The Agenda How small-business issues are shaping politics and policy. Among the many objections that the Obama administration has raised to the National Defense Authorization Act, a Republican bill that passed the House Friday with a broadly bipartisan margin, 299 to 120, was one that might take small-business owners by surprise:...
read moreWASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans pushed an election-year tax cut for nearly every employer in the country through the House on Thursday, ignoring a White House veto threat as they cast themselves as champions of small business and job creation. Democrats called the plan a budget-busting effort to funnel federal help to those who are...
read morePark launched healthcare.gov at HHS, a site that allows consumers to compare health insurance plans. In his new role, Park will work to reduce bloated IT budgets and push for initiatives that use technology to make government information more easily available to the public. “He was a hugely energetic force for positive change. He...
read morePresident Obama has appointed Todd Park to be his top technology adviser, the White House announced on Friday. Mr. Park will become the chief technology officer for the executive branch, filling one of two vacancies left in the Office of Science and Technology Policy by Aneesh Chopra, who returned to the Advisory Board Company in...
read moreWASHINGTON, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — More than 150 business leaders and executives of color from 70 cities and 150 companies will participate in a day-long forum at the White House on Thursday. The participants, drawn from the Business Forward and Council of Urban Professionals (CUP) national networks, will take part in...
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