Here’s what caught our eye this week:

KEY ADMINISTRATION ACTIONS

White House:

• FACT SHEET: U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit in Washington, DC
• Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Securing the Information Technology and Services Supply Chain
• Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Bipartisan Innovation Act Conference Committee Meeting
• Readout of the White House’s First Stakeholder Convening on Mining Reform
• Office of the National Cyber Director Announces Senior Leadership
• Bill Signed: S.3522 (The Ukraine Democracy Lend-Lease Act of 2022)

Department of Commerce:

• U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to Join Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Meeting in Paris-Saclay
• Joint Press Release: U.S. Department of Commerce and Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry Sign Memorandum of Cooperation to Strengthen Semiconductor Supply Chain Resiliency and Promote Sustainable Growth
• Deputy Secretary Don Graves Hosts Supply Chain Summit in Detroit with Senators Stabenow and Peters, Congresswomen Lawrence and Tlaib, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist, and Mayor Duggan
• Raimondo Announces Temporary Suspension of 232 Tariffs on Ukraine Steel

Office of the United States Trade Representative:

• Ambassador Katherine Tai to Travel to France

Department of Defense:

• Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine

Department of Treasury:

• U.S. Treasury Takes Sweeping Action Against Russia’s War Efforts

Department of Justice:

• United States Signs Protocol to Strengthen International Law Enforcement Cooperation to Combat Cybercrime

Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency:

• CISA, NSA, FBI and International Cyber Authorities Issue Cybersecurity Advisory to Protect Managed Service Providers (MSP) and Customers

Department of Energy:

• Biden Administration Launches $2.5 Billion Fund to Modernize and Expand Capacity of America’s Power Grid

Department of State:

• Attribution of Russia’s Malicious Cyber Activity Against Ukraine
• U.S. Support for Connectivity and Cybersecurity in Ukraine

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:

• SEC Extends Comment Period for Proposed Rules on Climate-Related Disclosures

CONGRESSIONAL ACTION

Senate Finance Committee:

• Wyden, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Disallow Foreign Tax Credits and Other Tax Benefits for Companies Operating in Russia
• Memorandum: Suspension of 232 Tariffs on Ukrainian Steel

Senate Intelligence Committee:

• Hearing: Countering the People’s Republic of China’s Economic and Technological Plan for Dominance

House Homeland Security Committee:

• Upcoming Hearing: Securing the DotGov: Examining Efforts to Strengthen Federal Network Cybersecurity

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission:

• Hearing: China’s Activities and Influence in South and Central Asia

House Foreign Affairs Committee:

• Upcoming Hearing: U.S. Efforts to Support European Energy Security
• Upcoming Hearing: The Ukraine Crisis: Implications for U.S. Policy in the Indo-Pacific
• Upcoming Hearing: The Impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine in the Middle East and North Africa
• Hearing: Forest Conservation in the Fight Against Climate Change
• Hearing: Accountability and Justice for War Crimes Committed in Ukraine by the Russian Federation

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations:

• Hearing: U.S. Efforts to Support Ukraine Against Russian Aggression

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation:

• Conference Committee on Bipartisan Innovation and Competition Legislation

House Committee on Energy & Commerce:

• Hearing: Modernizing Hydropower: Licensing and Reforms For a Clean Energy Future

House Committee on Science, Space, & Technology:

• Upcoming Hearing: Building a Workforce to Navigate the Electric Vehicle Future
• Hearing: Securing the Digital Commons: Open-Source Software Cybersecurity

Senate Armed Services Committee:

• Hearing: OPEN/CLOSED: To receive testimony on worldwide threats

House Armed Services Committee:

• Upcoming Markup: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

SILVERADO NEWS

TRADE & INDUSTRIAL SECURITY: Sarah Stewart, Silverado's Executive Director and a Policy Advisor for the Center for Climate and Trade, attended the Climate Leadership Council's event on "The Case for Climate and Trade."

GENERAL: Andrew David joins Silverado Policy Accelerator as Senior Director of Research and Analysis

GEOPOLITICS: Silverado’s Co-Founder and Executive Chairman Dmitri Alperovitch hosts a podcast discussion on the “How Moskva Was Sunk: Analysis of the war in Ukraine.” The transcript can be accessed here.