June 16, 2014 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Starting on June 15, 2014, up to approximately 275 U.S. Armed Forces personnel are deploying to Iraq to provide support and security for U.S. personnel and the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.…

June 9, 2014 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION SUBJECT: Helping Struggling Federal Student Loan Borrowers Manage Their Debt A college education is the single most important investment that Americans can make in their futures.…

MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Response to the Influx of Unaccompanied Alien Children Across the Southwest Border The influx of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) across the southwest border of the United States has resulted in…

MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Establishing a National Goal and Developing Airport Specific Action Plans to Enhance the Entry Process for International Travelers to the United States The U.S. travel and tourism sector is critical…

  May 19, 2014 Presidential Determination No. 2014-09 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs Relating to South Sudan By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of…

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF LABOR SUBJECT: Advancing Pay Equality Through Compensation Data Collection While working women have made extraordinary progress over the past five decades since enactment of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, they still earn only 77…

MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF LABOR THE SECRETARY…

MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT  THE SECRETARY OF STATE  THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY  THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL  THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR  THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE  THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE  THE SECRETARY OF LABOR  THE SECRETARY…

March 13, 2014 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF LABOR SUBJECT: Updating and Modernizing Overtime Regulations The Fair Labor Standards Act (the “Act”), 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq., provides basic rights and wage protections for American workers, including Federal minimum wage…

MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Creating and Expanding Ladders of Opportunity for Boys and Young Men of Color Over the course of my Administration, we have made consistent progress on important goals such as reducing…