US executive branch text over image of White HouseThis report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.

POTUS’ Schedule*

9:30 a.m. EDT – The President and The Vice President receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office

1:00 p.m. EDT – The President departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews

1:20 p.m. EDT – The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route Columbus, Ohio

2:35 p.m. EDT – The President arrives in Columbus, Ohio | John Glenn Columbus International Airport, Ohio

4:10 p.m. EDT – The President tours the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute | Columbus, Ohio

4:50 p.m. EDT – The President delivers remarks | James Cancer Hospital Solove Research Institute, Columbus, Ohio

6:05 p.m. EDT – The President departs Columbus, Ohio, en route Washington, D.C.

7:20 p.m. EDT – The President arrives at Joint Base Andrews

7:40 p.m. EDT – The President arrives at the White House

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

9:10 a.m. EDT – the Vice President will ceremonially swear in Ambassador William Burns as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building

9:30 a.m. EDT – the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office

5:25 p.m. EDT – the Vice President will ceremonially swear in Marty Walsh as Secretary of Labor in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

1:45 p.m. EDT – Press Secretary Jen Psaki will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route Columbus, Ohio

Recap of Monday, March 22, 2021

Note: Bold hyperlinks spotlight COVID-19 and reopening developments.

The White House

  • Nomination:  President Biden Announces his Intent to Nominate Lina Khan for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
  • Readout of the White House’s Meeting with Oil and Gas Company Leadership
  • Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on Senior Administration Official Travel to Mexico and Guatemala
  • Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese’s Small and Less Populous Island Economies (SALPIE) Initiative Launch Event
  • Fact Sheet:  Small and Less Populous Island Economies (SALPIE) Initiative
  • Transcript:  Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 22, 2021
  • Transcript:  Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
  • Proclamation on National Agriculture Day, 2021

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Press Release:  Force Health Protection Guidance (Supplement 18) – Department of Defense Guidance for Protecting All Personnel in Department of Defense Workplaces During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
  • Publication:  Force Health Protection Guidance (Supplement 18) – Department of Defense Guidance for Protecting All Personnel in Department of Defense Workplaces During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
  • Press Release:  Force Health Protection Guidance (Supplement 16) – Department of Defense Guidance for Deployment and Redeployment of Individuals and Units During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
  • Publication:  Force Health Protection Guidance (Supplement 16) – Department of Defense Guidance for Deployment and Redeployment of Individuals and Units During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
  • Press Release:  Force Health Protection Guidance (Supplement 15) Revision 1 – Department of Defense Guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Laboratory Testing Services
  • Publication:  Force Health Protection Guidance (Supplement 15) Revision 1 – Department of Defense Guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Laboratory Testing Services
  • Press Release:  DOD Launches “Chill Drills by Military OneSource” Mobile Application
  • Press Release:  Strategic Capabilities Office Selects Two Mobile Microreactor Concepts to Proceed to Final Design
  • Article:  Women of D.C. National Guard Lead in COVID-19 Response
  • Contracts for March 22, 2021

Department of State

  • Daily Schedule | Tuesday, March 23
  • March 22:  Statement | World Water Day
  • March 22:  Fact Sheet | Secretary Blinken Travels to Belgium To Highlight the Strength of the NATO Alliance and the Transatlantic Relationship
  • March 22:  Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Libyan Interim Prime Minister Dabaiba
  • March 22:  Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud
  • March 22:  Statement | Attacks on Civilians in Syria
  • March 22:  Joint Statement on Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China (U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, European Union)
  • March 22:  Statement | Promoting Accountability for Human Rights Abuse with Our Partners (re: sanctions related to Xinjiang, China)
  • March 22:  Statement | Designating Officials and Military Units in Response to Escalating Violence in Burma
  • March 22:  Readout | Counselor Chollet’s Call with Belarusian Foreign Minister Makei
  • March 22:  Statement | Actions Against Opposition Members in Zimbabwe
  • March 22:  Statement | Presidential Election in the Republic of the Congo
  • March 22:  Statement | Announcement of Ricardo Zúñiga as Special Envoy for the Northern Triangle
  • March 22:  Advisory | Renewal of the Charter for the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
  • March 22:  Transcript | Department Press Briefing

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the Opening of UNICEF USA’s Advocacy Week
  • Joint Statement Condemning Increased Violence and Targeted Killings in Afghanistan

Department of the Treasury

  • Testimony of Janet L. Yellen, Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury, Before the Committee on Finance Services U.S. House of Representatives
  • Sanctions:  Global Magnitsky Designations and Designations Updates (re: Xinjiang); Burma-related Designations
  • Press Release:  Treasury and Labor Departments Award Funding for the First Social Impact Partnership Project
  • Press Release:  Treasury and IRS Disbursing More Economic Impact Payments in Coming Days and Weeks

