Our guest blogger today is Stan Buch, Director of Innovation and Open Government President Obama has made openness a high priority in his Administration, committing his Administration to an “unprecedented level of openness in Government” on his first full day in office. Secretary Donovan also shares that commitment writing in the Department’s Open Government Plan, “Our [...]
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We will be tuning in to watch President Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress and hope you will too. Here is some housing tidbits to tide you over until then: Some housing markets are showing strong signs of recovery. Americans are wising up, using less energy in their homes In part due to [...]
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Cross posted from WhiteHouse.gov Today, I was proud to announce that we are making $95 million available in Regional and Community Challenge grants to support local efforts to build more livable and sustainable communities that ensure that all Americans can afford to live in places with access to employment, schools and public transit options. But [...]
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Cross posted from WhiteHouse.gov Next week, I’ll participate in the 2011 Annual Conference of the National Association of Counties(NACo) with partners from across the Administration. The timing is bittersweet for me, as I prepare to return to Seattle after more than two years as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. But [...]
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Our guest bloggers today are HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, EPA Secretary Lisa Jackson, and DOT Secretary Ray LaHood Cross posted from The Department of Transportation Two years ago, President Obama offered a new vision for sustainable communities and vastly improved how our agencies work together. He challenged us to coordinate our efforts and help build [...]
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