Government and Politics Watch: White House Memo

The White House announced today it had issued guidelines instructing administration officials to ensure that their dealings with the public do not appear to be influenced by improper political considerations, reports Government and Politics Watch, an online Chronicle column.

Plus:

• The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a multiyear advertising and marketing campaign aimed at showing the public and politicians success stories from the U.S. government’s spending on global health.

• The Internal Revenue Service releases proposed rules for a type of supporting organization.

• Government needs to focus on nonprofit groups in disaster-recovery work, study urges.