Sunshine, Savings, and Service

Your Daily Snapshot for Wednesday, March 17,  2011   Sunshine, Savings, and Service Federal CIO Vivek Kundra takes to the White House White Board to explain how the IT Dashboard website helped save $3 billion in taxpayer funds through transparency. Watch on our Good Government page. Watch the video.  In Case You Missed It Here are some of the top stories from the White House blog. Open for Questions: A Conversation on The Clean Air Act with Administrator Lisa Jackson EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson answers your questions on the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, a Clean Air Act protection, in a live chat on Thursday, March 17, at 10:55 AM EDT. Investing in Open Government to Create A More Efficient and Effective Government Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary Chris Lu discusses open government across federal agencies as a long-term investment to build a stronger democracy and create a more efficient and effective government. President Obama's 2011 NCAA Brackets As he does every year, the President fills out his brackets predicting the winners of the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments, and also calls for Americans to stand with our friends in Japan. Today's Schedule All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). 8:30 AM: The Vice President hosts a St. Patrick’s Day breakfast in honor of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny 10:00 AM: The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing 10:30 AM: The President and the Vice President meet with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny 10:55 AM: Open for Questions with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson 11:05 AM: The President and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny will deliver statements to the press; the Vice President also attends 12:00 PM: The President, the Vice President and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny attend a St. Patrick’s Day lunch 12:30 PM: Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney 2:15 PM: Open for Questions: America’s Great Outdoors 6:00 PM: The Vice President and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis participate in a conference call with labor leaders and members from across the country to discuss the rights of workers to organize and collectively bargain 7:05 PM: The President and the First Lady host a St. Patrick’s Day reception; the Vice President also attends  Indicates events that will be live streamed on White House.com/Live. Get Updates Sign Up for the Daily Snapshot  Stay Connected     Facebook Twitter YouTube Flickr iTunes         This email was sent to e0nstar1.blog@gmail.com Manage Subscriptions for e0nstar1.blog@gmail.com Sign Up for Updates from the White House Unsubscribe e0nstar1.blog@gmail.com | Privacy Policy Please do not reply to this email. Contact the White House The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111