US Executive Branch Update – February 2, 2022

POTUS' Schedule*

10:15 a.m. EST - THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT receive the President's Daily Brief | Oval Office

1:30 p.m. EST - THE PRESIDENT, THE VICE PRESIDENT, and THE FIRST LADY host an event at the White House to reignite the Cancer Moonshot; THE SECOND GENTLEMAN also attends | East Room

VPOTUS' Schedule*

10:15 a.m. EST - THE VICE PRESIDENT will receive the President's Daily Brief | Oval Office

1:30 p.m. EST - THE PRESIDENT, THE VICE PRESIDENT, and THE FIRST LADY host an event at the White House to reignite the Cancer Moonshot; THE SECOND GENTLEMAN also attends | East Room

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

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

3:00 p.m. EST - Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and public health officials | 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 Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Note: Bold hyperlinks spotlight COVID-19 developments.

The White House

• Readout of the President's Meeting with Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Durbin and Ranking Member Grassley
• Remarks by President Biden in Meeting with Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley on the Forthcoming Supreme Court Vacancy
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Call with Ibrahim Kalin, Spokesperson and Chief Advisor to the President of Turkey
• Memorandum on Implementation of the Anomalous Health Incidents Provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
• Memorandum for the Secretary of State on Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs
• Bill Signed into Law: S. 1404, the "Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act," which provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to the "Ghost Army," in recognition of their unique and highly distinguished service in conducting deception operations in Europe during World War II.
• Readout of White House Roundtables with Tribal Leaders on Implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
• Fact Sheet: White House Announces Additional Actions to Help Families Afford Energy Bills, Building on Historic Investments
• Statement by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on Lunar New Year
• Transcript: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 1, 2022
• Fact Sheet: The Biden Administration's Commitment to Global Health | February 2, 2022
• Fact Sheet: President Biden Reignites Cancer Moonshot to End Cancer as We Know It | February 2, 2022

Department of Defense (DOD)

• Transcript: Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the UAE
• Article: Health, Security, Environment Are Key Motivators in DOD Response at Red Hill
• Article: Face of Defense | Serving Excellence
• Article: Sports Heroes Who Served | NFL Player and Coach is Also Air Force Veteran
• Contracts for February 1, 2022

Department of State

• Daily Schedule | Wednesday, February 2

Europe, Ukraine, Russia

• February 1: Readout | Secretary Blinken's Call with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
• February 1: Readout | Secretary Blinken's Call with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg, OSCE Chair-in-Office and Polish Foreign Minister Rau, and EU High Representative Borrell
• February 1: Readout | Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister Kasoulides (bilat, UKR, RUS)
• February 1: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides Before Their Meeting

Asia-Pacific

• February 1: Readout | Secretary Blinken's Call with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi (DPRK, RUS, UKR, etc.)
• February 1: Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman's Call with Republic of Korea First Vice Foreign Minister Choi and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mori (DPRK)
• February 1: Readout | Special Representative for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim's Calls with Republic of Korea Special Representative Noh and Japan Director General Funakoshi

Middle East

• February 1: Statement | Statement on Israeli Defense Forces Report on Death of Omar Assad (AmCit)

Other Matters

• February 1: Transcript | Department Press Briefing
• February 1: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Ceremony Renaming the Harry S. Truman Cafeteria after Ambassador Terence A. Todman

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

• Readout: Administrator Samantha Power Meets with Macky Sall, President of Senegal
• Readout: Administrator Samantha Power Visits Tuskegee University

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

• Transcript: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield's Interview with Andrea Mitchell of MSNBC
• Transcript: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield's Interview with Leila Fadel on NPR's "Morning Edition"
• Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the One-Year Anniversary of the Military Coup in Burma
• Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Black History Month

Department of the Treasury

• Readout: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen's Meeting with Puerto Rico's Governor Pedro Pierluisi

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

• Press Release: SEC Files Fraud Charges Alleging a Multi-Million Dollar Scheme that Targeted Retirement Accounts
• Press Release: Lori H. Price Named Acting Director of the Office of Credit Ratings; Ahmed Abonamah to Leave SEC

