White House manufacturing czar Ron Bloom will be stepping down from his position, the administration announced Tuesday. Bloom spent the past two and a half years advising President Barack Obama on manufacturing
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Assuming Congress passes the debt ceiling increase Tuesday, the Treasury announced Monday it plans to borrow $331 billion in the current quarter. Reuters reports the Treasury is proceeding as if the debt
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According to the White House blog, the U.S. and Brazil have teamed up to create the Open Government Partnership, a global initiative that supports efforts to promote transparent, effective and accountable institutions.
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The White House has kicked off its third annual SAVE award competition, which is part of the administrations’ effort to modernize the government. The Savings Americans Value and Efficiency program allows
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According to the Congressional Budget Office, the White House’s plan to sell off government properties to save money will actually end up costing the government more. A report by the agency found
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The draft of an executive order that would require government contractors to disclose political contributions was not hit in the government-contracting industry. But now, the provision is drawing the ire of those
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The House is set to vote this week on an intelligence authorization bill that the White House says imposes unrealistic deadlines on the intelligence community in an “insider-threat†detection program. According to
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The White House and Congress reached a deal late Friday night, coming down to the wire to together pass a spending bill covering the rest of the fiscal year and averting a
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New voices have entered the fray, calling for Congress to pass a 2011 spending bill instead of a continuing resolution, which would threaten to disrupt the Defense Department’s funding and result in
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White House officials today announced new online features to accompany the live stream of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. The features promise to be interactive, informative and experience-enhancing and
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