Though considerable challenges remain in Afghanistan, success there is achievable and important, said the commander of U.S. Central Command.
1:47 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS: Good afternoon. I think as the weather gets nicer we might want to move this -- like class, we should move this outside and -- Q Absolutely. MR. GIBBS: Oh, wow, everybody is -- Q Go for it. MR. GIBBS: All right, I will -- wow, I didn’t think that…
America today is on the verge of a broadband-driven Internet era that will unleash innovation, create new jobs and industries, provide consumers with new powerful sources of information, enhance American safety and security, and connect communities in ways that strengthen our democracy. Just as…
Melting sea ice may sound like a regional or local problem, but NOAA’s new Arctic Future Web site shows that changes in the Arctic can also influence weather in the mid-latitudes, where a large part of the global human population lives. These research efforts are part of the climate services that…
AUSTIN, TX – Climate change threatens to further imperil hundreds of species of migratory birds, already under stress from habitat loss, invasive species and other environmental threats, a new report released today by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar concludes.The State of the Birds: 2010…
11:40 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, everyone. Thank you so much. (Applause.) And Rick, thank you for that very kind introduction. I enjoyed our meeting, as well. And thanks to all of you for having me here at this year’s Science Forum. It is a true…
I don’t know, if you’ve been keeping up, I’m sure you’ll have an opinion, don’t be so quick, I might not be going there with this, the Multi Dimensional Warrior CD, without fail, seems to attract this blackberry to my hand, then I just seem to go off. I notice, the rhythm of my words [...]
As Sunshine Week begins, I want to applaud everyone who has worked to increase transparency in government and recommit my administration to be the most open and transparent ever, an effort that will strengthen our democracy and ensure the public’s trust in their government. We came to Washington…
Brain injuries occur outside of combat as well as within. Our Soldiers and their Families, our children and the elderly, are at risk for traumatic brain injury.
Two National Guard officers helped give 104 high school juniors and seniors a glimpse of the workings of government that included meetings with the president and a Supreme Court justice last week.
The Army Test and Evaluation Command has been deploying teams to the Iraq and Afghanistan theater to assess new systems under combat conditions.
Well-Being officials at U.S. Army Forces Command G-1 are now accelerating their preparation for the command's 2010 Army Family Action Plan conference scheduled for March 23-26, in Atlanta, Ga.
The U.S. Army's Feb. 25 release of a formal Request for Proposal to industry marks a significant step forward in the effort to build a first-of-its-kind, highly versatile Ground Combat Vehicle.
U.S. Army South continued to push Soldiers to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, during the past several days as its headquarters element deployed to provide support to the Joint Task Force-Haiti headquarters as part of Operation Unified Response.
The 100th delivery of the UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter was celebrated at a rollout ceremony March 11.
The ongoing U.S.-Afghan operation in Marja, Afghanistan, probably is the greatest in the history of counterinsurgency, the United States special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan said in a weekend television interview.
A PROCLAMATION Since 1962, during National Poison Prevention Week we alert American families about the dangers of accidental poisonings and provide information on safety measures that can prevent senseless injuries and deaths. With nearly two million poison exposures reported each year, we must…
Via Conference Call 2:20 P.M. EDT MR. RHODES: Thanks, everybody, for joining today. With me is Jeff Bader, Senior Director for Asia here at the NSC, who you know well; and Denis McDonough, Chief of Staff for the NSC, as well. I'll just give a kind of brief outline of the trip and walk you…
It has now been well over a year since the near collapse of the financial sector, and yet today the same failed system that brought on this crisis remains in place. The financial crisis has resulted in more than 8 million American workers losing their jobs, trillions in household wealth being…
1:00 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Ohio! (Applause.) It is good to be here in the Buckeye State. Congratulations on winning the Big Ten Championship. (Laughter.) I'm filling out my brackets now. (Laughter.) And it’s even better to be out of Washington for a little while. …