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Monday, June 30, 2014

Statement from Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan D. Gibson

Statement from Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan D. Gibson

Labor Department News Releases Update (Harris v. Quinn)

Labor Department News Releases Update

U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue to be Held in Beijing, China, on July 9-10, 2014

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/06/228571.htm

This Week in the National Guard

This Week in the National Guard

GSA Announces OASIS SB Now Open for Business

GSA Announces OASIS SB Now Open for Business

GSA's Investment in the Federal Courts

GSA's Investment in the Federal Courts

Education Department Updates College Affordability and Transparency Lists

Education Department Updates College Affordability and Transparency Lists

FDA's Advice: Know the Risks of Feeding Raw Foods to Your Pets

FDA's Advice: Know the Risks of Feeding Raw Foods to Your Pets

Congratulating Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine on the Signing of Agreements with the European Union

http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2014/06/228518.htm

The First Lady Speaks at the Working Families Summit

Decision Maker's Toolbox: CarbonTracker

Barkol Lake, Xinjiang

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83891&src=eoa-iotd

Saturday, June 28, 2014

NASA | A First for IRIS: Observing a Gigantic Solar Eruption

Focusing on the Economic Priorities for the Middle Class Nationwide

Decision Maker's Toolbox: The Annual Greenhouse Gas Index

President Obama Speaks at a Minnesota Town Hall

VA Announces $5 Million in Grants to Aid Homeless Veterans With Special Needs

VA Announces $5 Million in Grants to Aid Homeless Veterans With Special Needs

Potash Mine Near Moab, Utah

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83905&src=eoa-iotd

USDA Provides Grants to Help States Cut Down on SNAP Benefit Trafficking

USDA Provides Grants to Help States Cut Down on SNAP Benefit Trafficking

MMWR News Synopsis for June 26, 2014

MMWR News Synopsis for June 26, 2014

Friday, June 27, 2014

Statement by the President on the Occasion of Ramadan | The White House

Statement by the President on the Occasion of Ramadan | The White House

West Wing Week 6/27/14 or, "POTUS Replies"

LANL News: New Los Alamos Approach May Be Key to Quantum Dot Solar Cells With Real Gains in Efficiency

LANL News: New Los Alamos Approach May Be Key to Quantum Dot Solar Cells With Real Gains in Efficiency

1960s Freedom Riders to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act of 1964 with Civil Rights Bus Ride

1960s Freedom Riders to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act of 1964 with Civil Rights Bus Ride

Breast Cancer: Men Get It Too

Breast Cancer: Men Get It Too

Breast Cancer: Men Get It Too

Breast Cancer: Men Get It Too

Statement by the President on the Passing of Howard Baker | The White House

Statement by the President on the Passing of Howard Baker | The White House

Glaciar San Quintín, Chile

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83901&src=eoa-iotd

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR NEWS BRIEF FOR JUNE 26, 2014

http://www.dol.gov/_sec/newsletter/

Thursday, June 26, 2014

President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts | The White House

President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts | The White House

Labor Department News Releases Update

Labor Department News Releases Update

Letter from the President -- War Powers Resolution Letter regarding Iraq | The White House

Letter from the President -- War Powers Resolution Letter regarding Iraq | The White House

NLRB News: Statement of NLRB Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce on the Supreme Court's Noel Canning Decision

NLRB News: Statement of NLRB Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce on the Supreme Court's Noel Canning Decision

CDC Press Release: One in 10 deaths among working-age adults due to excessive drinking

CDC Press Release: One in 10 deaths among working-age adults due to excessive drinking

President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Panama to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez | The White House

President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Panama to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez | The White House

6/25/14: White House Press Briefing

Statement at Open Meeting Regarding Application of “Security-Based Swap Dealer” and “Major Security-Based Swap Participant” Definitions to Cross-Border Security-Based Swap Activities

Statement at Open Meeting Regarding Application of “Security-Based Swap Dealer” and “Major Security-Based Swap Participant” Definitions to Cross-Border Security-Based Swap Activities

ASIAN HEATWAVE PRECEDES MONSOON

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83897&src=eoa-iotd

Remarks by the President Honoring Jimmie Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports Team Members for 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship | The White House

Remarks by the President Honoring Jimmie Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports Team Members for 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship | The White House

Readout of Meetings Between Senior Administration Officials and Business Leaders on Climate Change | The White House

