East Room 2:18 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, welcome to the White House, everybody. I know you had to come here before you go buy some shovels and some salt. (Laughter.) It sounds like we may get a little snow.…
Archive: February 12, 2014
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Todd A. Batta, of Iowa, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, vice Brian T. Baenig, resigned. Maria Cancian, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Family Support, Department of Health and Human Services, vice…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Todd Batta – Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations, Department of Agriculture Maria Cancian – Assistant Secretary for Children and Families (Family…
Today, the President declared an emergency in the State of South Carolina and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from a severe winter storm beginning on February 10, 2014, and…
Via Conference Call 11:06 A.M. EST MS. LUCAS MAGNUSON: Hi, good morning, everyone. We’re just delighted today to launch the Cybersecurity Framework in an event at 1:00 p.m. This call will be to preview that event and the framework itself. …
The President will travel to Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines in late April as part of his ongoing commitment to increase U.S. diplomatic, economic and security engagement with countries in the Asia-Pacific region. In Japan, the…
Today the Obama Administration is announcing the launch of the Cybersecurity Framework, which is the result of a year-long private-sector led effort to develop a voluntary how-to guide for organizations in the critical infrastructure community to enhance their cybersecurity. The…
Cyber threats pose one the gravest national security dangers that the United States faces. To better defend our nation against this systemic challenge, one year ago I signed an Executive Order directing the Administration to take steps to improve information…
On Wednesday, February 12, 2014, the President signed into law: H.R. 2860, the “OPM IG Act,” which provides authority to the Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to use amounts in OPM’s revolving fund to audit, investigate,…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:54 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon. Thank you all for being here. I have with me, as you can see today, another guest briefer, the Secretary of Labor Tom Perez, who is going…
