What Government Did Today

EXECUTIVE ORDER – - – - – - – NATIONAL EXPORT INITIATIVE By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, Public Law 102-429, 106 Stat. 2186, and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, in order to enhance and coordinate Federal efforts to facilitate the creation of jobs in the United States through the promotion of exports, and to ensure the effective use of Federal resources in support of these goals, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy

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Executive Order – National Export Initiative

MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Finding and Recapturing Improper Payments My Administration is committed to reducing payment errors and eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in Federal programs — a commitment reflected in Executive Order 13520 of November 20, 2009, Reducing Improper Payments. Executive departments and agencies should use every tool available to identify and subsequently reclaim the funds associated with improper payments

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Presidential Memorandum Regarding Finding and Recapturing Improper Payments

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of South Dakota and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter storm during the period of January 20-26, 2010. Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe winter storm in Aurora, Brule, Buffalo, Campbell, Corson, Day, Deuel, Dewey, Douglas, Edmunds, Faulk, Grant, Gregory, Hand, Harding, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyde, Jerauld, McCook, McPherson, Meade, Perkins, Potter, Roberts, Sully, Turner, Walworth, and Ziebach Counties, as well as those portions of the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, Sisseton-Wahpeton Indian Reservation, and Standing Rock Indian Reservation that lie within these counties

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President Obama Signs South Dakota Disaster Declaration

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of California and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe winter storms, flooding, and debris and mud flows during the period of January 17 to February 6, 2010. Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe winter storms, flooding, and debris and mud flows in the counties of Calaveras, Imperial, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Siskiyou.

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President Obama Signs California Disaster Declaration

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the District of Columbia and ordered Federal aid to supplement the District’s recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter storm and snowstorm during the period of December 18-20, 2009.

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President Obama Signs District of Columbia Disaster Declaration

Council to advise on labor-management relations in the executive branch WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations. Carol A. Bonosaro, Member, National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations William Dougan, Member, National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations Michael B

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President Obama Announces Members of the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations

President Obama will award the 2009 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal to 20 honorees in the East Room.  The First Lady will also attend.  The President will deliver remarks and present the awards to the following individuals and organizations: Bob Dylan Clint Eastwood Milton Glaser Maya Lin Jessye Norman The Oberlin Conservatory of Music Joseph P. Riley, Jr. The School of American Ballet Frank Stella Michael Tilson Thomas John Williams Rita Moreno Robert A.

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Background on the National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal Awards Ceremony

“In the fourth quarter of 2009, over 98 percent of Recovery Act recipients that were required to file reports on their spending did so.  This was a 76 percent reduction in non-filers from the previous quarter and is due, in larger part, to efforts Federal agencies have undertaken since then to eliminate cases of non-filing.  We have now delivered to the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board a list of those less than 2 percent of recipients who failed to file in the fourth quarter.  While we are pleased with the increased compliance, we are continuing to work with Federal agencies to reach 100 percent participation and have asked both Federal agencies and the Recovery Board to develop penalties for those who don’t comply.”

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Statement by Senior Advisor for Recovery Act Implementation Ed DeSeve on Recipient Reporting Compliance

1:00 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Thank you, Ivan, for the terrific introduction, which was short and that’s how I like it. (Laughter.)  I want to thank John for the great work that he’s been doing with our team.  And thank you all.  Welcome to Washington.  It is wonderful to be back here with the men and women of the Business Roundtable.  Over the last year, we’ve worked together on a number of issues –- from economic recovery and tax policy to education and to health care.  And more often than not, we’ve found common ground.  This is important, because we meet at a time, as all of you are aware, a time of great economic anxiety and sharp political divisions.  We’re still emerging from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.  Eight million Americans have lost their jobs over the last two years.  Home values in too many parts of the country have plummeted.  And too many businesses are still reluctant to invest and expand.  And what’s more, this recession follows what some have called the “lost decade” -– a decade in which the average family income fell while the costs of health care and tuition skyrocketed; a decade in which a continued erosion of America’s manufacturing base hollowed out many communities around the country and put too many good jobs out of reach.

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Remarks by the President to the Business Roundtable

NOTICE – - – - – - – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY RELATING TO CUBA AND OF THE EMERGENCY AUTHORITY RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF THE ANCHORAGE AND MOVEMENT OF VESSELS On March 1, 1996, by Proclamation 6867, a national emergency was declared to address the disturbance or threatened disturbance of international relations caused by the February 24, 1996, destruction by the Cuban government of two unarmed U.S.- registered civilian aircraft in international airspace north of Cuba. On February 26, 2004, by Proclamation 7757, the national emergency was extended and its scope was expanded to deny monetary and material support to the Cuban government

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Notice of Continuation Concerning Cuba