US Executive Branch Update – August 23, 2022

The Vice President has no public events scheduled.

*The U.S. President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS) daily schedules are subject to change, as is the White House press briefing schedule.

Recap of Monday, August 22, 2022

Note: All colored text denotes hyperlinks.

The White House

• Statement from President Joe Biden on the announcement of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Departure from NIAID
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Call with Portuguese Foreign Minister Joao Gomes Cravinho
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Call with Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan

Department of Defense (DOD)

• Press Release:  DOD Concludes Industry Engagement Day for the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve (RDER)
• Publication:  Ukraine Fact Sheet – Aug. 19
• Article:  DOD Welcomes the State Department’s International Exchange Visitors
• Article:  Medal of Honor Monday: Army Staff Sgt. Edward Kaneshiro
• Advisory:  Military Commissions Media Invitation Announced for United States v. Encep Nurjaman et al. Pre-Trial Hearin
• Contracts for August 22, 2022

Department of State

Daily Schedule | Tuesday, August 23

• August 22:  Statement | De-escalation in Northern Syria
• August 22:  Statement | U.S. Renews Calls for De-escalation in Libya
• August 22:  Statement | Standing Against Religious Persecution
• August 22:  Statement | Announcement of Workforce Development Cooperation in the Global Textiles Industry

U.S. Mission to the United Nations (UN)

• Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on International Peace and Security

Department of Commerce

• Press Release:  U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Appoints Members of U.S. Investment Advisory Council (IAC)

U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)

• Press Release:  USITC Makes Determination in Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Wooden Bedroom Furniture from China
• Press Release:  USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Soft Projectile Launching Devices, Components Thereof, Ammunition, and Products Containing Same

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

• Press Release:  FCC Selects Industry Traceback Group for Robocall Consortium

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments
• Press Release:  USDA to Invest up to $300 million in New Organic Transition Initiative

Department of Interior (DOI)

• Press Release:  Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland Highlights Tribal Co-Stewardship, Celebrates Homeland Restoration in Minnesota Visit

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Press Release:  Three Rural Communities in New England Receive Assistance to Grow Their Outdoor Recreation Economy
• Link to other EPA press releases

Department of Transportation

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Transportation Announces New Members to its Regional Infrastructure Accelerators Program

Department of Labor

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor recovers $65K in back wages, damages for 3 workers denied overtime by gas station operators with history of costly violations
• Press Release:  Federal court requires Pennsylvania home healthcare agency to pay $293K in back wages, damages to 75 workers denied overtime
• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor proposes $1.3M in penalties for metro-area roofing contractor after second employee suffers fatal fall in 3 years

Health & Human Services (HHS)

• Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on Upcoming Departure of Dr. Anthony S. Fauci
• Press Release:  HHS Expands Home and Community-Based Services in Five New States and Territories for Older Adults and People with Disabilities
• Press Release:  CMS Encourages States to Use Medicaid Payments to Nursing Homes to Drive Better Health Outcomes for Residents, Improve Staffing