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

10:30 a.m. EDT - THE PRESIDENT and The Vice President receive a briefing from members of the White House COVID-19 Response Team on the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccination program | Oval Office

11:30 a.m. EDT - THE PRESIDENT provides an update on the COVID-19 response and the vaccination program | Roosevelt Room

12:15 p.m. EDT - THE PRESIDENT has lunch with The Vice President | Private Dining Room

2:15 p.m. EDT - THE PRESIDENT participates in a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya | Oval Office

VPOTUS' Schedule*

10:00 a.m. EDT - THE VICE PRESIDENT will participate in a virtual town hall hosted by Care Can't Wait on the care provisions of the Build Back Better Agenda and how they will benefit families and women | South Court Auditorium

12:15 p.m. EDT - THE VICE PRESIDENT will have lunch with the President in the Private Dining Room

5:35 p.m. EDT - THE VICE PRESIDENT and THE SECOND GENTLEMAN will depart Washington, D.C., en route Los Angeles, CA, where they will remain through the weekend.

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

1:00 p.m. EDT - Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki | 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 Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Note: Bold hyperlinks spotlight COVID-19 developments.

The White House

  • Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the President's Travel to Italy, Vatican City, and the United Kingdom (Oct. 29-Nov. 2) | October 14, 2021
  • Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Global Health Security Agenda Annual Report | October 14, 2021
  • Remarks by President Biden on Efforts to Address Global Transportation Supply Chain Bottlenecks | October 13, 2021
  • Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Efforts to Address Bottlenecks at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Moving Goods from Ship to Shelf
  • Transcript: Background Press Call on Global Transportation Supply Chain Bottlenecks
  • Fact Sheet: Ongoing Public U.S. Efforts to Counter Ransomware
  • Transcript: Background Press Call on the Virtual Counter-Ransomware Initiative Meeting
  • Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam of Singapore
  • Second Letter from Dana A. Remus, Counsel to the President, to David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, dated October 8, 2021
  • Transcript: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, October 13, 2021
  • Transcript: Press Briefing by White House COVID-?19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
  • Bills Signed into Law:
    • H.R. 2278, which designates the September 11th National Memorial Trail Route to link the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York, the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Virginia, and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania, and
    • S. 848, the "Consider Teachers Act of 2021," which modifies the service obligation verification process for TEACH Grant recipients and to extend the service obligation window due to COVID-19 or other emergencies

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Press Release: Women's Army Corps Veteran Celebrates 100th Birthday
  • Article: Before Stage and Screen, Bea Arthur Shined as a Marine
  • Article: Families Want Voice in Navigating Military Journey, DOD Official Says
  • Article: Navy Spouse Competes on 'Project Runway'
  • Publication: COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Installation Status Update, October 13, 2021
  • Contracts for October 13, 2021

Department of State

  • Daily Schedule | Thursday, October 14
  • October 13: Readout | Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Israeli Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at a Joint Press Availability
  • October 13: Readout | Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Lapid
  • October 13: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Israeli Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid Before Their Meeting
  • October 13: Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Ushpiz
  • October 13: Readout | Secretary Blinken's Meeting with the United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed
  • October 13: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Before Their Meeting
  • October 13: Readout | Secretary Blinken Delivers Virtual Remarks at the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating?Antisemitism
  • October 13: Statement | Sixth Anniversary of Iran's Wrongful Detention of Siamak Namazi
  • October 13: Advisory | Special Envoy Malley's Trip to the Middle East
  • October 13: Statement | U.S. Department of State Holds Cybersecurity Workshop
  • October 13: Statement | United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Northern Ethiopia Crisis
  • October 13: Statement | Heroes of U.S. Diplomacy Recognizes Diplomats Who Helped Defeat Ebola in West Africa

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • Readout: Administrator Power's Meeting with Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
  • Press Release: USAID Announces $11.3 million in Additional Funding for Zambia

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Statement at a Third Committee Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet
  • Statement at a Third Committee Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Department of the Treasury

  • Readout: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen's Meeting with G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
  • Readout: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen's Meeting with G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
  • Readout: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen's Meeting with Mexican Finance Secretary Rogelio Ramírez de la O
  • Press Release: Treasury Launches Effort to Study Impact of Climate Change on Households and Communities

