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*

10:15 a.m. EDT – The President and The Vice President receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office

2:00 p.m. EDT – The President signs the PPP Extension Act of 2021 into law; The Vice President and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration also attend | Oval Office

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

10:15 a.m. EDT – the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office

2:00 p.m. EDT – the Vice President will join the President when he signs the PPP Extension Act of 2021 into law in the Oval Office

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

12:30 p.m. EDT – Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki | James S. Brady Press Briefing Room

*The US President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS) daily schedules are subject to change, as is the White House press briefing schedule.

Recap of Monday, March 29, 2021

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

The White House

  • Remarks by President Biden on the COVID-19 Response and the State of Vaccinations
  • Fact Sheet:  President Biden Announces 90% of the Adult U.S. Population will be Eligible for Vaccination and 90% will have a Vaccination Site Within 5 Miles of Home by April 19
  • Fact Sheet:  The Biden-Harris Administration’s Multi-Agency Effort to Support Renters and Landlords
  • Transcript:  Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
  • Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Call with Head of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak of Ukraine
  • Transcript:  Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 29, 2021
  • Fact Sheet:  Biden Administration Jumpstarts Offshore Wind Energy Projects to Create Jobs
  • Press Release:  White House Announces Environmental Justice Advisory Council Members
  • Blog:  Approaching Policy with Equity in Mind
  • Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to South Sudan
  • Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to South Sudan
  • Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
  • Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Press Release:  New Officials Sworn In at the Defense Department
  • Press Release:  DOD Awards $146.77 Million Contract to Puritan Medical Products to Increase Domestic Production Capacity of Foam Tip Swabs
  • Article:  Military Using Alternatives to Suez Canal In Middle East
  • Article:  DOD Officials Give Report on Women Peace and Security Compliance
  • Article:  Leaders Testify About DOD Installation Resiliency Efforts
  • Contracts for March 29, 2021

Department of State

  • Daily Schedule | Tuesday, March 30
  • March 29:  Advisory | Secretary Blinken To Release the 2020 Human Rights Report (Mar. 30)
  • March 29:  Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with President of the UN General Assembly Volkan Bozkir
  • March 29:  Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with UN Secretary-General Guterres
  • March 29:  Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before Meeting with President of the UN General Assembly Volkan Bozkir
  • March 29:  Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before Meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
  • March 29:  Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the UN Security Council Briefing and Consultations on the Humanitarian Situation in Syria
  • March 29:  Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Virtual Town Hall Meeting with U.S. Mission to the United Nations Staff
  • March 29:  Transcript | Briefing with Acting Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS John Godfrey on U.S. Participation in the Upcoming D-ISIS Ministerial
  • March 29:  Statement | Rewards for Justice – Reward Offer for Information on Salim Jamil Ayyash

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • Press Release:  United States to Host Launch of 2021 COVAX Investment Opportunity

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Remarks by Secretary Anthony Blinken at the UN Security Council Briefing and Consultations On the Humanitarian Situation in Syria
  • Remarks During Consideration of NGO Participants at the UN Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Ageing

Department of the Treasury

  • Readout:  Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call with French Minister of Finance, the Economy, and the Recovery Bruno Le Maire

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

  • Press Release:  SEC Awards Over $500,000 to Whistleblower Under “Safe Harbor” for Internal Reporting and Surpasses Record for Individual Awards

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Press Release:  California Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-Relief Fraud
  • Press Release:  Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit Against Orlando, Florida Fire Department
  • Press Release:  Justice Department Files Civil Action to Shut Down Two Miami-Area Tax Return Preparers

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

  • Press Release:  CBP Issues Forced Labor Finding on Top Glove Corporation Bhd. (Malaysia)
  • Press Release:  El Centro Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender (California)
  • Press Release:  Border Patrol Agents Seize Dangerous Drugs (California)
  • Press Release:  Agents Nab Group Carrying More Than 300 Pounds of  Marijuana (Arizona)
  • Press Release:  Agents apprehend registered sex offender (Arizona)
  • Press Release:  44 Unaccompanied Children Encountered by Border Patrol Near the Rio Grande (Texas)
  • Press Release:  Laredo Sector Border Patrol Renders Aid to Distressed Individual (Texas)
  • Press Release:  Port of Buffalo Continues Marijuana Seizure Success (New York)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Press Release:  FEMA COVID-19 Vaccination Update
  • Press Release:  FEMA Provides an Additional $1.8 Million to Utah for COVID-19 Response
  • Press Release:  FEMA Provides an Additional $15.1 Million to Montana for COVID-19 Response
  • Press Release:  FEMA Provides $1.1 Million to the Minnesota Department of Human Services
  • Press Release:  Philadelphia to Open a Second Federally Supported Community Vaccination Center
  • Press Release:  First Mobile Vaccination Units in U.S. to Open in Maryland
  • Press Release:  FEMA Authorizes Funds to Fight South Dakota’s Schroeder Fire
  • Press Release:  President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Announces a Major Disaster Declaration for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians
  • Press Release:  Residents of Rincón Affected by Earthquakes Can Now Apply for FEMA Assistance (Puerto Rico)

Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)

  • Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s virtual meeting with Spanish Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Tourism Maria Reyes Maroto
  • Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s virtual meeting with European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager
  • Press Release:  USTR Suspends Trade Engagement with Burma following Military Coup and Violence against Civilians

Department of Commerce

  • Press Release:  U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo Announces Efforts to Advance Offshore Wind Power Generation

US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

  • Press Release:  DFC Improves Rural Livelihoods and Empowers Women through $35 Million Investment in Root Capital

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Press Release:  U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Oscar Gonzales as Assistant Secretary for Administration
  • Press Release:  Biden-Harris Administration Extends Moratorium on Residential Evictions in USDA Multifamily Housing Communities in Accordance with CDC Guidance

Department of Energy (DOE)

  • Press Release:  Energy Secretary Granholm Announces Ambitious New 30GW Offshore Wind Deployment Target by 2030

Department of Interior

  • Press Release:  Interior Joins Government-Wide Effort to Advance Offshore Wind

Department of Transportation

  • Press Release:  U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Announces $30.5 Billion to Help the Nation’s Public Transportation Systems Respond to COVID-19
  • Press Release:  U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Funding Availability for Port Infrastructure Development Program

Department of Labor

  • Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor announces availability of $10.5 million for mine safety training grants
  • Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor announces Brookwood-Sago grants’ availability of up to $1M for mine safety education, training
  • Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor announces non-enforcement of Final Rule on Form T-1 Trust Annual Report filing
  • Press Release:  OSHA cites Ohio production facility for exposing employees to dangerous confined space, machine, other hazards

Department of Education

  • Press Release:  Education Department Announces Relief for Student Loan Borrowers with Total and Permanent Disabilities During the COVID-19 Emergency

Health & Human Services (HHS)

  • Press Release:  HHS to Expand Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Older Adults and People with Disabilities

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Non-USG COVID Webpages

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