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. EST – THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief

10:00 a.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT holds a phone call with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey to discuss the latest developments regarding Russia and Ukraine | Oval Office

1:40 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT participates in a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Iván Duque Márquez, President of the Republic of Colombia, to celebrate 200 years of positive diplomatic relations and consult on a range of regional and global issues of mutual interest | Cabinet Room

7:15 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks to Democratic National Committee members at their Winter Meeting

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

10:15 a.m. CEST – THE VICE PRESIDENT will hold a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki | Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland

  • Remarks by Vice President Harris and Prime Minister Morawiecki of Poland Before Bilateral Meeting
  • Press Release: Vice President Kamala Harris Announces Additional U.S. Funding to Respond to Humanitarian Needs in Ukraine and Eastern Europe

11:10 a.m. CEST – THE VICE PRESIDENT will hold a bilateral meeting with the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda | Belwelder Palace

12:30 p.m. CEST – THE VICE PRESIDENT will participate in a press availability with President Andrzej Duda

2:45 p.m. CEST – THE VICE PRESIDENT will participate in a roundtable with people displaced from Ukraine | American School of Warsaw.

5:00 p.m. CEST – THE VICE PRESIDENT will meet with staff from the U.S Embassies in Kyiv and Warsaw at the American School of Warsaw

6:50 p.m. CEST – THE VICE PRESIDENT will hold a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau | Warsaw, Poland

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

12:45 p.m. EST – 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 Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Note: Bold hyperlinks spotlight COVID-19 developments

The White House

  • Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets
  • Transcript: Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on the President’s New Digital Assets Executive Order
  • Fact Sheet: President Biden to Sign Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Innovation in Digital Assets | March 9, 2022
  • Statement by NEC Director Brian Deese and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on New Digital Assets Executive Order | March 9, 2022
  • Blog: The Path Toward Responsible and Equitable Digital Assets Innovation
  • Readout of Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s Call with President-Elect Yoon Suk-yeol of the Republic of Korea
  • Readout of President Joe Biden’s Roundtable with CEOs and Bipartisan Governors in Support of the Bipartisan Innovation Act
  • Remarks by President Biden in Roundtable With CEOs and Governors in Support of the Bipartisan Innovation Act
  • Transcript: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 9, 2022
  • Statement by National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy on EPA’s Reinstatement of the California Waiver
  • Nominations: President Biden Announces Key Nominees

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Transcript: Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing, March 9, 2022
  • Transcript: Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing, March 9, 2022
  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s Call with Ukraine Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov
  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s Meeting with Finland’s Minister of Defence of Antti Kaikkonen
  • Opening Remarks for Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s Meeting with Finland’s Minister of Defence of Antti Kaikkonen
  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Call with Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak
  • Article: U.S. Doesn’t Want Warfare in Ukraine to Escalate, Says DOD Official
  • Article: Defense Official Says Russia Hasn’t Gained Superiority Over Ukraine
  • Article: U.S., Finland Work Closely to Aid Ukraine, Defend Europe
  • Article: Defense Official Says Indo-Pacific Is the Priority Theater; China Is DOD’s Pacing Challenge
  • Advisory: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Travel to Japan
  • Article: DOD Establishes 5G and Future Generation Wireless Cross-Functional Team
  • Article: Gaming Skills Earn Airman, Soldier a Super Bowl Experience
  • Publication: COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Installation Status Update March 9, 2022
  • Contracts for March 9, 2022

Department of State

Europe

  • March 9: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba
  • March 9: Statement | Department of State Partners with GoFundMe.org (re: UKR)
  • March 9: Statement | The Kremlin’s Allegations of Chemical and Biological Weapons Laboratories in Ukraine
  • March 9: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss at a Joint Press Availability
  • March 9: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Czech Foreign Minister Lipavsky

Central Asia

  • March 9: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Uzbekistani Foreign Minister Kamilov
  • March 9: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov Before Meeting

Asia-Pacific

  • March 9: Advisory | Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink’s Travel to Tokyo

Western Hemisphere

  • March 9: Statement | U.S. Action Against Corruption and Attacks on Democracy in Nicaragua
  • March 9: Sanctions | Designation of Former Ecuadorian President Bucaram for Involvement in Significant Corruption
  • March 9: Statement | Release of U.S. Citizens Gustavo Cardenas and Jorge Alberto Fernandez from Venezuela

