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March 9th, 2009

Obama Reverses Bush Stem Cell Policy

Posted by rko

In a long awaited move, President Obama signed an executive order today reversing the last Administration’s policy of restricting federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. The order was also accompanied by a memorandum containing addressing the issue of insulating government scientific agencies from political influence after numerous complaints from the scientific community that federal science and research policy has become highly politicized in recent years by the Bush Administration.

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March 5th, 2009

President Obama Names Vivek Kundra Chief Information Officer

Posted by Eugenia

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 5, 2009 

President Obama Names Vivek Kundra Chief Information Officer 

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, President Barack Obama named Vivek Kundra the Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the White House.

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