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ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENTS GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate  Release                                                                                                                                      February 09, 2012

Executive Order -- Establishing the President's Global Development Council

EXECUTIVE ORDER

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ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Read More

ASSIGNMENT OF FUNCTIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT ACTIONS IN THE ARMED FORCES

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                            January 27, 2012

Executive Order -- Assignment of Functions Relating to Certain Promotion and Appointment Actions in the Armed Forces

EXECUTIVE ORDER
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ASSIGNMENT OF FUNCTIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN PROMOTION
AND APPOINTMENT ACTIONS IN THE ARMED FORCES


By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: Read More

Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing Goals and the Task Force on Travel and Competitiveness

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

 

For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                                         January 19, 2012

Executive Order -- Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing Goals and the Task Force on Travel and Competitiveness

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve visa and foreign visitor processing and travel promotion in order to create jobs and spur economic growth in the United States, while continuing to protect our national security, it is hereby ordered as follows: Read More

AMENDMENTS TO EXECUTIVE ORDERS 12131 AND 13539

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

 For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                                    December 19, 2011

Executive Order -- Amendments to Executive Orders 12131 and 13539

AMENDMENTS TO EXECUTIVE ORDERS 12131 AND 13539

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1.  Section 1 102 of Executive Order 12131 of May 4, 1979, as amended (President's Export Council), is further amended to read as follows:

"The membership of the Council shall be as follows: Read More

ADJUSTMENTS OF CERTAIN RATES OF PAY

Office of the Press Secretary

 For Immediate Release                                                                                        December 19, 2011

Executive Order -- Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

ADJUSTMENTS OF CERTAIN RATES OF PAY

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011 (Public Law 111 322), which freezes certain pay schedules for civilian Federal employees at 2010 levels through 2012 and provides for the phase-in of the full applicable locality pay rates in non-foreign areas pursuant to the Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2009 (5 U.S.C. 5304 note), it is hereby ordered as follows: Read More

INSTITUTING A NATIONAL ACTION PLAN ON WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

December 19, 2011

Executive Order -- Instituting a National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1Policy.  (a)  The United States recognizes that promoting women's participation in conflict prevention, management, and resolution, as well as in post conflict relief and recovery, advances peace, national security, economic and social development, ...Read More

IMPROVING AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND STRENGTHENING TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

December 02, 2011

EXECUTIVE ORDER IMPROVING AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND STRENGTHENING TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order as follows: Read More

Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

November 23, 2011

Executive Order  CONTINUANCE OF
CERTAIN FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby ordered as follows: Read More

Promoting Efficient Spending

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

November 09, 2011

EXECUTIVE ORDER PROMOTING EFFICIENT SPENDING

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to further promote efficient spending in the Federal Government, it is hereby ordered as follows: Read More

 Reducing Prescription Drug Shortages

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

October 31, 2011

EXECUTIVE ORDER

REDUCING PRESCRIPTION DRUG SHORTAGES

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Policy. Shortages of pharmaceutical drugs pose a serious and growing threat to public health. While a very small number of drugs in the United States experience a shortage in any given year, the number of prescription drug shortages in the United States nearly tripled between 2005 and 2010, and shortages are becoming more severe as well as more frequent. The affected medicines include cancer treatments, anesthesia drugs, and other drugs that are critical to the treatment and prevention of serious diseases and life threatening conditions.

For example, over approximately the last...Read More

STRUCTURAL REFORMS TO IMPROVE THE SECURITY OF CLASSIFIED NETWORKS--AND THE RESPONSIBLE SHARING AND SAFEGUARDING OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

October 07, 2011

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America and in order to ensure the responsible sharing and safeguarding of classified national security information (classified information) on computer networks, it is hereby ordered as follows: Read More

CONTINUANCE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

September 30, 2011

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby ordered as follows: Read More

Executive Order Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the laws cited herein, it is hereby ordered as follows:

 Section 1.  Statutory Pay Systems.  Pursuant to the Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011 (H.R. 3082), which I signed into law today (the "Continuing Appropriations Act"), the rates of basic pay or salaries of the statutory pay systems (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5302(1)) are set forth on the schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof: READ MORE

Recruiting and Hiring Students and Recent Graduates 

Section 1.  Policy.  The Federal Government benefits from a diverse workforce that includes students and recent graduates, who infuse the workplace with their enthusiasm, talents, and unique perspectives.  The existing competitive hiring process for the Federal civil service, however, is structured in a manner that, even at the entry level, favors job applicants who have significant previous work experience.  This structure, along with the complexity of the rules governing admission to the career civil service, creates a barrier to recruiting and hiring students and recent graduates.  It places the Federal Government at a competitive disadvantage compared to private-sector employers when it comes to hiring qualified applicants for entry-level positions. READ MORE

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