Inspired by the President's call for more open government, states and municipalities across the country are putting more information online and fostering transparency, participation, and collaboration.

First Lady Michelle Obama highlights the hard-working employees of the Department of Energy and stresses the importance of fostering tomorrow's scientists.

Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes reports on her visit to a New Orleans cafe where at-risk youth are training to continue the city's trademark cuisine tradition.

The Obama administration is committed to bolstering science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. STEM education will be a major topic at this week’s meeting of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, which will feature a presentation by Education Secretary Arne Duncan.