
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President Announces Choices for New Bioethics Commission
Posted by on April 8, 2010 at 5:09 PM EDTPresident Obama yesterday released the names of ten individuals whom he intends to appoint to the recently created Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. The ten will join the previously named chair and vice chair in exploring bioethical issues anticipated to emerge from advances in biomedicine and related areas of science and technology.
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Open for Change
Posted by on April 7, 2010 at 1:00 PM EDTFederal departments and agencies are releasing their Open Government Plans today, marking yet another step in the Administration's commitment to openness and transparency.
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More Than 250,000 White House Visitor Records Now Online
Posted by on March 26, 2010 at 2:41 PM EDTAs part of his commitment to transparency, President Obama ordered that White House visitor records be released. Today, the White House releases more records, bringing the total number of records released over the quarter million mark.
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