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*

9:50 a.m. EST – The President and The Vice President receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office

1:00 p.m. EST – The President visits a veterans medical center that is administering COVID-19 vaccines with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

4:20 p.m. EST – The President, The VICE President, and the Secretary of Defense deliver remarks on International Women’s Day; the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and two Combatant Commander nominees also attend | State Dining Room

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

9:50 a.m. EST – the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office

2:15 p.m. EST – the Vice President will deliver remarks virtually to the National League of Cities’ Congressional City Conference

4:20 p.m. EST – the President, the Vice President, and the Secretary of Defense will deliver remarks on International Women’s Day.  The Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and two Combatant Commander nominees will also be in attendance.

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

11:00 a.m. EST – Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and public health officials | The White House

11:30 a.m. EST – Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Co-Chair of the Gender Policy Council and Chief of Staff to the First Lady Julissa Reynoso, and Co-Chair and Executive Director of the Gender Policy Council Jennifer Klein | 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 Friday – Sunday, March 5-7, 2021

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

The White House

  • Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting | March 7, 2021
  • Fact Sheet: President Biden to Sign Executive Order to Promote Voting Access  | March 7, 2021
  • Pre-Taped Remarks by President Biden as Prepared for Delivery at the Martin & Coretta Scott King Unity Breakfast | March 7, 2021
  • Pre-Taped Remarks by Vice President Kamala Harris As Delivered to Brown Chapel AME Church | March 7, 2021
  • Readout of Visit to the Border Region by Senior Administration Officials | March 7, 2021
  • Remarks by President Biden on the Senate Passage of the American Rescue Plan | March 6, 2021
  • Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki | March 5, 2021 (Senate compromise for the American Rescue Plan)
  • Remarks by President Biden in a Roundtable on the American Rescue Plan | March 5, 2021
  • Remarks by President Biden Before Economic Briefing with Treasury Secretary Yellen | March 5, 2021
  • Blog: The Employment Situation in February | March 5, 2021
  • Transcript: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials | March 5, 2021
  • Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen | March 5, 2021
  • Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Iran | March 5, 2021
  • Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran | March 5, 2021
  • Fact Sheet: The U.S. Response to Ebola Outbreaks in West and East Africa | March 5, 2021
  • Transcript: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 5, 2021
  • Press Release: White House Announces Additional Policy Staff | March 5, 2021

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Article: DOD Identifies More Troops to Help Administer COVID-19 Vaccine | March 6, 2021
  • Transcript: Pentagon Press Secretary Updates Reporters on Defense Operations | March 5, 2021
  • Article: DOD Official Says Budgetary Flexibility Is Essential to Countering China Threat | March 5, 2021
  • Article: Austin Outlines His Top Three Priorities on Defense, People, Teamwork | March 5, 2021
  • Contracts for March 5, 2021

Department of State

  • Daily Schedule | Monday, March 8
  • March 6: Advisory | Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry Engages European Allies on Climate Ambition (March 8-10)
  • March 6: Statement | Ghana’s National Day
  • March 5: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Czech Prime Minister Babiš
  • March 5: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan
  • March 5: Sanctions | Public Designation of Oligarch and Former Ukrainian Public Official Ihor Kolomoyskyy Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption
  • March 5: Transcript | Department Press Briefing – March 5, 2021

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • Press Release: The United States Announces $3.5 Million in Assistance to Contain Ebola Outbreaks in The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Guinea

Department of the Treasury

  • Statement from Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on the U.S Senate’s Vote on the American Rescue Plan

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

  • Press Release: SEC Charges AT&T and Three Executives with Selectively Providing Information to Wall Street Analysts

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Readout of the Department of Justice’s Efforts to Combat Hate Crimes Against Asian American and Pacific Island Communities
  • Press Release: Two Ukrainian Nationals Extradited to U.S. on Money Laundering Charges
  • Press Release: Man Sentenced for Role in Investment-Fraud Scheme
  • Press Release: Ohio Treatment Facilities and Corporate Parent Agree to Pay $10.25 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Kickbacks to Patients and Unnecessary Admissions
  • Press Release: Construction Company Owners Pleaded Guilty to Defrauding Federal Program Intended for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
  • Press Release: Escort Sentenced to Prison for Underreporting Income
  • Press Release: Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the IRS

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

  • Press Release: USBP Arrests Two Wanted Felons, Seizes Multiple Firearms (California)
  • Press Release: Del Rio Sector Agents Rescue Four From Confined Space Smuggling Attempt (Texas)
  • Press Release: Laredo Sector Marine Unit Stops Multiple Illegal Entries (Texas)
  • Press Release: Over 65K Counterfeit 3M Masks Seized in Chicago (Illinois)
  • Press Release: Baltimore CBP Revokes Global Entry Memberships for Two Trusted Travelers (Maryland)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Press Release: FEMA Supports Vaccine Distribution | COVID-19 Response Update
  • Press Release: Oregon Wildfires | Federal Dollars, State Collaboration Help Affected Communities on the Road to Recovery
  • Press Release: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Idaho

Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)

  • Joint Statement of the European Union and the United States on the Large Civil Aircraft WTO Disputes

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Senate Passage of the American Rescue Plan Act

Department of Energy (DOE)

  • Press Release: DOE Announces Contract Awards for Sale of Crude Oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
  • Press Release: DOE Invests $24 Million to Advance Transformational Air Pollution Capture

Environmental Protection Agency

  • Press Release: EPA Releases Testing Data Showing PFAS Contamination from Fluorinated Containers
  • Press Release: EPA Seeks Nominations for Local Government Advisory Committee

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: Nashua restaurants pay more than $108K in back wages to 17 workers after US Department of Labor finds overtime, minimum wage violations
  • Press Release: Sanibel Island restaurant pays $222K in back wages to 48 workers after US Department of Labor finds wage violations
  • Press Release: Florida stable pays $137K in back wages, penalties after US Department of Labor investigation finds H-2B guest worker violations

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

  • Press Release: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update | March 5, 2021
  • Press Release: FDA Authorizes Adaptive Biotechnologies T-Detect COVID Test
  • Press Release: FDA Issues Authorization for First Molecular Non-Prescription, At-Home Test
  • Press Release: FDA Announces New Actions Aimed at Further Reducing Toxic Elements in Food for Babies, Young Children

US Government (USG) COVID-19 Webpages

Non-USG COVID Webpages

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