The President issued this message to the Senior Executive Service to accompany a memo from the Federal Chief Performance Officer reviewing his Accountable Government Initiative. The full memo can also be found here. September 14, 2010 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SENIOR…
Archive: September 13, 2010
MEETING WITH LOCAL FAMILY AND NEIGHBORHOOD REMARKS & Q&A The President will visit Fairfax, Virginia where he will meet with a local family at their home before hosting a backyard discussion on the economy with neighbors and small business owners…
President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Santiago, Chile, to attend the Bicentennial of the Republic of Chile on September 18, 2010. The Honorable Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, will…
Today, President Obama met for nearly two hours with his national security team for his regular monthly meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan. The President received an update on political developments in Afghanistan from Ambassador Eikenberry, with a focus on our…
Dear Madam Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Budget amendments for the Department of the Interior. Overall, the discretionary budget authority proposed in my FY 2011 Budget would not be increased by these…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Samuel Epstein Angel, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission for a term of nine years. (Reappointment) Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary…
WASHINGTON – This morning, President Barack Obama called A123 Systems from the Oval Office to congratulate them on opening the nation’s first manufacturing facility to mass-produce electric vehicle batteries. Today’s plant opening was made possible by a $249 million Recovery…
10:36 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! AUDIENCE: Hello! THE PRESIDENT: Welcome. Welcome to the White House. It is good to see some old friends and familiar faces. And I want to especially welcome…
10:36 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thanks so much. (Applause.) Well, good morning. Let me start by thanking Michael for his work and for that kind introduction. And I want to also thank Dawn Sweeny and everyone at the National Restaurant…
1:55 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: I want to say a special thanks to John and Nicole. Trevor and Olivia are back there. MS. ARMSTRONG: They’re turning the A/C unit off. THE PRESIDENT: Yes, exactly.…
