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15 March 2022

US Executive Branch Update – March 11, 2022

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This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day's press releases.
United States Government, Public Sector

This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day's press releases.

POTUS' Schedule*

9:00 a.m. EST - THE PRESIDENT receives the President's Daily Brief

10:15 a.m. EST - THE PRESIDENT announces actions to continue to hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked and unjustified war on Ukraine | Roosevelt Room

10:40 a.m. EST - THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews

11:00 a.m. EST - THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route Philadelphia International Airport

11:45 a.m. EST - THE PRESIDENT arrives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Philadelphia International Airport

12:15 p.m. EST - THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference

2:10 p.m. EST - THE PRESIDENT tours an elementary school, highlighting the impacts and investments of the American Rescue Plan on its one-year anniversary

3:50 p.m. EST - THE PRESIDENT departs Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, en route Camp David

VPOTUS' Schedule*

9:40 a.m. CEST - THE VICE PRESIDENT will meet with troops from the United States and Poland

10:20 a.m. CEST - THE VICE PRESIDENT will depart Warsaw, Poland, en route Otopeni, Romania

2:00 p.m. EET - THE VICE PRESIDENT will participate in an official arrival ceremony with the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis | Cotroceni Palace

2:40 p.m. EET - THE VICE PRESIDENT will hold a bilateral meeting with the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis | Cotroceni Palace.

3:50 p.m. EET - THE VICE PRESIDENT will participate in a press availability with President Klaus Iohannis

5:30 p.m. EET - THE VICE PRESIDENT will meet with staff from the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest at Henri Coanda International Airport

6:10 p.m. EET - THE VICE PRESIDENT will depart Otopeni, Romania, en route Washington, D.C.

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

*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 Thursday, March 10, 2022

Note: Bold hyperlinks spotlight COVID-19 developments

The White House

  • Statement by President Biden on Consumer Price Index in February
  • Joint Statement by President Joseph R. Biden Jr. of the United States and President Iván Duque Márquez of the Republic of Colombia U.S.-Colombia Bicentennial Partnership
  • Remarks by President Biden and President Duque of the Republic of Colombia Before Bilateral Meeting
  • Transcript: Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials Previewing the Visit of President Duque of Colombia
  • Readout of President Biden's Call with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey
  • Remarks by President Biden at the Democratic National Committee's Winter Meeting
  • Corrected | Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Andrzej Duda of Poland in Joint Press Conference
    • Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Andrzej Duda of Poland in Joint Press Conference
  • Remarks by Vice President Harris and Prime Minister Morawiecki of Poland Before Bilateral Meeting
  • Remarks by Vice President Harris Before a Roundtable Discussion with People Displaced from Ukraine | Warsaw, Poland
  • Press Release: Vice President Kamala Harris Announces Additional U.S. Funding to Respond to Humanitarian Needs in Ukraine and Eastern Europe
  • Remarks by Vice President Harris and Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada Before Bilateral Meeting
  • Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Meeting with Africa Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat
  • Statement of President Joe Biden on the Justice Department Naming a Chief Pandemic Prosecutor
  • Statement by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Senate Passage of the Bipartisan Funding Bill
  • Fact Sheet: Biden-?Harris Administration Applauds House Passage of Bipartisan Government Funding Bill
  • Memorandum on the Designation of the State of Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally
  • Press Release: During Week of Anniversary of American Rescue Plan, Biden-?Harris Administration Highlights Health Insurance Subsidies That Promoted Critical Increases in Enrollment and Cost Savings
  • Bills Signed into Law:
    • H.R. 2044, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 17 East Main Street in Herington, Kansas, as the Captain Emil J. Kapaun Post Office Building; and
    • H.R. 3210, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1905 15th Street in Boulder, Colorado, as the Officer Eric H. Talley Post Office Building.
  • Nominations Sent to the Senate

March 11, 2022

  • Joint Statement on U.S.-UK Consultations on the Indo-Pacific
  • Press Release: The American Rescue Plan People Difference
  • Fact Sheet: New Data Show Progress on Biden-?Harris Commitment to Equity in Emergency Small Business Relief
  • Fact Sheet: How The American Rescue Plan Is Keeping America's Schools Open Safely, Combating Learning Loss, And Addressing Student Mental Health