Department of Justice

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
• Press Release: Former Engineering Executive Convicted of Rigging Bids and Defrauding North Carolina Department of Transportation
• Press Release: Georgia Men Sentenced to Prison for Dog-Fighting and Drug Distribution
• Press Release: Justice Department's False Claims Act Settlements and Judgments Exceed $5.6 Billion in Fiscal Year 2021
• Press Release: Woman Pleads Guilty to Misappropriating Funds for Care of COVID-19 Patients
• Press Release: Former Louisville, Kentucky Police Officer Sentenced for Using Excessive Force

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

• Press Release: DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking Report Highlights Increases in Arrests and Seizures
• Press Release: Announcing the Launch of the New DHS.gov
• Press Release: USCIS Updates Medical Examination Guidance for Afghan Parolees Arriving Under Operation Allies Welcome (OAW)
• Press Release: El Paso Sector continues to encounter migrants with criminal records (Texas)
• Press Release: Three Human Smuggling Attempts Foiled in Less Than 12 Hours (Texas)
• Press Release: SUV Bursts Into Flames After Flight From Border Patrol Agents (Arizona)
• Press Release: CBP Officers Seize 5,000 Rounds of Ammunition at the Hidalgo International Bridge (Texas)
• Press Release: Border Patrol Agents Rescue Migrants from Water Crossing (Arizona)
• Press Release: Agents Arrest Six Individuals and Discovered a Loaded Firearm in Motel Room (California)
• Press Release: Convicted Registered Sex Offender Attempts Illegal Entry into the U.S. (California)
• Press Release: Meth Seized at the Highway 86 Checkpoint (California)
• Press Release: In Two Days, St. Louis CBP Seizes 2,350 Pills of ED Medication (Missouri)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Link to daily press releases

Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)

• Statement by Ambassador Katherine Tai on Black History Month

Department of Commerce

• Press Release: What They Are Saying | Boeing, Qatar Reach Landmark Deal on Freighters

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

• Press Release: FTC Approves Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A.'s Petition for Prior Approval of its Acquisition of the Chromatography Equipment Business of Novasep Process SAS
• Press Release: FTC Outlines Aggressive Approach to Policing Against Pandemic Predators in Testimony Before Senate Commerce Subcommittee

US Export-Import Bank (EXIM)

• Readout: EXIM Delegation Meets with Lithuanian Prime Minister, American Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania and Other Key Stakeholders

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• Press Release: USDA Announces Inaugural Federal Advisory Committee on Urban Agriculture

Department of Energy (DOE)

• Press Release: ICYMI | Granholm Op-ed: New York's climate goals inspire Biden's clean energy agenda

Department of Interior (DOI)

• Press Release: Biden-Harris Administration Focuses on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in First Meeting of the Interagency Group on Insular Areas

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Press Release: EPA Expands Pesticide Outreach and Education to Better Meet the Needs of Pesticide Applicators, including Farmworkers, and Consumers
• Press Release: EPA Launches ENERGY STAR Home Upgrade to Take U.S. Households into the Clean Energy Future
• Link to daily EPA press releases

Department of Labor

• Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor obtains judgment after investigation finds Michigan company failed to forward retirement contributions
• Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor recovers $23K in back wages for 8 workers denied their full wages by Pago Pago employer who violated federal law
• Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor announces plans to hire 100 investigators to support its Wage and Hour Division's compliance efforts
• Press Release: Investigation recovers $97K in back wages, damages for 330 workers after U.S. Department of Labor finds violations at 11 frozen yogurt franchise locations
• Press Release: New Hampshire retailer pays $50,000 in punitive damages to worker terminated after asking for owed overtime wages

Department of Education

• Press Release: Secretary Cardona to Open Wednesday's 2022 Advancing Equity in Career-Connected Education Summit

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

• Press Release: FDA Advisory Committee Meeting to Discuss Request for Authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 6 Months Through 4 Years of Age
• Press Release: FDA Roundup | February 1, 2022

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