Readout of Meetings Between Senior Administration Officials and Business Leaders on Climate Change | The White House

Beginning to Shine a Light on the Opaque Derivatives Market: Defining Dealers and Major Participants in the Cross-Border Context

Beginning to Shine a Light on the Opaque Derivatives Market: Defining Dealers and Major Participants in the Cross-Border Context

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Mudslide Near Collbran, Colorado

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83883&src=eoa-iotd

Topical Acne Products Can Cause Dangerous Side Effects

Topical Acne Products Can Cause Dangerous Side Effects

Labor Department News Releases Update

Labor Department News Releases Update

VA Announces Personnel Actions

VA Announces Personnel Actions

6/24/14: White House Press Briefing



The First Lady Speaks at the Working Families Summit

United States Dedicates New U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/06/228402.htm

President Obama Speaks at the Working Families Summit

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

CDC Press Release: New hard-hitting “Tips From Former Smokers” ads to air this summer

CDC Press Release: New hard-hitting “Tips From Former Smokers” ads to air this summer

New Accountability Framework Raises the Bar for State Special Education Programs

New Accountability Framework Raises the Bar for State Special Education Programs

Blood Pressure Monitoring Kiosks Aren't for Everyone?

Blood Pressure Monitoring Kiosks Aren't for Everyone?

6/23/14: White House Press Briefing

Labor Department News Releases Update

Labor Department News Releases Update

IR-2014-74: IRS Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee Delivers Report to Congress

IR-2014-74: IRS Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee Delivers Report to Congress

U.S. Department of Education signs plan to protect students by avoiding immediate closure of Corinthian Colleges

U.S. Department of Education signs plan to protect students by avoiding immediate closure of Corinthian Colleges

Monday, June 23, 2014

Safe Use of Flea and Tick Products in Pets

Safe Use of Flea and Tick Products in Pets

This Week in the National Guard

This Week in the National Guard

Investor Alert: Affinity Fraud

Investor Alert: Affinity Fraud

Acting Secretary Gibson Statement on Whistleblower Protections

Acting Secretary Gibson Statement on Whistleblower Protections

Remarks by the Vice President at Maritima Solar | The White House

Remarks by the Vice President at Maritima Solar | The White House

VA Provides Guidance to Same-Sex Married Couples Seeking Benefits

VA Provides Guidance to Same-Sex Married Couples Seeking Benefits

White House Report: Nine Facts About American Families and Work | The White House

White House Report: Nine Facts About American Families and Work | The White House

White House Releases the United States Counter Piracy and Maritime Security Action Plan | The White House

White House Releases the United States Counter Piracy and Maritime Security Action Plan | The White House

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Labor Department News Releases Update

Labor Department News Releases Update

Dust over Oman

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83869&src=eoa-iotd

West Wing Week 06/20/14 or, "Zot, Zot, Zot!"

Weekly Address: Bringing our Workplace Policies into the 21st Century | The White House

Weekly Address: Bringing our Workplace Policies into the 21st Century | The White House

Keeping Students Safe on Campus

Keeping Students Safe on Campus

National Stadium of Brasília

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83866&src=eoa-iotd

Honoring 50 Years of Student Successes Through the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program

Honoring 50 Years of Student Successes Through the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program

Summertime shouldn't be hunger time

Summertime shouldn't be hunger time

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Webinar: How to Prepare to Meet Your Lender

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR NEWSLETTER FOR JUNE 19. 2014

http://www.dol.gov/_sec/newsletter/

U.S. Department of Education Announces Action to Help Colleges Keep Campuses Safe

U.S. Department of Education Announces Action to Help Colleges Keep Campuses Safe

President Obama Joins a Meeting of the President's Export Council

6/18/14: White House Press Briefing

Some Bee Pollen Weight Loss Products Are a Dangerous Scam

Some Bee Pollen Weight Loss Products Are a Dangerous Scam

Retreat of Jakobshavn Glacier, Greenland

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83837&src=eoa-iotd

MMWR News Synopsis for June 19, 2014

MMWR News Synopsis for June 19, 2014

Support for Healthy Meals Standards Continues to Grow

Support for Healthy Meals Standards Continues to Grow

U.S. Department of Education Heightens Oversight of Corinthian Colleges

U.S. Department of Education Heightens Oversight of Corinthian Colleges

U.S. Department of Education Heightens Oversight of Corinthian Colleges

U.S. Department of Education Heightens Oversight of Corinthian Colleges

Labor Department News Releases Update

Labor Department News Releases Update

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2): NASA's New Carbon Counter

