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About White House

The White House is the official home and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. Built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the late Georgian style, it has been the executive residence of every U.S. President since John Adams. When Thomas Jefferson moved into the home in 1801, he, with architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe expanded the building outward, creating two colonnades which were meant to conceal stables and storage. In 1814, during the War of 1812, the mansion was set ablaze by British troops, destroying the interior and charring much of the exterior walls. Reconstruction began almost immediately and President James Monroe moved into the partially reconstructed house in October 1817. Construction continued with the addition of the South Portico in 1824 and the North in 1829. Due to crowding within the executive mansion itself, President Theodore Roosevelt had nearly all work offices relocated to the newly constructed West Wing in 1901. Eight years later, President William Howard Taft expanded the West Wing, and created the first Oval Office which was eventually moved and the section was expanded. The third floor attic was converted to living quarters in 1927 by augmenting the existing hip roof with long shed dormers. A newly constructed East Wing was used as a reception area for social events; both new wings were connected by Jefferson's colonnades. East Wing alterations were completed in 1946 creating additional office space. By 1948, the house's load-bearing exterior walls and internal wood beams were found to be close to failure. The interior rooms were completely dismantled, resulting in the construction of a new internal load-bearing steel framework and the reassembly of the interior rooms.

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Today, the White House Complex includes the Executive Residence, as well as East and West Wings. The White House is made up of six stories: the Ground Floor, State Floor, Second Floor, and Third Floor, as well as a two-story basement. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. As the Executive Office of the President of the United States, the term "White House" is regularly used as a metonym for a United States president's administration. The property is owned by the National Park Service and is part of the President's Park.

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  2. Military Health System develops EHR for White House

    Explore Article healthcareitnews.com (9 hours, 23 min ago) Healthcare

    ...tary Health System has set up a version of its AHLTA electronic health record system for use in the White House. MHS chief information officer Charles Campbell talked about the initiative at the recent Health In... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Atlanta   Defense   White House

  3. 250,000 White House Staffers, Visitors Affected by National Archives Data Breach

    Explore Article Wired News (Jan 28 2010) Government , Data Breach

    250,000 White House Staffers, Visitors Affected by National Archives Data Breach ... sensitive personal information of 250,000 Clinton administration staff members, job applicants and White House visitors, as well as the Social Security number of at least one daughter of former Vice President A... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Maryland   White House   Kim Zetter

  4. More potential victims of identity theft notified of hard-drive loss

    Explore Article federaltimes.com (Jan 6 2010) Government , Lastest Data Breaches

    More potential victims of identity theft notified of hard-drive loss ... agency's Jan. 4 statement. Data on the drive included the names and Social Security numbers of White House employees, job applicants and White House visitors. In the letters, NARA offers affected individuals one year of free credit monitoring, iden... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   White House   National Archives and Records Administration   Nara

  5. Hackers' attacks rise in volume, sophistication

    Explore Article sfgate.com (Dec 28 2009) Consumer , Corporate , Compliance , Data Breach

    Hackers' attacks rise in volume, sophistication ...da of every government to pay attention to the cyberworld," Schouwenberg said. On Tuesday, the White House announced the appointment of Howard A. Schmidt as the Obama administration's new cybersecurity ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   San Jose   Wall Street Journal   Alan Paller

  6. Citigroup denies tens of millions were stolen by Russian hackers

    Explore Article Home | Mail Online (Dec 23 2009) Corporate , Data Breach

    Citigroup denies tens of millions were stolen by Russian hackers ...ot; one, with lots of unexplored opportunity and a low barrier to entry.' The news comes as the White House yesterday named Howard Schmidt as its new head of cyber security. He had a similar role for several... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Russian   Barack Obama   White House

  7. Cyber crime poses threat to e-commerce

    Explore Article CNN.com International (Dec 14 2009) Consumer , ID Theft Prevention

    Cyber crime poses threat to e-commerce ...2009 for governments and policy makers was the July 4 attacks on U.S. government sites, such as the White House, the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq -- followed a few days later by similar attacks on Web site... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Russian   White House   Symantec

  8. Bill Aims to Plug P2P Leaks of Government Data

    Explore Article ecommercetimes.com (Nov 18 2009) Consumer , Government

    Bill Aims to Plug P2P Leaks of Government Data ...r file sharing software such as Limewire without official approval. The bill also would require the White House to develop rules for employees and contractors working on home or personal computers. The software ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   White House   House of Representatives   Associated Press

  9. Senate's 10-year health fix would cost US $856B

    Explore Article Google (Sep 17 2009) Consumer , Government , Healthcare

    ...egal immigrants from obtaining health coverage through the new insurance exchanges — reflecting the White House's newly stringent stance on the issue after a Republican House member interrupted Obama's s... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Wyoming   Senate   Republican

  10. Privacy experts see room for improvement from Obama

    Explore Article Nextgov.com (Sep 10 2009) Corporate , Government , Compliance , ID Theft Prevention

    ...ering "fusion centers." Other issues of concern among privacy watchdogs are the lack of a White House cybersecurity coordinator, a position Obama pledged to fill several months ago; revisions of federa... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   White House   American Civil Liberties Union   Jon Leibowitz

  11. Blumenthal on healthcare IT message from dawn to dusk

    Explore Article healthcareitnews.com (Aug 21 2009) Healthcare

    ...y David Blumenthal, MD, was on the healthcare IT message from dawn to dusk Thursday - a part of the White House campaign to save its troubled healthcare reform plans. The day started with an open letter from Blu... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Obama   Medicare   Health and Human Services

  12. Blumenthal, Biden, Sebelius in Chicago to talk IT

    Explore Article healthcareitnews.com (Aug 20 2009) Government , Healthcare , ID Theft Prevention

    ... reform, including health information technology infrastructure and preventive care, according to a White House statement. The grants include $598 million to establish 70 health information technology regional e... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Healthcare   Health and Human Services   Chicago

  13. Hackers Stole IDs for Attacks

    Explore Article online.wsj.com (Aug 17 2009) Consumer , Government , ID Theft Prevention

    ...hat they can become pawns in a global cyberwar," said Mr. Bumgarner, who wrote the report. The White House completed a review of cybersecurity policy in April. Among the issues Obama administration official... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Russian   Homeland Security Department   White House

  14. FTC identity theft rule takes effect Aug. 1

    Explore Article American Medical Association (Jul 20 2009) Corporate , Healthcare , Compliance

    ...illion less than the amount President Obama requested in his budget. If adopted by Congress and the White House, it would result in a $5.6 billion increase over fiscal 2009 funding levels. The Dept. of Health an... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   White House   American Medical Association   Obama

  15. Obama could ramp up E-Verify

    Explore Article Federal Computer Week (Jul 10 2009)

    ...an $3,000. Originally scheduled for January, the administration delayed enforcement to Sept. 8. The White House said it needed more time to analyze the order in light of a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Chamber of Co... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Senate   Social Security Administration   Barack Obama

  16. MasterCard Gets PCI Tough With Level 2 Retailers?

    Explore Article StorefrontBacktalk (Jun 18 2009)

    ...ved. That’s akin to saying that an American consumer can do something as long as the Senate, House, White House and Supreme Court signs off. I am going out on a limb and say that any Level 2 retailer will still ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Supreme Court   Senate   White House

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