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President Obama met with cabinet Secretaries including Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and other senior White House officials to receive a briefing on the administration-wide response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill.

National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen in a briefing discussed the federal government's authorization for BP to continue the well integrity test for another 24 hours and the potential for severe weather in the Gulf.

This morning, the President spoke on the news from the Gulf, emphasizing that while there may be good news, the work is not done containing the leak, and will not be until the relief wells are finished and functioning.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Michael R. Bromwich, Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEM), announced today that he will be leading a series of public meetings to collect information and views about deepwater drilling safety reforms, blowout containment, and oil spill response. Bromwich will be soliciting input from the general public, state and local leaders, and experts from academia, the environmental community, and the oil and gas industry.

ALBUQUERQUE — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today joined Senator Jeff Bingaman, Agriculture Under Secretary Harris Sherman and other administration officials at a public listening session today as part of President Obama's America's Great Outdoors initiative to develop a conservation agenda for the 21st century.

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Michael R. Bromwich, director of Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM), and other officials from BOEM held discussions today with industry and conservation stakeholders and elected officials from Louisiana regarding offshore drilling safety issues and reforms that the agency is implementing to raise the bar for industry practices.

DENVER — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today hosted a public listening session on how to better conserve our nation's land, water and wildlife and open up more opportunities for Americans to enjoy outdoor recreation.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell today held a public listening session as part of President Obama's America's Great Outdoors initiative to develop a conservation agenda for the 21st century.

The listening session, one of a series taking place across the country, gave an opportunity to citizens to discuss ways local communities are meeting the challenges of modern-day land conservation and the importance of reconnecting Americans to the outdoors.

BP began conducting the well integrity test, which is being closely monitored by the federal government.