USDA Food Safety Tips for Areas Affected by Severe Weather

USDA Food Safety Tips for Areas Affected by Severe Weather

Acting Secretary Gibson Initiates Process to Select New Veterans Health Chief

Acting Secretary Gibson Initiates Process to Select New Veterans Health Chief

High-Tech Small Businesses Receive Tibbetts Awards for Innovative and Outstanding Contributions

High-Tech Small Businesses Receive Tibbetts Awards for Innovative and Outstanding Contributions

Daily Press Briefing: June 16, 2014

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2014/06/227650.htm

Highlights: President Obama Visits Standing Rock Reservation, North Dako...

FACT SHEET: President Obama Announces New Pen and Phone Actions to Spur Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Revitalize American Manufacturing | The White House

FACT SHEET: President Obama Announces New Pen and Phone Actions to Spur Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Revitalize American Manufacturing | The White House

FACT SHEET: President Obama Announces New Pen and Phone Actions to Spur Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Revitalize American Manufacturing | The White House

FACT SHEET: President Obama Announces New Pen and Phone Actions to Spur Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Revitalize American Manufacturing | The White House

Readout of the President’s Meeting with the National Security Council on Iraq | The White House

Readout of the President’s Meeting with the National Security Council on Iraq | The White House

Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest en route JBA, 6/16/2014 | The White House

Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest en route JBA, 6/16/2014 | The White House

Thursday, June 12, 2014

U.S DEPARTMENT OF LABOR NEWSLETTER

http://www.dol.gov/_sec/newsletter/

MMWR News Synopsis for June 12, 2014

MMWR News Synopsis for June 12, 2014

Remarks by the President Honoring WNBA Champions the Minnesota Lynx | The White House

Remarks by the President Honoring WNBA Champions the Minnesota Lynx | The White House

CDC Press Release: Cigarette smoking among U.S. high school students at lowest level in 22 years

CDC Press Release: Cigarette smoking among U.S. high school students at lowest level in 22 years

VA Acting Secretary Gibson Announces Immediate Actions to Improve Access to Care in Fayetteville

VA Acting Secretary Gibson Announces Immediate Actions to Improve Access to Care in Fayetteville

Labor Department News Releases Update

Labor Department News Releases Update

U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez announces proposed rule to raise the minimum wage for federal contract workers

U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez announces proposed rule to raise the minimum wage for federal contract workers

President Obama's Tumblr Q&A at the White House

Statement by the Press Secretary on Iraq | The White House

Statement by the Press Secretary on Iraq | The White House

Readout of the Vice President's Call with Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan | The White House

Readout of the Vice President's Call with Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan | The White House

Retreat of Jakobshavn Glacier, Greenland

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83837&src=eoa-iotd

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

6/10/14: White House Press Briefing

Acting Secretary Gibson Meets with MSOs and VSOs Following Release

Acting Secretary Gibson Meets with MSOs and VSOs Following Release

REPORT: Taking Action - Higher Education And Student Debt | The White House

REPORT: Taking Action - Higher Education And Student Debt | The White House

Remarks by the President at Signing of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act and the 65th Infantry Regiment Congressional Gold Medal | The White House

Remarks by the President at Signing of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act and the 65th Infantry Regiment Congressional Gold Medal | The White House

Labor Department News Releases Update

Labor Department News Releases Update

IR-2014-72: IRS Adopts 'Taxpayer Bill of Rights;' 10 Provisions to be Highlighted on IRS.gov, in Publication 1

IR-2014-72: IRS Adopts 'Taxpayer Bill of Rights;' 10 Provisions to be Highlighted on IRS.gov, in Publication 1

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Regarding the Decision in Vergara v. California:

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Regarding the Decision in Vergara v. California:

Monday, June 9, 2014

Two Bulls Fire, Oregon

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=83834&src=nha

Remarks before FINRAs Division of Market Regulation

Remarks before FINRAs Division of Market Regulation

Labor Department News Releases Update

Labor Department News Releases Update

Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal sent to the Senate | The White House

Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal sent to the Senate | The White House

