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October 7, 2015: FACT SHEET: Administration Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary of Challenge.gov with Launch of More than 20 New Public- and Private-Sector Prizes

September 30, 2015: Memorandum on Addressing Societal and Scientific Challenges through Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing (pdf)

September 23, 2015: FACT SHEET: Advancing Shared Values for A Better World

September 15, 2015: FACT SHEET: President Obama Signs Executive Order; White House Announces New Steps to Improve Federal Programs by Leveraging Research Insights

September 14, 2015: FACT SHEET: Administration Announces New "Smart Cities" Initiative to Help Communities Tackle Local Challenges and Improve City Services

August 20, 2015: FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Engages Students, Educators, and Leaders on Climate Education and Literacy (pdf)

August 11, 2015: PCAST Releases Report on Federal Information Technology R&D

August 4, 2015: FACT SHEET: President Obama Announces New Commitments from Investors, Companies, Universities, and Cities to Advance Inclusive Entrepreneurship at First-Ever White House Demo Day

July 9, 2015: FACT SHEET: Actions to Build Resilience to Climate Change Impacts in Vulnerable Communities

February 27, 2015: Statement by OSTP Director John P. Holdren on Christopher Field's Candidacy for Chairmanship of the IPCC (pdf)

February 2, 2015: FY 2016 R&D Budget Release - Fact Sheets and other documents (link)

December 3, 2014: FACT SHEET: Lifting America's Game in Climate Education, Literacy, and Training (pdf)

July 18, 2014: OSTP Releases National Plan for Civil Earth Observations (pdf)

May 1, 2014: PCAST Releases Report on Big Data and Privacy

March 30, 2014: Statement by OSTP Director John P. Holdren on Approval of the IPCC's Climate-Impacts Report 

March 4, 2014: Press Release: FY 2015 Science and Technology R&D Budget (pdf)

January 14, 2014: Fact Sheet: White House Safety Datapalooza (pdf)

January 10, 2014: Media Advisory: White House Safety Datapalooza (pdf)

December 18, 2013: PCAST Releases Letter Report on Education Technology

November 20, 2013: Press Release: White House & "Warriors 4 Wireless" Partners Announce New Commitment to Connect Veterans to High-Tech Jobs (pdf)

November 13, 2013Statement of Todd Park to the Oversight and Government Reform Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives (pdf)

November 12, 2013: Press Release: Data to Knowledge to Action Event (pdf)

November 12, 2013: Fact Sheet: Data to Knowledge to Action - New Annoucements (pdf) and Fact Sheet: Data to Knowledge to Action - Agency Progress (pdf)

November 7, 2013: Media Advisory: Data to Knowledge to Action Event Takes Big Data Initiatives to Innovative Heights

November 1, 2013: Fact Sheet: Executive Order on Climate Preparedness

September 27, 2013: Statement by OSTP Director John P. Holdren: IPCC Approves Physical Science Report

July 16, 2013: Media Advisory: PCAST Public Meeting (pdf)

June 24, 2013: White House Highlights Citizen Science at "Champions of Change" Event

June 24, 2013: Fact Sheet: Materials Innovation: Materials Genome Initiative Turns Two

June 18, 2013: White House to Highlight "Open Science" Champions of Change

May 9, 2013: Obama Administration Releases Historic Open Data Rules to Enhance Government Efficiency and Fuel Economic Growth

April 29, 2013: Fact Sheet: Administration Partners with Industry to get Service Members Credentialed for High-Demand Jobs

April 22, 2013: NEW DETAILS: President Obama to Host White House Science Fair

April 16, 2013: Press Release: Obama Administration Releases Plan to Promote Ocean Economy and Resilience

April 10, 2013: Press Release: The FY 2014 Science and Technology R&D Budget

April 2, 2013: BRAIN Initiative Fact Sheet

March 22, 2013: PCAST Releases New Climate Report

March 18, 2013: Obama Administration Announces New Steps to Meet President’s Goal of Preparing 100,000 STEM Teachers

