Category: Jun2015

Later this week, there will be services to honor the life of Beau Biden. These services will be open to the public. On Thursday, Beau will lie in honor at Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware between 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET. On Friday, there will be a viewing at St. Anthony of Padua R.C.…

Marie Therese Dominguez, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, vice Cynthia L. Quarterman, resigned. Sarah Elizabeth Feinberg, of West Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, vice Joseph C. Szabo, resigned. Roberta S. Jacobson, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Executive…

For the past eighteen months, I have called for reforms that better safeguard the privacy and civil liberties of the American people while ensuring our national security officials retain tools important to keeping Americans safe.  That is why, today, I welcome the Senate’s passage of the USA FREEDOM Act, which I will sign when it…

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Washington, DC * 3:30 PM – The First Lady will welcome students from across the country who participate in the ten Let’s Move! sub-initiative programs to harvest the White House Kitchen Garden. In 2009, Mrs. Obama planted a vegetable garden on the South Lawn to initiate a national conversation around the health…

On Tuesday, June 02, 2015, the President signed into law: H.R. 2048, the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015” or the “USA FREEDOM Act of 2015,” which reforms and extends certain authorities relating to foreign intelligence gathering and for other purposes.

As part of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI), President Obama will host a meeting today with 75 emerging leaders from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries at the conclusion of their U.S. Government-sponsored Fellowships.  The President will engage the leaders in a dialogue on how they will use the educational and professional…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Texas and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding beginning on May 4, 2015, and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: Roberta S. Jacobson – Ambassador to the United Mexican States, Department of State President Obama also announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: Cary Fowler – Member, Board for International …