US Defense Secretary Austin was treated for prostate cancer and a urinary tract infection, doctors sayThe 70-year-old Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Dec. 22 and underwent surgery to treat the cancer. A...
10 Jan, 2024, 06.59 AM IST
CEOs from Alphabet, Walmart, Pfizer meet White House officials on refugeesChief executives from a wide array of US companies will meet White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients on Thursday to discuss refugee resettle...
14 Sep, 2023, 03.47 PM IST
Adobe, others join White House's voluntary commitments on AIThe other five companies signing on to the commitments are Palantir, Stability, Salesforce, Scale and Cohere.
12 Sep, 2023, 03.38 PM IST
Top Joe Biden cyber official to not get permanent role due to personal debtsKemba Walden, who has been acting director since mid-February, has received endorsements from Democrats and Republicans as well as her pred...
16 Jul, 2023, 10.00 AM IST
Biden to detail plans for $42 billion investment in US internet accessThe move will kick off the second leg of Biden's tour highlighting how legislation passed by Congress during the first half of his term wil...
26 Jun, 2023, 05.47 PM IST
US president Joe Biden to host debate on artificial intelligence with tech leadersEarlier, in May, In May, Biden's administration brought together tech CEOs at the White House to discuss these issues, with the Democratic ...
20 Jun, 2023, 08.38 PM IST
U.S. plans to invest billions in manufacturing COVID-19 vaccineThe announcement to be made Wednesday comes as the administration of President Joe Biden faces pressure from activists to increase the vacc...
17 Nov, 2021, 06.25 PM IST
US can start giving children aged 5-11 the Pfizer Covid vaccineThe government was well ahead of the decision, procuring enough doses for the children in the 5-11 age group and beginning to ship them acr...
03 Nov, 2021, 04.14 PM IST
US to lift Covid travel ban for vaccinated Indian passengers from NovemberThe easing of travel restrictions, imposed by Donald Trump 18 months ago as the Covid-19 pandemic first erupted, marks a significant shift ...
27 Sep, 2021, 10.07 AM IST
US removes DPA ratings on AstraZeneca, Novavax, Sanofi vaccines"We have secured enough vaccine supply for all Americans. This is a direct result of the president taking aggressive action, including thro...
04 Jun, 2021, 10.32 AM IST
US President Joe Biden to boost world vaccine sharing commitment to 80M dosesThe doses would come from existing U.S. production of Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine stocks, according to the senior administ...
17 May, 2021, 10.47 PM IST
U.S. turning the corner on pandemic, says White House COVID coordinatorU.S. health officials are on a full court press to overcome vaccine hesitancy and make access to COVID-19 vaccines as easy as possible, aim...
09 May, 2021, 07.33 PM IST
US will share AstraZeneca vaccines with the worldThe move greatly expands on the Biden administration's action last month to share about 4 million doses of the Covid vaccine with Mexico an...
27 Apr, 2021, 08.06 PM IST
White House: America will help India with surging coronavirus casesIndia set another global record of daily infections for a second straight day with 3,32,730 cases. Hospitals officials are using social med...
24 Apr, 2021, 08.03 PM IST
J&J pause won't have 'significant impact': White House advisorJeff Zients, the White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator, says, "We are working now with our state and federal partners to get anyone sch...
13 Apr, 2021, 08.17 PM IST
Joe Biden's potential COVID-19 'czar' Zients would oversee daunting task of pandemic responseIn addition to confronting the disease's spread after Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20, the coronavirus czar will oversee a mammoth and unprece...
03 Dec, 2020, 04.51 PM IST
Obama asks budget director to stay, no move to trade jobUS President Barack Obama has asked Jeff Zients to stay on as acting budget director, the White House said Monday.
19 Mar, 2013, 11.36 PM IST