Council to advise on labor-management relations in the executive branch WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations. Carol A. Bonosaro, Member, National Council on Federal…
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The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Iowa and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter storm and snowstorm during the period of December…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Goodwin Liu for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Judge Robert N. Chatigny for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Mr. Liu currently serves…
“In the fourth quarter of 2009, over 98 percent of Recovery Act recipients that were required to file reports on their spending did so. This was a 76 percent reduction in non-filers from the previous quarter and is due, in…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Laura E. Duffy, Wifredo A. Ferrer, Alicia Limtiaco, and John B. Stevens, Jr. to serve as U.S. Attorneys. President Obama said, “These distinguished men and women have shown extraordinary commitment and integrity in…
Today, Vice President Biden called Ad Melkert, the Special Representative to the U.N. Secretary General for Iraq, to discuss preparations for Iraq’s March 7th elections. They agreed on the importance of broad participation in these elections by all Iraqi parties…
The Honorable General James L. Jones, USMC (Ret), National Security Advisor to the President, will lead the delegation. MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION: The Honorable John F. Tefft, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine The Honorable Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s…
Earlier today, the Vice President hosted a conference call with Mayors and a county official from across the country to discuss implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The following officials participated: Mayor Ron V. Dellums (D-Oakland, CA) Mayor…
NOTICE – – – – – – – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY RELATING TO CUBA AND OF THE EMERGENCY AUTHORITY RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF THE ANCHORAGE AND MOVEMENT OF VESSELS On March 1, 1996, by Proclamation 6867, a…
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the…
