Promise Posts – Page 8

Barack Obama

Support college credit initiatives

Funding increases had good starts but didn’t last | September 22, 2016

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Create Teacher Residency Programs that will send teachers to high-need schools

Recruitment numbers remain unclear … bring out the red pen | October 25, 2016

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Significantly increase funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED)

Funding for NED goes up, but not by much | December 22, 2009

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Restructure and streamline USAID

Obama better coordinates foreign aid, but restructuring stalls | December 27, 2012

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Increase the size of the foreign service

Hiring has increased, but not fast enough to keep up with demand | November 8, 2012

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Strengthen the State Department’s ability to respond to conflict

Stabilization efforts continue, but not “fully funded” | November 8, 2012

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Improve communications systems for first responders

$7 billion for broadband network on its way, but challenges persist | December 21, 2012

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Strengthen Proliferation Security Initiative aimed at stopping spread of weapons of mass destruction

Rhetorical support for WMD-prevention program, but progress hard to document | November 15, 2012

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Create a national cyber adviser to coordinate security of electronic infrastructure

Coordinator named, but does not report directly to the president | December 30, 2009

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Create loan sanctions to stop private creditors from lending to repressive regimes

White House has yet to implement new type of loan sanction | January 16, 2013

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Modernize ships and invest more in small vessels

Smaller ships being prioritized, but questions plague key vessel | December 21, 2012

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Establish transparency standards for military contractors

Contracting reforms are in place, but not transparency standards | July 16, 2012

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Set standards for when the government should hire defense contractors

Standards are there, but not always applied | November 8, 2012

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Restore the government’s ability to manage contracts by rebuilding our contract officer corps

Some progress, but much work remains | November 3, 2011

Barack Obama

Create a system of incentives and penalties for defense contracts

Progress on defense contracts, but still room for improvement | November 8, 2012

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Work to end NATO restrictions on forces in Afghanistan

U.S. had some success in curbing restrictions, but point is mostly moot now | January 14, 2013

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Spend $5 billion over three years on cooperative programs with foreign intelligence agencies

Partnership up and running, but funding is unclear | December 19, 2012

Barack Obama

End the use of extreme rendition

Extraordinary rendition officially ruled out, but secrecy makes its elimination hard to prove | December 4, 2012

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Restrict warrantless wiretaps

Some limits on warrantless wiretaps but loopholes remain | November 18, 2016

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Establish regulations to secure chemical plants

Rules on chemical plants are not as strong as envisioned | December 27, 2016

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Prioritize security investments in refineries, pipelines and power grids

First steps being taken in long effort to fortify critical infrastructure | January 3, 2013

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Review weapons programs

Reviews undertaken; hard slog of shifting military priorities is a work in progress | December 19, 2012

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Begin removing combat brigades from Iraq

Conflict continues in Iraq | December 14, 2016

Barack Obama

Launch robust diplomatic effort with Iraq and its neighbors

Diplomacy continues in region with some compromise | November 7, 2011

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