This 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. ET – THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief 10:45 a.m. ET – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on support for Ukrainians defending their country and their freedom against Russia’s brutal war … Continue Reading
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 8:40 a.m. ET – THE PRESIDENT departs the White House for Joint Base Andrews 3:50 p.m. ET – THE PRESIDENT arrives in Brussels, Belgium… Continue Reading
This 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. EST – THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office… Continue Reading
Note: The US Federal Government is closed on Monday in recognition of Presidents’ Day. This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* The President has no public events scheduled.… Continue Reading
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 10:00 a.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief… Continue Reading
This 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 | The White House 3:15 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route Camp David… Continue Reading
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* Friday, February 4 9:30 a.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief | The White House 10:45 a.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on the January jobs report | State … Continue Reading
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 10:00 a.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office s 11:00 a.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT receives a briefing from Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, FEMA Administrator … Continue Reading
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 8:00 a.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT delivers opening remarks at the virtual Summit for Democracy | South Court Auditorium 8:15 a.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT hosts the Leaders’ Plenary Session at the virtual … Continue Reading
This 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 receives the President’s Daily Brief | The White House 8:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route Wilmington, Delaware 8:55 p.m. EDT – … Continue Reading
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 9:35 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and The First Lady depart Wilmington, Delaware, en route Joint Base Andrews 10:10 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and The First Lady arrive at Joint Base Andrews… Continue Reading
This 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 receives the President’s Daily Brief | The White House… Continue Reading
This 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 receives the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office 10:30 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on the July jobs report | East Room… Continue Reading
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 8:15 a.m. EDT – The President departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews 8:35 a.m. EDT – The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route North Kingstown, Rhode Island… Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Senate Approves Joint Resolution to Repeal the FCC’s Broadband Privacy Rules On March 23, the U.S. Senate passed S.J. Res. 34, a joint resolution to repeal the broadband privacy rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in October 2016. Introduced by Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), the joint resolution, which states that “Congress … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Broadband-Focused Bills Introduced in House Several Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee (House Commerce Committee) have introduced bills focused on broadband. The bills are as follows: H.R.1546, the Rural Wireless Act of 2017. Introduced on March 15 by Rep. David Loebsack (D-IA), the bill would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Bill on Unwanted Robocalls and Texts Introduced in Senate On March 8, Sens. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls (HANGUP) Act of 2017. The legislation, a version of which was introduced in 2016, would eliminate a provision of the 2015 Bipartisan Budget Act … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Cybersecurity Legislation Introduced in the House and Senate On March 2, legislators in both the House of Representatives (House) and the Senate introduced several bills relating to cybersecurity reforms. As of this writing, the text of the bills below has not been publicly released. The following bills were introduced in the House: H.R.1340, … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity House Passes Bill Concerning Broadband Access for Veterans On December 6, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.6394, the Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2016. The bill— introduced on November 29, 2016 by Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA)—requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to submit a one-time report to Congress “on promoting … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Election Generally Leaves Telecom-Related Committee Members in Place The November 8 election saw many of the incumbents on the principal congressional committees involved in the telecommunications sector win reelection. No incumbents on the House Energy and Commerce Committee (House Commerce Committee) lost a general election race, though there is some imminent movement with … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Sen. Thune Introduces FCC Reauthorization Act On March 7, Sen. John Thune (R-SD), Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee (Senate Commerce Committee) introduced S.2644, the FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016. The bill would reauthorize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which has not been reauthorized since 1990, and would authorize appropriations … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity DOTCOM Act Approved by House Commerce Committee On June 17, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved H.R.805, the Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2015 (DOTCOM Act) by voice vote. The DOTCOM Act, previously discussed here, prohibits the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) from terminating its contract with the … Continue Reading
