by John Podesta | Feb 5, 2015 | Monitor
Last January, recognizing that innovative big data technologies and tools are changing our economy, our government, and our society, President Obama charged me with leading a 90-day review of big data and privacy. Our working group found that we live in a world of...
by John Podesta, Mike Boots | Dec 16, 2014 | Monitor
Seafood fraud can happen at any point in the supply chain, undermining law-abiding fishers and misleading consumers. (Photo credit: NOAA) America’s fisheries drive coastal economies and put food on the tables of families across the country. Unfortunately, the...
by John Podesta | Apr 22, 2014 | Monitor
Forty-five years ago, an oil well being drilled off the coast of Santa Barbara, California blew out. At the time, it was the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Forty-five years ago, too, the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, caught fire—again. Cities from New...
by John Podesta | Apr 3, 2014 | Monitor
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel hosts a roundtable meeting with defense ministers from the Association of South East Asian Nations in Honolulu, Hawaii, April 2, 2014. (DoD Photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo) As this week’s report by the Intergovernmental Panel on...
by John Podesta | Jan 23, 2014 | Monitor
Last Friday, the President spoke to the American people, and the international community, about how to keep us safe from terrorism in a changing world while upholding America’s commitment to liberty and privacy that our values and Constitution require. Our...