December 21, 2012 - President Obama Honors Nation's Top Scientists & Innovators

December 7, 2012 - Press Release: Presidential Report Calls for New “Innovation Ecosystem” for Agricultural Research (pdf)

November 30, 2012 - Press Release: Report to President Calls for Renewed National Focus on Basic Research to Sustain Innovation, Create Jobs (pdf)

July 17, 2012 - Report to President Outlines Approaches to Spur Domestic Manufacturing Investment and Innovation (pdf)

June 20, 2012 - Statement of Dr. John P. Holdren to the Committee on Science, Space and Technology, United States House of Representatives (pdf)

May 2, 2012 - New Industry Commitments to Give Over 3 Million New Households and Businesses Tools to Shrink Their Energy Bills (pdf)

April 26, 2012 - National Bioeconomy Blueprint (pdf)

April 10, 2012 - Implementation of Federal Prize Authority: Progress Report (pdf)

March 29, 2012 - Big Data Fact Sheet (pdf)

March 29, 2012 - Big Data Press Release (pdf)

March 22, 2012 - Statements of Support for Green Button Initiative

March 22, 2012 - New Industry Commitments to Give 15 Million Households Tools to Shrink Their Energy Bills

February 29, 2012 - Statement of Dr. John P. Holdren to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations U.S. House of Representatives on Research and Development in the President's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget (pdf)

February 17, 2012 - Statement of Dr. John P. Holdren to the Committee on Science, Space and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, on Research and Development in the President's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget (pdf)

February 13, 2012 - Innovation for America’s Economy, America’s Energy, and American Skills: The FY 2013 Science and Technology R&D Budget (pdf)

February 7, 2012 - Background on the Exhibits, Students and Competitions at the White House Science Fair

February 7, 2012 - President Obama to Host White House Science Fair

January 18, 2012 - Administration Announces New Tools to Help Consumers Manage Electricity Use and Shrink Bills

January 12, 2012 - Obama Administration Releases Action Plan to Address Ocean Challenges (pdf)

November 2, 2011 - Statement of the Honorable Dr. John P. Holdren to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations House Committee on Foreign Affairs (pdf)

September 27, 2011 - President Obama Honors Nation’s Top Scientists and Innovators

September 26, 2011 - President Obama Honors Outstanding Early-Career Scientists

September 26, 2011 - The White House and National Science Foundation Announce New Workplace Flexibility Policies to Support America’s Scientists and Their Families

September 19, 2011 - Federal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education Inventory Highlighted (pdf)

July 29, 2011 - Statement by Director John P. Holdren on the Passing of Jack Marburger (pdf)

July 22, 2011 - PCAST Releases Report: “Sustaining Environmental Capital: Protecting Society and the Economy” (pdf)

July 12, 2011 - Norm Augustine to Lead Review of Antarctic Science (pdf)

June 24, 2011 - Ensuring American Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing

June 13, 2011 - Building the 21st Century Grid

June 7, 2011 - President Obama Fills Vacancy on his Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

May 20, 2011 - President Obama and Dr. Jill Biden Meet with Science and Math Teaching Award Winners

March 2, 2011 - Media Advisory: PCAST Meeting on March 8 (pdf)

February 17, 2011 - FY 2012 R&D Budget

February 14, 2011 - Press Release: FY 2012 Research and Development Budget Briefing (pdf)

February 9, 2011 - Media Advisory: FY2012 Research and Development Budget Briefing (pdf)

December 16, 2010 - President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Releases Report on Networking and Information Technology (pdf)

December 8, 2010 - President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Releases Report on Health Information Technology (pdf)

November 29, 2010 - Presidential Report Provides Roadmap for Federal Role in Transforming America’s Energy System (pdf)

