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

POTUS’ Schedule*

9:45 a.m. EST – The President receives the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office

12:05 p.m. EST – The President makes an announcement related to small businesses | South Court Auditorium

6:00 p.m. EST – The President delivers remarks on the lives lost to COVID-19 | The White House

6:15 p.m. EST – The President, The First Lady, The Vice President, and THE SECOND GENTLEMAN hold a moment of silence and candle lighting ceremony | South Portico

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

6:00 p.m. EST – The Vice President will join the President when he delivers remarks on the lives lost to COVID-19 in the Cross Hall

6:15 p.m. EST – The President, The First Lady, The Vice President, and THE SECOND GENTLEMAN hold a moment of silence and candle lighting ceremony at sundown in the South Portico

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 | The White House

*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, February 19-21, 2021

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

The White House

• Statement by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Bilateral Virtual Meeting between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Feb. 23, 2021)
• Disaster Declaration: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Texas Disaster Declaration
• Remarks by President Biden at the 2021 Virtual Munich Security Conference | February 19, 2021
• Remarks by President Biden at Pfizer Manufacturing Site | February 19, 2021
• Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Call with Acting FEMA Administrator Bob Fenton | February 19, 2021
• Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on the Introduction of the Equality Act in Congress | February 19, 2021
• Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on the Day of Remembrance of Japanese American Internment | February 19, 2021
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Call with Jean-Charles Ellermann-Kingombe, Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Danish Prime Minister’s Office | February 19, 2021
• Transcript: Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jen Psaki Aboard Air Force One En Route Kalamazoo, MI | February 19, 2021
• Transcript: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials | February 19, 2021
• Nominations: President Biden Announces Key Nominees of his Health and Human Service, Education, and Veteran Affairs Teams | February 19, 2021

Department of Defense (DOD)

• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Call With Ukrainian Minister of Defense Andrii Taran
• Transcript: Secretary of Defense Briefs Reporters on NATO Defense Ministerial and Ongoing Department of Defense Issues
• Article: Austin Says Afghanistan, Iraq, China Among Topics at NATO Meeting
• Article: President Biden Tells World: ‘America Is Back’ (re: Munich Security Conference)
• Press Release: A Message From the Secretary of Defense on Extremism
• Article: DOD Taking Steps to Prevent Sexual Assault, Extremism
• Contracts for February 19, 2021

Department of State

• Daily Schedule | Monday, February 22
• February 20: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Afghanistan High Council for National Reconciliation Chair Dr. Abdullah
• February 19: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Honduran Foreign Minister Rosales
• February 19: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Salvadoran Foreign Minister Hill Tinoco
• February 19: Statement | The United States Officially Rejoins the Paris Agreement
• February 19: Transcript | Department Press Briefing – February 19, 2021

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

• Press Release: USAID to Provide Initial $2 Billion to Propel Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

• Press Release: IARPA Program Driving New Capabilities to Capture Clearer Images of Satellites Orbiting (Very) High Above Earth

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

• Press Release: SEC Awards Almost $3 Million Total in Separate Whistleblower Awards

Department of Justice

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases

February 20, 2021

• Press Release: WWII Nazi Concentration Camp Guard Removed to Germany

February 19, 2021

• Press Release: Federal Charges Against Stanford University Researcher Expanded (re: China)
• Press Release: Man Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud
• Press Release: Hospice Administrator Sentenced for Role in Hospice Fraud Scheme
• Press Release: Federal Contractor Agrees to Pay More Than $6 Million to Settle Overbilling Allegations
• Press Release: Dietary Supplement Executive Sentenced in Scheme to Fraudulently Sell Popular Dietary Supplements
• Press Release: Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Tampa-Area Physician, Pharmacy, and Clinic Owners for Controlled Substances Act Violations
• Press Release: Long Island Car Wash Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

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

• Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’ Call with Canadian Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Blair
• DHS Statement on First Step in Process to Address Individuals in Mexico with Active Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP) Cases
• Press Release: Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic, Meat Contraband from China Hit Record Levels (California)
• Press Release: BORSTAR Agents Perform Rescue (California)
• Press Release: USBP Agents Rescue Abandoned Migrants (California)
• Press Release: CBP Field Operations at Hidalgo International Bridge Arrests Man Wanted on Child Indecency Charges (Texas)
• Press Release: Port Huron CBP Officers Brave Blizzard Conditions to Aid Motorists in Vehicle Fire (Michigan)
• Press Release: That’s Not Frosted Flakes: Cincinnati CBP Snares 44 Pounds of Cocaine-Soaked Cereal (Ohio)
• Press Release: CBP in Miami Seizes Cocaine in Sandals and Smuggled Internally (Florida)
• Press Release: TSA seeks to hire over 6,000 airport security screening officers
• Press Release: TSA Leadership at Miami International Airport Demonstrates Latest Technology at MIA for Members of Congress

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Press Release: FEMA Responds to Severe Winter Weather in the Southeast | February 20, 2021
• Press Release: Texas Survivors Affected by Winter Weather Can Apply for Federal Disaster Assistance (Texas)
• Press Release: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Texas
• Press Release: FEMA Responds to Severe Winter Weather in the Southeast | February 19, 2021
• Press Release: President Joseph R. Biden Approves Emergency Declaration for Oklahoma
• Press Release: President Joseph R. Biden Approves Emergency Declaration for Louisiana
• Press Release: FEMA Opening COVID-19 Vaccination Center in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
• Press Release: Proposed Weld County Flood Map Reflects Changes to Local Flood Risk, Insurance Rates (Colorado)

Department of Commerce

• Blog: Spotlight on Commerce | LaRita Jones, Division Chief, Office of Human Resources, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
• Blog: Spotlight on Commerce | Cheryl Jackson, Program Analyst, Atlanta Regional Office, U.S. Economic Development Administration

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• Statement on Change to Definition of ‘Agricultural Products’ in Reporting Trade Data
• Press Release: US Department of Agriculture Announces Key Leadership in Farm Production and Conservation Mission Area

Department of Interior

• Press Release: Interior Department Applauds UNESCO Designation of Fort Monroe as Slave Route Site of Memory

Environmental Protection Agency

• Press Release: EPA Approves Emergency Fuel Waiver for Texas
• Press Release: EPA Seeks Small Businesses Input on Risk Management Rulemaking for PV29
• Press Release: The Environmental Protection Agency extends nominations deadline for the 2021 President’s Environmental Student and Teacher Awards

Department of Labor

• Press Release: US Department of Labor announces OSHA will investigate complaints of whistleblower retaliation under new antitrust, money laundering laws

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

• Press Release: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update | February 19, 2021
• Press Release: FDA Warns 10 Companies for Illegally Selling Dietary Supplements Claiming to Treat Depression and Other Mental Health Disorders

US Government (USG) COVID-19 Webpages

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 webpage
• Department of Defense COVID-19 webpage
• Department of State COVID-19 Travel Advisory webpage
• Office of Personnel Management COVID-19 webpage
• Food and Drug Administration COVID-19 webpage
• Department of Homeland Security Employee COVID-19 webpage
• Department of Labor COVID-19 webpage
• USAGov COVID-19 webpage

Non-USG COVID Webpages

Johns Hopkins University & Medicine

• Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker (tracks vaccine distribution in the United States)
• Coronavirus Resource Center
  • COVID-19 Interactive Map