White House Launches Site for African Americans
On Monday, the White House launched a new site focused on President Obama and the African-American community. Featuring the headline “Winning the Future,” the site is designed to directly engage the African-American community. Since his first day in office, President Obama has been working to secure the future prosperity of the African-American Community through efforts [...]
Read MorePresident & Mrs. Obama Post Anti-Bullying Video on Facebook
Tomorrow, in Washington, the Obamas will host an anti-bullying conference at the White House. The US Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, students, parents, and teachers are invited to discuss how to stop this bullying epidemic. The video description states: A special Facebook message from President Barack Obama and First Lady [...]
Read MoreObama to Discuss STEM Education Friday at Intel
President Obama’s West Coast tech tour will include a trip to Intel’s headquarters in Oregon to tour the company’s headquarters with its CEO Paul Otellini. According to the Associated Press, the Intel tour will showcase the company’s efforts to spur innovation and prepare workers for jobs in high-tech industries, and Obama will speak about the [...]
Read MoreYouTube Interview With President Obama Today
Today at 2:30 p.m. ET, President Obama will hold his YouTube interview. During the interview, President Obama will field questions submitted via the YouTube Worldview channel. Users have been able to submit questions since Tuesday, following Obama’s State of the Union Address. The interview is just one of a series of interactive discussions that the [...]
Read MoreWhite House Opens Up with Drupal
The White House is going open source. Over the weekend, the White House announced that whitehouse.gov now runs on Drupal. Until now, the Obama administration has continued to use tools purchased during the previous administration. These tools severely limited what the administration could do with the website, limiting opportunities for interaction with users.
Read MoreProposed Cybersecurity Bill Raises Privacy and Executive Abuse of Power Concerns
Currently there is proposed legislation that would give the President power to seize control of private networks during a national cybersecurity threat. Proponents of the legislation believe this bill is necessary to protect:
* vital private networks containing personal banking information;
* networks of power and water systems; and
* private citizens’ health records.
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