May 2, 2012
Innovative Summer Jobs+ Apps Announced
Four weeks ago we launched the first-ever White House Code Sprint, challenging app developers to build job search apps using the opportunities found in the Summer Jobs+ bank. The Summer Jobs+ initiative is a new call-to-action for businesses, non-profits, and government to provide pathways to employment for low-income and disconnected youth in the summer of 2012. Today we are excited to...
April 24, 2012
“Knowing that your ideas…might change the future is something that I like,” says Eva, a high school student from California, who is featured in a new video released today by the White House Council on Women and Girls.
Girls in STEM, featuring young women scientists and engineers who wowed the President and the nation at the White House Science Fair...
April 20, 2012
In his gloomy Washington Post commentary today on yesterday’s ceremony transferring ownership of the Space Shuttle Discovery from NASA to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, Charles Krauthammer urged readers to think of that transfer as the funeral for U.S. leadership in space. Nothing could be further from the truth. The United States remains far and away the world leader in space technology and exploration. As long as appropriate support continues to...
April 19, 2012
Earlier this month, President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act making it easier for small businesses and entrepreneurs to obtain much needed access to capital. Tomorrow April 20th at 3:30 pm EDT join us for a special session of Office Hours with Todd Park, Assistant to the President and U.S. Chief Technology Officer (CTO) who...
April 17, 2012
Today, we’re excited to announce our first Google+ photowalk at the White House. Photo enthusiasts and White House followers on Google+ are invited to join us for the 2012 Spring White House Garden Tour, a tradition since Pat Nixon first opened the White House gardens in 1972.
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April 10, 2012
The Energy Department’s first ever Apps for Energy competition challenges the American developer community to build apps that help consumers get the most out of their utility data.
Apps for Energy leverages Green Button -- an open standard for sharing electricity usage information. For the competition, developers will mash-up Green Button data...
April 5, 2012
President Barack Obama signs the Jumpstart...
April 2, 2012
Today we’re announcing the first ever White House Code Sprint. This is a call to developers around the country to use the Summer Jobs+ API to build job search apps for your favorite browsers, social networking platforms, smart phones and feature phones. Submit your apps using this form by Monday April 9th at 8 a.m. EST, and we’ll pick the most...
March 30, 2012
A quick look back at the week on WhiteHouse.gov:
From Dartmouth to the World Bank: On Friday, the President named Dr. Jim Yong Kim – president of Dartmouth college, co-founder of Partners in Health and global health and development expert – as his choice to head the World Bank. “[Despite] its name, the World Bank is more than...