VA Releases Data on Quality, Access to Veterans Healthcare

VA Releases Data on Quality, Access to Veterans Healthcare

This Week in the National Guard

This Week in the National Guard

USDA Announces Funding Availability for Turning Biomass Material into Energy

USDA Announces Funding Availability for Turning Biomass Material into Energy

Friday, June 6, 2014

President Obama Commemorates the 70th Anniversary of D-Day

On Board: Travels with the President on the 70th Anniversary of D-Day

West Wing Week: 6/6/14 or, "Dispatches: Europe"

Labor Department News Releases Update

Labor Department News Releases Update

FACT SHEET: Normandy Landings | The White House

FACT SHEET: Normandy Landings | The White House

Statement from Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan D. Gibson

Statement from Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan D. Gibson

#GEARUP Grants: $75 million to help more high school students prep for college

#GEARUP Grants: $75 million to help more high school students prep for college

Administratively Debars Carlos Dominguez and Associated Entities for Violations of the Arms Export Control Act

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/06/227178.htm

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR NEWSLETTER JUNE 5, 2014

http://www.dol.gov/_sec/newsletter/

An Old Bird on the Greenland Ice

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83789&src=eoa-iotd

Thursday, June 5, 2014

The First Lady Announces the Mayors Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness

Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate | The White House

Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate | The White House

Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom in Joint Press Conference | The White House

Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom in Joint Press Conference | The White House

Remarks by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Dr. Biden | The White House

Remarks by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Dr. Biden | The White House

4 Medication Safety Tips for Older Adults

4 Medication Safety Tips for Older Adults

MMWR News Synopsis for June 5, 2014

MMWR News Synopsis for June 5, 2014

IR-2014-71: Prepare for Hurricanes, Natural Disasters by Safeguarding Tax Records

IR-2014-71: Prepare for Hurricanes, Natural Disasters by Safeguarding Tax Records

President Obama Commemorates 25th Anniversary of Polish Freedom Day

President Obama Meets with President-elect Poroshenko

Taking the Temperature of the Hurricane Pool

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83802&src=eoa-iotd

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate | The White House

Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate | The White House

Statement by the Press Secretary on the 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square | The White House

Statement by the Press Secretary on the 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square | The White House

Acting Secretary Gibson Holds First Meeting with VSOs, Follows Through on Top IG Recommendation

Acting Secretary Gibson Holds First Meeting with VSOs, Follows Through on Top IG Recommendation

President Obama Meets with European Leaders

President Obama Meets with Prime Minister Tusk

President Obama Holds a Press Conference with President Komorowski

Wisconsin Heat Awareness Day

Wisconsin Heat Awareness Day

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Remarks by President Obama and President Komorowski of Poland in a Joint Press Conference | The White House

Remarks by President Obama and President Komorowski of Poland in a Joint Press Conference | The White House

Labor Department News Releases Update

Labor Department News Releases Update

U.S. Department of Education Announces $75 Million GEAR UP Competition

U.S. Department of Education Announces $75 Million GEAR UP Competition

Opportunity for All: My Brother’s Keeper

Opportunity for All: My Brother’s Keeper

Raw Video: The President Talks With Young Asthma Patients

6/2/14: White House Press Briefing

Message from the Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan D. Gibson

Message from the Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan D. Gibson

First 12 Manufacturing Communities Through the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership Program

http://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2014/05/28/us-secretary-commerce-penny-pritzker-announces-designation-first-12-m

Exporting Game Changing U.S. Developed Solar Energy Storage Technology to West Africa

http://www.commerce.gov/

Monday, June 2, 2014

Sangeang Api Erupts

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=83799&src=nha

Vice President Biden to Travel to Ukraine | The White House

Vice President Biden to Travel to Ukraine | The White House

Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate | The White House

Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate | The White House

Labor Department News Releases Update

Labor Department News Releases Update

IR-2014-69, IRS Statistics of Income Spring Bulletin

IR-2014-69, IRS Statistics of Income Spring Bulletin

U.S. Department of Education Releases Guidance to Improve Educational Outcomes of Children and Youth in Foster Care

U.S. Department of Education Releases Guidance to Improve Educational Outcomes of Children and Youth in Foster Care

Whole Genome Sequencing Helps FDA Identify Dangerous Bacteria

Whole Genome Sequencing Helps FDA Identify Dangerous Bacteria

IR-2014-70, Interest Rates Remain the Same for the Third Quarter of 2014

IR-2014-70, Interest Rates Remain the Same for the Third Quarter of 2014