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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. How safe will you be in Obama's 'identity ecosystem?'

    Explore Article Federal Computer Week (Jun 29 2010) Consumer , ID Theft Prevention

    ...e in Obama's 'identity ecosystem?' Readers cite fears of identity theft, Big Brother in reaction to White House plan * By Kevin McCaney * Jun 29, 2010 The White House’s plan for an “identity ecosystem” seems to be built on good intentions – using trusted digital ide... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   White House   Obama

  3. White House Unveils Online Authentication Plan

    Explore Article bankinfosecurity.com (Jun 25 2010) ID Theft Prevention

    White House Unveils Online Authentication Plan ...ft Prompts National Strategy for Trust InitiativeCybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt unveils a White House blueprint to create an online environment where people and business can complete transaction in con... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Howard Schmidt   Eric Chabrow   White House

  4. White House plans strategy for better cyber authetication

    Explore Article Federal Computer Week (Jun 22 2010) Government

    White House Cyber Coordinator Howard Schmidt says the Obama administration will release a draft of its national... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Barack Obama   Federal Computer Week   White House

  5. Nine Cybersecurity Bills to Watch

    Explore Article blogs.govinfosecurity.com (May 24 2010) Government , Compliance , ID Theft Prevention

    ...more about these measure than the key staffers who are the brains behind them. Since leaving the White House last summer, Hathaway Melissa Hathaway's Nine Cybersecurity Bills to Watch May 21, 2010 - Eric Cha... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   White House   America   Obama

  6. White House Cybersecurity Plan Will Aim To Protect Health Data

    Explore Article ihealthbeat.org (May 14 2010) Government , Healthcare , ID Theft Prevention

    ...ing Health Information conference this week, U.S. Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt said the White House has started developing a strategy to prevent identity theft, protect electronic health data and ens... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   White House   Howard Schmidt   Obama

  7. NIST Tackles Cybersecurity Education

    Explore Article InformationWeek (May 3 2010) Government

    ...Technology has been enlisted to spearhead a new nationwide cybersecurity education initiative, the White House and Department of Commerce announced. In an effort first revealed on April 19, NIST will be in ch... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Department of Education   White House   Department of Homeland Security

  8. Civil liberties groups fight biometric IDs

    Explore Article Federal Computer Week (Apr 14 2010) Consumer

    ...erties Union, American Libraries Association and about 40 other groups and individuals wrote to the White House officials and members of Congress on April 13 to urge them to reject a biometric national ID card b... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   American Civil Liberties Union   Federal Computer Week   Homeland Security Department

  9. Guide puts a price tag on security breaches

    Explore Article Nextgov.com (Mar 31 2010) Corporate , Government , Data Breach , ID Theft Prevention

    Guide puts a price tag on security breaches ...Aliya Sternstein 03/31/2010 Mandel Ngan/Newscom Melissa Hathaway, who conducted the review for the White House, is promoting the handbook. Public and private sector chief financial officers should develop a bud... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Symantec Corp.   Carnegie Mellon University   American National Standards Institute

  10. Military Health System develops EHR for White House

    Explore Article healthcareitnews.com (Mar 9 2010) 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

  11. 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   Fox News   White House

  12. 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 ... the 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

  13. Hackers' attacks rise in volume, sophistication

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

    Hackers' attacks rise in volume, sophistication ... agenda 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 coor... (Read Full Article)

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

  14. 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 ... ocean" 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

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