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White House Celebrates the ADA Anniversary through Social Media

In honor of the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), several White House staffers have been celebrating ways the ADA has made the nation more accessible to everyone.

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All Buildings on Fed Property Must Now Comply with ICC Code

President Barack Obama has signed an executive order requiring all buildings above 5,000 square feet located on federal lands to be in compliance with the International Code Council’s (ICC) 2015 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC).

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Health Careers Pathways Initiative Launched

The White House has unveiled the Health Careers Pathways Initiative, a new joint effort of more than 50 organizations designed to better match training with employer needs at a national scale.

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Task Force Busy Preparing Policing Recommendations

The White House’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing is currently holding listening sessions to draft recommendations aimed at strengthening relationships between local police and the communities they serve. The task force is part of a comprehensive plan to overhaul the federal funding stream focused on community policing, with the hope of avoiding recent race-related events such as those that occurred in Ferguson (MO), Staten Island (NY) and Cleveland (OH).

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White House Names 11 New Innovation Fellows

The Obama Administration has selected 11 new Presidential Innovation Fellows, a diverse group representing some of the nation’s most talented and creative civic-minded innovators, developers, designers and entrepreneurs who are coming to join the federal government for a one-year entrepreneurial tour-of-duty.

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Task Force Preparing Community Policing Recommendations

The White House Task Force on 21st Century Policing is currently holding listening sessions to draft recommendations to strengthen the relationships between local police and the communities they serve.

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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Becomes Law

President Obama on Tuesday (July 22) signs into law the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), enacted by large bipartisan majorities in both the House and the Senate, after 11 years of debate to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.

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New Partnership Touts Investment Strategy

The White House launches a public-private partnership to accelerate impact investing with $1.5 billion in commitments from more than 20 private-sector investors, including the McKnight Foundation, Ford Foundation and MacArthur Foundation.

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New Native Initiative Includes Economic Development

The White House announces a new effort to improve Indian education and economic development. While much of the funding reflects the reallocation of existing resources, there are new opportunities and/or resources available.

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Affordable Housing Projects, Service Providers in Energy-Saving Program

The 27 new renewable energy partnerships will create good jobs while cutting carbon pollution and come in response to President Obama’s call to action as part of the White House Solar Summit last month and the Better Buildings Initiative the President launched in 2011.

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