November 5, 2010 - President Honors Outstanding Early-Career Scientists

November 3, 2010 - United States Announces SilvaCarbon Program for Improving Forest and Terrestrial Carbon Monitoring Worldwide under the Group on Earth Observations (pdf)

October 18, 2010 - President Obama Hosts White House Science Fair

October 1, 2010 - Media Advisory: National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Subcommittee to Sponsor Oil Spill Science Investigators Conference (pdf)

September 15, 2010 - Presidential Advisors Highlight Plan for Improvements in K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education (pdf)

September 10, 2010 - Achieving and Sustaining Earth Observations: A Preliminary Plan Based on a Strategic Assessment by the U.S. Group on Earth Observations (pdf)

September 7, 2010 - Challenge.gov Fact Sheet (pdf)

September 7, 2010 - Prize Platform Invites Citizens to Solve Nation's Challenges (pdf)

September 3, 2010 - Report on the Scientific Assessment of Hypoxia in U.S. Coastal Waters Released (pdf)

August 27, 2010 - PCAST September Meeting Advisory (pdf)

August 19, 2010 - The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) release Report to the President on Reengineering the Influenza Vaccine Production Enterprise to Meet the Challenges of Pandemic Influenza (pdf)

July 15, 2010 - Obama Administration Officials to Convene Public Outreach Meeting of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force in Denver, July 19, 2010 (pdf)

July 14, 2010 - Statement of Aneesh Chopra to the Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection on Advanced Manufacturing (pdf)

July 12, 2010 - PCAST July Meeting Advisory (pdf)

July 7, 2010 - Office of Science and Technology Policy and Hofstra University to Co-Sponsor Stargazing Event (pdf)

June 29, 2010 - Testimony of Sherburne B. Abbott on Setting New Courses for Polar Weather Satellites and Earth Observations (pdf)

June 28, 2010 - National Space Policy of the United States of America (pdf)

June 28, 2010 - Fact Sheet: The National Space Policy

June 22, 2010 - Statement of Aneesh Chopra to the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation and Export Promotion United States Senate on Innovation in America: Opportunities and Obstacles (pdf)

June 17, 2010 - President’s Innovation and Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) Announces Live Webcast Discussion (pdf)

May 28, 2010 - STAR METRICS: New Way to Measure the Impact of Federally Funded Research (pdf) 

May 17, 2010 - PCAST May Meeting Advisory (pdf)

May 12, 2010 - OSTP Director John Holdren Testifies Before Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (pdf)

April 22, 2010 - OSTP and Director John P. Holdren Celebrate Earth Day 2010 (pdf)

April 15, 2010 - A Bold New Era For NASA

April 7, 2010 - OSTP Releases Open Government Plan

April 7, 2010 - President Obama Announces Appointees to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues

March 25, 2010 - The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) Releases Nanotechnology Report (pdf)

March 24, 2010 - Statement of Aneesh Chopra to the Committee on Science and Technology Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation United States House of Representatives on Supporting Innovation in the 21st Century Economy (pdf)

March 23, 2010 - U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra Testifies Before the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security

March 22, 2010 - Telecon Media Advisory to Discuss the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology “Report to the President and Congress on the Third Assessment of the National Nanotechnology Initiative" (pdf)

March 11, 2010 - U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra Delivers First Lady's Challenge to Game Developers Conference

March 10, 2010 - Statement of OSTP Director John P. Holdren to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (pdf)

March 4, 2010 - NSTC Aeronautics Subcommittee Releases 2010 National Aeronautics Research and Development Plan (pdf)

March 4, 2010 - Media and Stakeholder Advisory for the March 12 PCAST Meeting (pdf)

February 24, 2010 - Statement of OSTP Director John P. Holdren to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (pdf)

February 24, 2010 - Oral Statement of OSTP Director John P. Holdren to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology on Research and Development in the President’s Fiscal Year 2011 Budget (pdf)

