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

POTUS’ Schedule*

9:50 a.m. EST – The President receives the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office

2:00 p.m. EST – The President and The Vice President meet with a bipartisan group of House and Senate members on U.S. supply chains | Oval Office

4:15 p.m. EST – The President signs an executive order on the economy; The Vice President also attends | State Dining Room

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

12:35 p.m. EST – the Vice President will ceremonially swear in Linda Thomas-Greenfield as United States Ambassador to the United Nations in the Ceremonial Office

2:00 p.m. EST – the President and the Vice President will meet with a bipartisan group of House and Senate members on U.S. supply chains in the Oval Office

4:15 p.m. EST – the Vice President will join the President when sign an Executive Order on the economy in the State Dining Room

6:15 p.m. EST – the Vice President will ceremonially swear in Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture virtually in South Court Auditorium

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

11:00 a.m. EST – Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and public health officials | The White House

12:30 p.m. EST – Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Sameera Fazili, and Senior Director for International Economics and Competitiveness Peter Harrell | 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 23, 2021

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

The White House

• Roadmap for a Renewed U.S.-Canada Partnership

• Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada in Joint Press Statements

• Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada Before Virtual Bilateral Meeting

• Remarks by President Biden in Roundtable with Black Essential Workers Moderated by Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice

• Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Call with Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi of Iraq

• Transcript: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 23, 2021

Department of Defense (DOD)

• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Phone Call With Thailand Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Prayut Chan-o-cha

• Advisory: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Travels to Northcom, Vaccination Centers, USS Nimitz (Feb. 24)

• Transcript: Pentagon Press Secretary Holds an Off-Camera Press Briefing

• Article: Iraqi Government Examines In-Country Missile Attacks on U.S. Bases

• Article: DOD ‘Problem Solvers’ Imagine Tomorrow During Engineers Week

• Article: Engineers With Both Government, Private Sector Experience Make Most Impact

• Article: ‘We Have Your Back:’ Engineers Key to Defense Space Efforts

• Article: Quantum Science to Deliver Cutting-Edge Technology to Warfighters, Official Says

• Article: Cyber Workforce Vital to Protecting National Security

• Article: Defense Department Has Multiple Priorities in COVID-19 Battle

• Publication: COVID-19 Industrial Base Support Infographic

• Contracts for February 23, 2021

Department of State

• Daily Schedule | Wednesday, February 24

• February 23: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Cabo Verdean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense Figueiredo

• February 23: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Polish Foreign Minister Rau

• February 23: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Egyptian Foreign Minister Shoukry

• February 23: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Momen

• February 23: Statement | Supporting a Healthy, Sustainable Mekong River

• February 23: Statement | U.S. Participation in the Spring 2021 Ad Hoc Liaison Committee Meeting on the Palestinian Economy

• February 23: Statement | Arrest of Opposition Members in Georgia

• February 23: Statement | G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Burma

• February 23: Statement | Honoring Anticorruption Champions

• February 23: Statement | On the Confirmation of Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield

• February 23: Transcript | Department Press Briefing – February 23, 2021

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

• Remarks at a UN General Assembly Debate on Ukraine

• Remarks at a UN Security Council Open Debate on Climate and Security (via VTC)

Department of the Treasury

• Readout: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call with Bank of Italy Governor Ignazio Visco

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

• Press Release: SEC Charges Two Former KPMG Auditors for Improper Professional Conduct During Audit of Not-for-Profit College

• Press Release: SEC Awards More Than $9.2 Million to Whistleblower for Successful Related Actions, Including Agreement With DOJ

Department of Justice

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

• Press Release: Serbian Founder of Digital-Asset Companies Indicted in International Cryptocurrency Scheme

• Press Release: Man Pleads Guilty to Directing COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme

• Press Release: One of the Nation’s Largest Chicken Producers Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing and is Sentenced to a $107 Million Criminal Fine

• Press Release: Department of Justice Issues Statement Regarding Federal Civil Rights Review Into March 2020 Police Encounter with Daniel Prude

• Press Release: Justice Department Sues to Shut Down Florida Tax Return Preparers

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

• Press Release: DHS Statement on Processing Current Residents of the Matamoros Camp (Mexico) Into the U.S.

• Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’ Call with EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson

• Press Release: Secretary Mayorkas to Deliver Remarks at Final Round of Second Annual President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition Hosted by CISA

• Press Release: Calexico Border Patrol Agent Receives Agency’s Highest Honor (California)

• Press Release: 14 Undocumented Migrants Apprehended During Brazen Smuggling Event (California)

• Press Release: CBP Officer Intercept Cocaine Worth over $1 Million at the Starr-Camargo International Bridge (Texas)

• Press Release: Laredo Sector Border Patrol Foils Drug Smuggling Attempts (Texas)

• Press Release: CBP Field Operations at Pharr International Bridge Discover More Than Produce and Seize $11.5 Million in Methamphetamine (Texas)

• Press Release: $22 Million in Designer Watches Intercepted by CBP Officers in Louisville (Kentucky)

• Press Release: CBP at Miami International Mail Facility Seize 24 Pounds of DMT (Florida)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Press Release: FEMA Responds to Severe Winter Weather

• Press Release: Texas Winter Storm Survivors in 31 Additional Counties Can Apply for Federal Disaster Assistance

• Press Release: FEMA Provides $3 Million to the Minnesota Department of Health for Vaccine Distribution Costs

• Press Release: Determination Letters Can Help You Find Disaster Assistance Answers

• Press Release: Federal Assistance for California Wildfires Tops $103M

• Press Release: Public Invited to Appeal or Comment on Flood Maps in Greene County, Arkansas

US International Trade Commission (USITC)

• Press Release: Corrosion Inhibitors from China Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• Press Release: Education Department Amplifies USDA Expansion of SNAP Benefits to Help Students Pursuing Postsecondary Education During Pandemic

Environmental Protection Agency

• Press Release: EPA Region 7 Deploys Certified Drinking Water Analysts with Mobile Lab to Work with Texas as They Restore Drinking Water Systems

Department of Labor

• Press Release: OSHA, Consulate General of Ecuador establish alliance to train Chicago-area Ecuadorian workers, protect them from job hazards

• Press Release: US Labor Department seeking Tempe plastering contractor’s current, former workers who may be owed back wages for work since 2015 (Arizona)

• Press Release: OSHA cites Missouri auto parts manufacturer for failing to implement, enforce coronavirus protections as exposure leads to press operator’s death

Department of Education

• Press Release: Education Department Amplifies USDA Expansion of SNAP Benefits to Help Students Pursuing Postsecondary Education During Pandemic

• Press Release: US Department of Education Releases Guidance to States on Assessing Student Learning During the Pandemic

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

• Press Release: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update | February 23, 2021

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