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's Call With Bulgarian Minister of Defense Dragomir Zakov
  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's Call With Romanian Minister of National Defence Vasile Dîncu
  • Transcript: Senior Defense Official Holds an Off-Camera Press Briefing
  • Article: Russia and China Falsely Accusing Use of Biological Weapons Against Russians, Say Officials
  • Press Release: Independent Review into Jan 5, 2020 al-Shabaab Attack at Manda Bay, Kenya
  • Transcript: Department of Defense Press Briefing on U.S. Africa Command Investigation of Jan. 5, 2020, Al-Shabaab Attack at the Cooperative Security Location in Manda Bay, Kenya
  • Article: At Manda Bay, Investigation Finds No Single Point of Failure, But Many Recommendations for Improvement
  • Publication: Executive Summary and Actions on Findings, Army Regulation (AR) 15-6 Investigation into the Attack on Cooperative Security Location (CSL) Manda Bay, Kenya on 5 January 202
  • Publication: Executive Summary of Report of Independent Review of the USAFRICOM-15-6 Investigation re: Attack on CSL Manda Bay
  • Readout of the U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council Working Groups on Integrated Air and Missile Defense and Maritime Security
  • Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby on Recent DPRK Missile Tests
  • Press Release: Delegation From the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Attends Pacific Operational Science & Technology Conference
  • Contracts for March 10, 2022

Department of State

Europe

  • March 10: Readout | Secretary Blinken's Call with Polish Foreign Minister Rau

Asia-Pacific

  • March 10: Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman's Call with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mori and Republic of Korea First Vice Foreign Minister Choi (DPRK, UKR)
  • March 10: Statement | The United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines Sign a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation

North Africa

  • March 10: Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with President Tebboune of Algeria
  • March 10: Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Foreign Minister Lamamra of Algeria

Travel Advisories

  • March 10: Advisory | Deputy Secretary Sherman's Travel to Turkey, Spain, Morocco, and Algeria
  • March 10: Advisory | Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Brian McKeon Travels to Boston, Massachusetts and Portsmouth, New Hampshire (AFG resettlement)

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • Readout: Administrator Samantha Power Meets with Ambassadors to the U.S. from Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine
  • Press Release: The United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for Ukrainians

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Remarks at the UN General Assembly Thematic Consultations on "Our Common Agenda"
  • Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Chemical Weapons in Syria
  • Transcript: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield's Interview with Hassan Jammoul and Meriam Belalia of Al Jazeera Arabic
  • Transcript: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield's Interview with James Menendez of BBC Newshour

Department of the Treasury

  • Readout: In Pennsylvania, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo Highlights Emergency Rental Assistance Programs with Governor Wolf and Philadelphia Mayor Kenney
  • Press Release: Treasury and IRS Announce Aggressive Plan to End Pandemic Inventory Backlog This Year

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Speech: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force Roundtable
  • Speech: Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Remarks at COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force Roundtable
  • Press Release: Justice Department Announces Director for COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement
  • Speech: Director for COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Kevin Chambers Delivers Remarks at COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force Roundtable
  • Press Release: California Man Pleads Guilty to Misappropriating COVID-19 Funds
  • Speech: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at Meeting with Justice Department Component Heads
  • Press Release: Departments of Justice and Labor Strengthen Partnership to Protect Workers
  • Press Release: Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission to Hold Joint Spring Enforcers Summit
  • Press Release: Former Canadian Government Employee Extradited to the United States to Face Charges for Dozens of Ransomware Attacks Resulting in the Payment of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Ransoms
  • Press Release: Law Enforcement Cooperation Between United States and Mexico Leads to Mexican Takedown of Significant Human Smugglers
  • Press Release: Missouri Woman Convicted for International Advance-Fee Scheme
  • Press Release: Minnesota Concrete Company and its CEO Indicted for Rigging Bids for Public Contracts
  • Press Release: Former San Jose State University Director of Sports Medicine Charged with Sexually Assaulting Female Student-Athletes
  • Press Release: Twelfth Defendant Convicted in Dog-Fighting, Drug Distribution Ring
  • Press Release: Former Sheriff of Franklin County, Arkansas Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Assaulting Two People in Custody

