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Michelle Obama & Family in South Africa: The Latest Photos

On Monday June 20th, First Lady Michelle Obama began her first official state visit to Africa. Accompanied by her family, sans her husband U.S. President Barack Obama, Michelle hopes to use this trip to strengthen diplomatic relations between the United States and Africa.
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Barack Obama Gets Personal on Twitter with BO Tweets

Barack Obama, decked with a 2012 Twitter profile image, is getting more personal with the social networking platform. His staff recently announced that the Twitter world can expect to hear from Obama regularly. When he Tweets, he will always sign it with -BO.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) researchers use advanced modeling and simulation equipment as they work on the DHS Control Systems Security Program (CSSP) at the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho

Cyber War: Feds strike back with National Cyber Range project

The US government, which has faced a slew of cyber attacks in recent months, has gone on the offensive by working on National Cyber Range project, a platform that will function as a test-bed for cutting-edge cyber defense technologies and help train cyber warriors.
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Obama Emphasizes Father's Role, New Initiative

He’s spent the week debating the legality of the United States participation in Libya, and meeting with top officials to alter the United States’ role in Afghanistan, but in his latest speech, President Barack Obama focused on what he called his most important role: fatherhood.
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Obama's Twitter account to see hectic activity; more personal tweets to be signed '-BO'

President Obama's twitter account has 8.6 million followers and counting. But it has been his White House staff that has been tweeting on his behalf. But today, Obama's twitter followers were greeted by a tweet that notified the public that from now on, his tweets will be signed -BO. Welcome to a new @BarackObama. From now on, #Obama2012 staff will manage this account; tweets from the President will be signed-BO, Obama's tweet read.

Pawlenty Admits Debate Mistake

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty took to his Twitter account, and later in an interview on Fox News, to fix the score on what many considered a missed opportunity to go after fellow presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, during the Republican primary debate earlier this week.
Washington's First CIO, Vivek Kundra to Resign in Mid August

Washington's First CIO, Vivek Kundra to Resign in Mid August

The United States' first chief information officer (CIO) Vivek Kundra, 36, will resign and leave the Obama administration in middle of August, according to the White House. After resignation he plans to take on a fellowship post at Harvard University.
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White House's first chief information officer to leave

Vivek Kundra , who is the White House's first chief information officer and was the key leader in his administration's effort to streamline the federal government's massive IT infrastructure is leaving in August for a fellowship at Harvard.
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Petraeus Presents Obama with Afghanistan Options

Several options were presented to President Barack Obama by a top U.S. commander to reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan, the White House said on Thursday, an indication that a plan would be announced soon.

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