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Jumpstarting Jobs, Enhancing Education: The American Jobs Act
Posted by on September 9, 2011 at 12:55 PM EDTRebuilding our Nation's schools will put hundreds of thousands of Americans back to work. These investments will create jobs while improving classrooms and upgrading our schools to meet 21st century needs. See the overwhelming support the President's plan has already received from groups across the country.
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White House Rural Council on the Road
Posted by on August 17, 2011 at 2:58 PM EDTThere are more than 100 events being held throughout the summer so that senior Administration officials can talk with Americans across the country
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Always Wearing Green
Posted by on August 8, 2011 at 3:17 PM EDTChris Yura founded SustainU, a clothing line that produces environmentally-friendly apparel for colleges and universities. The company has created 400 textile jobs and reduced environmental waste in West Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
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Medicaid: More than Just Numbers
Posted by on July 8, 2011 at 4:26 PM EDTLearn more about the important role Medicaid plays in the lives of American families.
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Our Covenant with America’s Rural Miners
Posted by on June 24, 2011 at 2:20 PM EDTThe Obama Administration continues its commitment to the safety, education, and fair standards and of the mining industry and its workers.
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Partnership for Sustainable Communities Marks Two Trailblazing Years
Posted by on June 16, 2011 at 7:37 PM EDTThe Partnership for Sustainable Communities, a collaboration between the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Transportation, and the Environmental Protection Agency works to revitalize neighborhoods with convenient, affordable transit and clean energy.
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Launched Into a Life of Diversity
Posted by on May 16, 2011 at 9:09 AM EDTIn January, I had the privilege of being assigned from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to work as the special assistant to the director of the newly created Office of Diversity & Inclusion. So how does someone who started off 26 years ago as a software engineer at Kennedy Space Center end up as a diversity and inclusion specialist?
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One Year Later: Remembering the Miners of Montcoal
Posted by on April 5, 2011 at 12:00 PM EDTOn April 5, 2010, 29 miners died in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Coal Mine in Montcoal, WV. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis discusses the efforts undertaken by the federal government to improve mine safety.
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Open Sourcing the IT Dashboard & the TechStat Process
Posted by on March 31, 2011 at 11:44 AM EDTU.S. Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra releases the software code of the IT Dashboard and the TechStat toolkit.
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The U.S. and China - Advancing Clean Energy Research Through Cooperation
Posted by on September 3, 2010 at 10:55 AM EDTThe Department of Energy announces that two consortia - one led by the University of Michigan and one led by the West Virginia University - will receive a total of $25 million over the next five years under the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC).