Africa

  • March 9: Transcript | Digital Press Briefing with Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee (addressing African media, re:  UKR/RUS)

Other Matters

  • March 9: Readout | Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Philadelphia
  • March 9: Fact Sheet | Summit for Democracy – Year of Action Factsheet
  • March 9: Statement | Ensuring the Responsible Development of Digital Assets
  • March 9: Advisory | Assistant Secretary Monica Medina Travels to New York

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on Climate Finance for Sustaining Peace and Security
  • Remarks at a UN General Debate on the Ad Hoc Working Group on Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly
  • Remarks in a Meeting of the Fifth Committee on Human Resources Reform

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

Department of the Treasury

  • Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on President Biden’s Executive Order on Digital Assets
  • Readout: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with Counterparts from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom
  • Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on White House Call with U.S. Mayors Marking the Anniversary of the American Rescue Plan
  • Fact Sheet: The Impact of the American Rescue Plan after One Year

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

  • Press Release: SEC Proposes Rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure by Public Companies

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Speech: Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim Delivers Remarks at Press Availability on Clean Air Act Settlement with Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
  • Press Release: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Agrees to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution at Three U.S. Chemical Plants
  • Press Release: Serial Fraudster Extradited to the United States from Mexico to Face Investment Fraud Scheme Charges in North Carolina and Texas
  • Press Release: Sodinokibi/REvil Ransomware Defendant Extradited to United States and Arraigned in Texas
  • Press Release: Justice Department Files Complaint to Stop Seafood Processor from Distributing Adulterated Seafood Products
  • Press Release: Two Defendants in ‘Grandparent Scam’ Network Plead Guilty to RICO Conspiracy
  • Press Release: 16 Defendants, Including 12 Physicians, Sentenced to Prison for Distributing 6.6 Million Opioid Pills and Submitting $250 Million in False Billings
  • Press Release: Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty to Murder in Indian Country

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

  • Press Release: DHS Announces National Board Members of Alternatives to Detention Case Management Pilot Program
  • Press Release: Philadelphia CBP Officers, USFWS Inspectors Seize Six Shipments of Slimy, Slithering Bloodsuckers (Pennsylvania)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Link to daily press releases

Department of Commerce

  • Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on “Ensuring the Responsible Development of Digital Assets” Executive Order

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

  • Press Release: FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting Wednesday, March 16, 2022

US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

  • Press Release: DFC Approves 11 Values-Based Investments Totaling Nearly $364 Million to Address Climate Change, Promote Gender Equity, and Improve Healthcare throughout the Developing World

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Press Release: USDA Announces American Rescue Plan Technical Assistance Investment to Benefit Underserved Farmers, Ranchers and Forest Landowners
  • Press Release: USDA Announces $35 Million Funding Opportunity to Support Underserved and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers

Department of Energy (DOE)

  • Press Release: U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm Hosts The First Net-Zero Producers Forum Ministerial in Houston
  • Statement By Secretary Granholm On President Biden’s Nomination Of Dr. Evelyn Wang

Department of Interior (DOI)

  • Press Release: White House Council on Native American Affairs Discusses Interagency Effort to Protect and Increase Access to Indigenous Sacred Sites

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

  • Press Release: EPA and Colorado announce enforcement partnership to advance environmental justice goals
  • Press Release: EPA to Review Cleanups at 39 Southeast Superfund Sites this Year
  • Press Release: EPA Restores California’s Authority to Enforce Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Cars and Light Trucks
  • Link to other EPA press releases

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

  • Press Release: FAA Announces Application Period for LAANC Service Suppliers

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor, Trucking Alliance partnership seeks to expand use of Registered Apprenticeships to train, employ needed drivers
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor finds two Georgia Zaxby’s franchise locations endangered young workers, violated child labor, overtime laws
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor announces $10M in available funding to expand workforce development services for out-of-school time organizations
  • Press Release: Court orders Massachusetts employer who threatened employee to pay $25K in punitive damages, plus $164K in wages, damages to underpaid employees
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor fines New Jersey auto parts seller $1.2M for 33 workplace safety, health violations following worker’s serious hand injury
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor investigation finds $37K in back overtime wages, damages for 34 employees at 18 Indiana credit union locations

Health & Human Services (HHS)

  • Press Release: HHS Announces Nearly $35 Million To Strengthen Mental Health Support for Children and Young Adults