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

  • Press Release:  SEC Responds to Investor Demand by Bringing Together Agency Information About Climate and ESG Issues

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Press Release:  Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces Monty Wilkinson As Director of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys
  • Press Release:  First North Korean National Brought to the United States to Stand Trial for Money Laundering Offenses
  • Press Release:  Medical Doctor and Study Coordinator Sentenced to Prison in Scheme to Falsify Clinical Trial Data
  • Press Release:  Justice Department Settles Investigation into Language Barriers in the Colorado Administrative Court System
  • Press Release:  Justice Department Sues Detroit-Area Tax Preparation Franchisor, Four Others Using Franchise Name, to Stop Alleged Tax Fraud
  • Press Release:  Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Mississippi Return Preparer

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/ Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

  • Press Release:  Border Patrol Agents Rescue Lost Man (California)
  • Press Release:  Border Patrol Agents Seize Meth at Checkpoint (California)
  • Press Release:  RGV Border Patrol Agents Continue Apprehending Large Groups (Texas)
  • Press Release:  CBP World Trade Bridge Officers Seize Methamphetamine Worth $1.4 Million (Texas)
  • Press Release:  CBP Officers Seize $780K Worth of Hard Narcotics Over One Enforcement Action (Texas)
  • Press Release:  CBP Officers in Massena Seize Marijuana (New York)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Press Release:  FEMA COVID-19 Vaccinations Update (Washington, D.C.)
  • Press Release:  Beginning March 23rd Philadelphia’s Center City Vaccination Center to Administer Second Doses Only (Pennsylvania)
  • Press Release:  FEMA Provides $7.8 Million to the State of Illinois
  • Press Release:  FEMA Provides and Additional $2.9 Million to Montana for COVID-19 Response (Montana)
  • Press Release:  FEMA, State and County Partners to Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccinations in Yakima County at Pilot Community Vaccination Center (Washington State)
  • Press Release:  FEMA Approves $7 Million for Hurricane Michael Recovery Expenses (Florida)

Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)

  • Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s virtual meeting with Canada Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion, and International Trade Mary Ng
  • Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s virtual meeting with United Kingdom Secretary of State for International Trade Liz Truss
  • Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s virtual meeting with European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis
  • Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s virtual meeting with World Trade Organization Director General Dr. Gozi Okonjo-Iweala

Department of Commerce

  • Blog:  Spotlight on Commerce | Valencia Martin-Wallace, Deputy Commissioner for Patents, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

US International Trade Commission (USITC)

  • Press Release:  Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene from Korea Does Not Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC
  • Press Release:  USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Organic Light-Emitting Diode Displays, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Press Release:  USDA Increases SNAP Benefits Up To $100 Per Household with Funding from American Rescue Plan

Department of Energy (DOE)

  • Press Release:  US Department of Energy Awards $27.5 Million to 16 Teams Working to Decarbonize U.S. Water Infrastructure

Environmental Protection Agency

  • Press Release:  EPA Celebrates World Water Day, Announces $2.7 Billion to Improve Water Infrastructure
  • Press Release:  EPA Community Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment in New England

Department of Labor

  • Statement by Marty J. Walsh following Senate confirmation of his appointment as 29th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor
  • Press Release:  US Department of Labor announces $31M funding opportunity to create Registered Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Centers of Excellence
  • Press Release:  US Department of Labor launches website for victims of unemployment fraud
  • Press Release:  US Department of Labor announces proposed 18-month delay to prevailing wage rule affecting certain immigrants, non-immigrants
  • Press Release:  Pontiac, Michigan, grocer will pay $95K in overtime back wages to 14 workers after U.S. Department of Labor investigation
  • Press Release:  US Department of Labor wins consent judgment requiring traffic control company to pay employees for time spent transporting co-workers
  • Press Release:  Oregon buffet restaurant to pay $417K in back wages to 39 workers after U.S. Department of Labor finds minimum wage and overtime violations
  • Press Release:  Pittsylvania County health care services provider pays $139K in back wages after U.S. Labor Department investigation finds overtime violations
  • Press Release:  Hampstead contractor pays $87K in back wages, $19K penalty after failed attempt to obscure records to withhold overtime wages owed to 28 employees

Department of Education

  • Press Release:  US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Provides Puerto Rico Department of Education Access to Pandemic Relief Aid and Other Grant Funds

Health & Human Services (HHS)

  • Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on the Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
  • Press Release:  US Department of Health and Human Services Announces Additional Biden Administration Staff Appointments

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

  • Press Release:  FDA Warns Companies Illegally Selling Over-the-Counter CBD Products for Pain Relief

US Government (USG) COVID-19 Webpages

Non-USG COVID Webpages

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