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.
Read MoreToday, 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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How safe will you be in Obama's 'identity ecosystem?'
Explore Article Federal Computer Week (Jun 29 2010)
...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)
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White House Unveils Online Authentication Plan
Explore Article bankinfosecurity.com (Jun 25 2010)
...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...
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White House plans strategy for better cyber authetication
Explore Article Federal Computer Week (Jun 22 2010)
White House Cyber Coordinator Howard Schmidt says the Obama administration will release a draft of its national... (Read Full Article)
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Nine Cybersecurity Bills to Watch
Explore Article blogs.govinfosecurity.com (May 24 2010)
...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)
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White House Cybersecurity Plan Will Aim To Protect Health Data
Explore Article ihealthbeat.org (May 14 2010)
...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)
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NIST Tackles Cybersecurity Education
Explore Article InformationWeek (May 3 2010)
...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)
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Civil liberties groups fight biometric IDs
Explore Article Federal Computer Week (Apr 14 2010)
...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)
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Guide puts a price tag on security breaches
Explore Article Nextgov.com (Mar 31 2010)
...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...
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Military Health System develops EHR for White House
Explore Article healthcareitnews.com (Mar 9 2010)
...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)
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250,000 White House Staffers, Visitors Affected by National Archives Data Breach
Explore Article Wired News (Jan 28 2010)
... 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...
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More potential victims of identity theft notified of hard-drive loss
Explore Article federaltimes.com (Jan 6 2010)
... 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...
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Hackers' attacks rise in volume, sophistication
Explore Article sfgate.com (Dec 28 2009)
... 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...
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Citigroup denies tens of millions were stolen by Russian hackers
Explore Article Home | Mail Online (Dec 23 2009)
... 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...
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Cyber crime poses threat to e-commerce
Explore Article CNN.com International (Dec 14 2009)
...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...
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Bill Aims to Plug P2P Leaks of Government Data
Explore Article ecommercetimes.com (Nov 18 2009)
...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 ...
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