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Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of AmeriCorps and Our Country’s Commitment to Public Service
Posted byon September 12, 2014 at 4:20 PM EDTFrom our women and men in uniform to our educators to those who administer important government programs, each day millions of Americans give of themselves to ensure the safety, hope and livelihood of their neighbor. Without a doubt, one of the great things about the United States is the way in which the success of each of us is tied to the success of all of us. The AmeriCorps national service program, which celebrates its 20th anniversary today, is a fantastic representation of this.
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“You Are the Best of America”: Dr. Jill Biden on the U.S. Team Competing in the Invictus Games
Posted byon September 12, 2014 at 3:03 PM EDTVice President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden hosted a barbecue for the athletes representing the United States in the Invictus Games, an inspirational sporting event for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans.
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DOT's TIGER Is on the Prowl, Solving Transportation Challenges Nationwide
Posted byon September 12, 2014 at 2:51 PM EDTIn the sixth round of the TIGER program, the Department of Transportation is making nearly $600 million in grants available and awarding them to 72 transportation projects across 46 states and in D.C.
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Of the People: Live from the National Archives
Posted byon September 12, 2014 at 12:17 PM EDTAnnouncing our next installment of "Of the People: Live from the White House," a virtual field trip series with Discovery Education that’s designed to offer middle and high school students unique access to the White House.
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Chart of the Week: More Students Are Graduating High School than Ever Before
Posted byon September 12, 2014 at 10:58 AM EDTThis week's chart of the week shows how our high school graduation rate is the highest it has ever been.
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Partnering with Private Investors to Rebuild America
Posted byon September 12, 2014 at 10:35 AM EDTInvesting in transportation creates value, and that means it’s a worthwhile investment — for public funds, yes, but also for the private sector. So, with public investments in our nation’s important transportation assets steadily declining, we need to find better ways to partner with private investors to help rebuild America.
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Increasing Opportunity and Access for Pacific Islanders
Posted byon September 12, 2014 at 9:30 AM EDTWHIAAPI, in collaboration with the Office of Insular Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior, launches a Pacific Island Task Force. The Task Force aims to engage agency officials around the specific needs of Pacific Islanders in order to increase opportunity and access to federal programs, develop capacity building and technical assistance support for non-governmental organizations in the Pacific region, and promote data disaggregation and generation with federal partners.
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West Wing Week 9/12/14 or, “Meeting Those Threats with Strength and Resolve”
Posted byon September 11, 2014 at 5:43 PM EDTYour guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Presidente Obama: “Vamos a degradar y en última instancia, destruir al ISIL”
Posted byon September 11, 2014 at 3:55 PM EDTEn un discurso desde el Piso de Estado de la Casa Blanca, el Presidente Obama se dirigió esta noche a la nación para hablar sobre el ISIL, y sobre nuestra estrategia integral para degradar y en última instancia destruir al grupo terrorista.
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Championing America’s Small Businesses
Posted byon September 11, 2014 at 2:44 PM EDTFor large firms, small minority-owned business outreach amounts to more than just the right thing to do. It is good business. By understanding the needs of small businesses, large firms gain a better understanding of innovative solutions communities have to offer.