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

  • Press Release: SEC Modernizes Filing Fee Disclosure and Payment Methods

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Speech: Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton Delivers Remarks at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Fourth Annual National Cybersecurity Summit
  • Speech: Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks Announcing a Civil Rights Investigation into Conditions in Texas Juvenile Facilities
  • Press Release: Justice Department Announces Investigation into Conditions at Five Juvenile Facilities in Texas
  • Speech: Director of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force Daniel Glad Delivers Remarks at ABA Section of Public Contract Law's Public Procurement Symposium
  • Press Release: Buckeye and West Shore Pipelines to Pay $8.7 Million in Civil Penalties and Damages for Injuries to Natural Resources Resulting from 2010 Crude Oil Spill near Lockport, Illinois
  • Press Release: Senior Executive of Oil-Services Company Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud Scheme that Caused Over $886 Million in Shareholder Losses
  • Press Release: Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Payment Processing Fraud Scheme
  • Press Release: Texas Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Adulterating Drug Used in Cataract Surgeries
  • Press Release: Texas Man Sentenced for Hate Crime and Other Charges After Using Dating App to Target Gay Men for Violent Crimes
  • Press Release: Two Individuals Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
  • Press Release: Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Fraudulently Obtaining and Laundering More than $4 Million in Paycheck Protection Program Loans
  • Press Release: Justice, Education Departments Issue Fact Sheet on Supporting Students at Risk of Self Harm during COVID-19 Era

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

  • Press Release: DHS Honors Fallen Law Enforcement During National Police Week 2021
  • Press Release: USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of FY 2022
  • Press Release: CBP and Uruguay Held Virtual Ribbon Cutting to Launch eCert (Washington, D.C.)
  • Press Release: Loaded Gun & Drug Contraband Seized Over the Weekend (California)
  • Press Release: Body Carrier Arrested with Fentanyl Pills (California)
  • Press Release: Agents Rescue Struggling Migrant in the All-American Canal (California)
  • Press Release: Agents Encounter and Seize Abandoned Kettlebells (California)
  • Press Release: Agents Seize Large Quantity of Fentanyl at Checkpoint (Arizona)
  • Press Release: Port of Roma, Texas, CBP Officers Seize Over $200K in Undeclared Currency at the Falcon Dam International Crossing (Texas)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Press Release: ICYMI — FEMA Administrator Addresses 2021 NEMA Annual Forum and Highlights the Evolving Role of Emergency Managers, Expanding Risks
  • Press Release: Application Period Open for FEMA Mitigation Grant Programs
  • Press Release: Three Disaster Recovery Centers to Close, Two Continue to Operate and Another will Open Soon (Michigan)
  • Press Release: King County Library System and FEMA Partnership Makes Registering for Funeral Assistance Easier (Washington State)
  • Press Release: FEMA Fire Management Assistance Granted for the Alisal Fire (California)

Department of Commerce

  • Readout of Deputy Secretary Graves Meeting with Meeting with Brazilian Deputy Minister of Economy Roberto Fendt

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

  • Press Release: FTC Puts Hundreds of Businesses on Notice about Fake Reviews and Other Misleading Endorsements

Federal Communications Commission (FTC)

  • Press Release: Notice on Ex Parte Status of CSRIC VIII Presentations

Department of Energy (DOE)

  • Press Release: DOE Announces $13.5 Million for Sustainable Development of Offshore Wind
  • Press Release: DOE Invests $61 Million for Smart Buildings that Accelerate Renewable Energy Adoption and Grid Resilience

Department of Interior (DOI)

  • Press Release: Secretary Haaland Outlines Ambitious Offshore Wind Leasing Strategy
  • Press Release: Bronx and Harlem Rivers Celebrate 10 Years of Accomplishments in the Urban Waters Federal Partnership Program
  • Press Release: Interior Department Welcomes New Biden-Harris Appointees

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor proposes rule to remove barriers to considering environmental, social, governance factors in plan management
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England's workers
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards

Department of Education

  • Press Release: Education, Justice Departments Issue Fact Sheet on Supporting Students at Risk of Self Harm During COVID-19 Era
  • Press Release: Five Board Members Appointed to Board Overseeing the Nation's Report Card

Health & Human Services (HHS)

  • Statement by HHS Xavier Becerra on FDA Sodium Reduction Guidance

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

  • Press Release: To Improve Nutrition and Reduce the Burden of Disease, FDA Issues Food Industry Guidance for Voluntarily Reducing Sodium in Processed and Packaged Foods

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