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

  • Statement from CISA Director Easterly on the Passage of Cyber Incident Reporting Legislation
  • Press Release: Calexico Agents Arrest Documented Gang Member (California)
  • Press Release: Eagle Pass Agents Recover Body of Missing Child (Texas)
  • Press Release: CBP Offers Travel Tips, Reminds Noncitizens of Vaccine Proof Requirement as Spring Break Approaches (Texas)
  • Press Release: Three Migrant Smuggling Events Interdicted (Texas)
  • Press Release: Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents stop human smuggling attempt (Texas)
  • Press Release: Organic Baby Porridge, Rice and Special K in Shipment (Tennessee)
  • Press Release: Memphis Seizes a Cocaine Cookbook from Trinidad & Tobago (Tennessee)
  • Press Release: $4.55 Million in Fake Jewelry Seized by CBP Officers in Louisville (Kentucky)
  • Press Release: AMO, Border Patrol Rescue 10 Haitian Migrants Stranded in Desolate Island off Puerto Rico's West Coast (Puerto Rico)
  • Press Release: Caribbean AMO Agents Seize Aircraft Tied to Smuggling Activities (U.S. Virgin Islands)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Link to daily press releases

Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)

  • Statement from Ambassador Katherine Tai on María L. Pagán's Confirmation as Deputy United States Trade Representative (Geneva Office)

US International Trade Commission (USITC)

  • Press Release: USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Barcode Scanners, Mobile Computers with Barcode Scanning Capabilities, Scan Engines, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same
  • Press Release: USITC Makes Determination in Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from Canada, China, India, and Oman

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

  • Press Release: Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department to Hold Joint Spring Enforcers Summit
  • Press Release: FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for March 17 Open Commission Meeting
  • Press Release: Payment Processor that Helped Bogus Discount Clubs Bilk Consumers Will Pay $2.3 Million as a Result of FTC Case

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

  • Press Release: FCC Announces Opening of New On-Site Child Care Center
  • Press Release: FCC Announces Over $640 Million for Rural Broadband in 26 States

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Press Release: Biden-Harris Administration Issues Call for Wildfire Commission Member Applications

Department of Energy (DOE)

  • Press Release: DOE Awards $36 Million to Reduce Waste from Advanced Nuclear Reactors

Department of Interior (DOI)

  • Press Release: Biden-Harris Administration Issues Call for Wildfire Commission Member Applications
  • Press Release: Secretary Haaland Visits Maryland to Honor Harriet Tubman Day

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

  • Link to daily EPA press releases

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
  • Press Release: Departments of Labor, Justice strengthen partnership to protect workers
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor cites Appleton contractor - twice in 6 months - for exposing roofing workers to deadly fall hazards, as penalties mount
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor cautions 401(k) plan fiduciaries to exercise extreme care as they consider cryptocurrencies
  • Press Release: Federal judge orders Juan Quevedo-Garcia, one of New Jersey's most flagrant OSHA violators, to pay $2M in penalties
  • Press Release: Preventable tragedy | U.S. Department of Labor investigation of zip-line worker's fatal fall finds workplace safety failures
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor offers new resources to help combat employer retaliation against workers who exercise their legal rights
  • Press Release: Bureau of Labor Statistics' Mid-Atlantic Region to host online Data Users Conference on April 20, 2022
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor announces $3.5M award to establish hub to improve services, outcomes for jobseekers, employers
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor administrative judge orders Frostproof farm labor contractor to pay $249K in back wages, penalties in settlement agreement

Health & Human Services (HHS)

  • Remarks by Secretary Xavier Becerra at the NARAL Power of Choice Event

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

  • Press Release: FDA Orders Philips Respironics to Notify Patients Regarding the Recall of Certain Breathing Assistance Machines

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