February 24, 2010 - Written Statement of OSTP Director John P. Holdren to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology on Research and Development in the President’s Fiscal Year 2011 Budget (pdf)

February 17, 2010 - Washington Post Letter to the Editor Regarding U.S. Space Program

February 4, 2010 - U.S. Chief Technology Officer Announces Launch of First Free Mobile Health Service for Pregnant Women, New Mothers (pdf)

January 28, 2010 - OSTP Announces 2011 R&D Budget Briefing (pdf)

January 13, 2010 - President Honors Outstanding Early-Career Scientists (pdf)

January 6, 2010 - President Obama Expands "Educate to Innovate" Campaign for Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education

December 23, 2009 - OSTP Releases Assessment of U.S. Space Launch Vehicle Engine Production Capacity (pdf)

December 10, 2009 - U.S. Chief Technology Officer Testifies Before Senate Budget Committee (pdf)

December 8, 2009 - Administration Launches Comprehensive Open Government Plan

December 2, 2009 - Director Holdren Testifies Before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming

November 24, 2009 - OSTP Releases Holdren E-mail on Climate Change (pdf)

November 10, 2009 - NSTC Seeks Input on Aeronautics R&D Plan

October 28, 2009 - President Obama Nominates Philip E. Coyle III for Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs - OSTP

October 22, 2009 - Augustine Committee Releases Final Report on Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans (pdf)

October 22, 2009 - Summary of Augustine Committee Findings - OSTP (pdf)

September 21, 2009 - President Obama, OSTP, and National Economic Council Launch Strategy for American Innovation (pdf)

September 8, 2009 - Augustine Committee Releases Summary of Report on Human Space Flight (pdf)

August 24, 2009 - White House Releases PCAST Report on H1N1 Flu

August 20, 2009 - OSTP/NSTC Invite Public Submission of Aeronautics R&D White Papers (pdf)

August 4, 2009 - OSTP and OMB Release Science and Technology Budget Priorities for Fiscal Year 2011 (pdf)

July 30, 2009 - OSTP Director Holdren Testifies Before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (pdf)

July 22, 2009 - OSTP Director Holdren Testifies Before Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry (pdf)

July 9, 2009 - President Obama Honors Outstanding Science, Math, Engineering Teachers and Mentors (pdf)

July 9, 2009 - President Obama Honors Outstanding Early-Career Scientists (pdf)

July 8, 2009 - OSTP Director Holdren Meets with British Science Officials in Advance of Royal Society Induction Ceremony (pdf)

June 16, 2009 - OSTP Releases U.S. Climate Impacts Report (pdf)

June 16, 2009 - Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra testifies on the Future of Learning before the House Committee on Education and Labor (pdf)

May 21, 2009 - White House Announces Public Engagement Process for the Open Government Directive

May 20, 2009 - President Obama calls the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis from the Oval Office

May 19, 2009 - Aneesh Chopra Testifies Before Commerce Committee (pdf)

May 15, 2009 - OSTP Director Holdren Elected to Royal Society (pdf)

May 14, 2009 - OSTP Director Holdren Testifies Before House Committee on Science and Technology (pdf)

May 7, 2009 - U.S. Announces Review Of Human Space Flight Plans (pdf)

May 7, 2009 - Letter from OSTP Director John Holdren to NASA Acting Administrator Chris Scolese (pdf)

April 27, 2009 - President Obama Announces Members of Science and Technology Advisory Council (pdf)

April 22, 2009 - OSTP Director Dr. John P. Holdren visits students at the Takoma Park Middle School on Earth Day

March 24, 2009 - President Calls NASA Astronauts

March 20, 2009 - Holdren Confirmed as Director of OSTP (pdf)

February 17, 2009 - President Signs Recovery Act with Unprecedented Commitment to Science & Technology

January 21, 2009 - President Signs Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government

January 16, 2009 - Planning Guidance for Response to a Nuclear Detonation (pdf)

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