This report provides an overview of the priorities of the United States executive branch via daily schedules and press releases from the previous day.

Schedule of POTUS*

The President has no scheduled public events | Biden Beach House, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Schedule of VPOTUS*

The vice president has not scheduled any public events.

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

Summary of Monday, August 22, 2022

Note: All colored text indicates hyperlinks.

The White House

• Statement from President Joe Biden on Announcement of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Departure from NIAID

• Report on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s call with Portuguese Foreign Minister Joao Gomes Cravinho

• Report on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s call with Indonesian Minister for Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan

Department of Defense (DOD)

• Press Release: DOD Concludes Industry Engagement Day for Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve (RDER)

• Release: Ukraine Fact Sheet – August 19

• Article: Department of Defense Welcomes State Department International Exchange Visitors

• Item: Medal of Honor Monday: Army Staff Sgt. Edward Kaneshiro

• Notice: Military Commissions Media Invitation Announced for US c. Encep Nurjaman et al. Pre-trial hearing

• August 22, 2022 contracts

state department

Daily schedule | Tuesday August 23

• August 22: Statement | De-escalation in northern Syria

• August 22: Statement | US renews calls for de-escalation in Libya

• August 22: Statement | Stand up against religious persecution

• August 22: Statement | Announcement of Cooperation for Manpower Development in the Global Textile Industry

United States Mission to the United Nations (UN)

Commerce Department

United States International Trade Commission (USITC)

• Press release: USITC rules on five-year (sunset) review of wood bedroom furniture from China

• News Release: USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation into Certain Flexible Projectile Launching Devices, Their Components, Ammunition, and Products Containing Them

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• Press Release: US Department of Agriculture Announces Key Personnel 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 and Celebrates Homeland Restoration During Visit to Minnesota

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• News release: Three rural New England communities get help to grow their outdoor recreation economy

• Link to other EPA press releases

transport department

Ministry of Labour

• News Release: US Department of Labor Recovers $65,000 Back Wage Damages for 3 Workers Denied Overtime by Gas Station Operators with History of Violations expensive

• News release: Federal court orders Pennsylvania home health care agency to pay $293,000 in back wages, damages to 75 workers denied overtime

• News Release: US Department of Labor Proposes $1.3 Million Penalties for Metro Area Roofing Contractor After Second Employee Falls Fatally in 3 Years

Health and Human Services (HHS)

• Statement from HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on the upcoming departure of Dr. Anthony S. Fauci

• Press Release: HHS Expands Home and Community Services in Five New States and Territories for Seniors and People with Disabilities

• Press Release: CMS Encourages States to Use Medicaid Payments to Nursing Homes to Improve Resident Health Outcomes and Improve Staffing