Day: March 18, 2023

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke today with Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak, Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov, and Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi to discuss steadfast U.S. support for Ukraine’s armed forces as they defend themselves against Russia’s brutal invasion.  The Ukrainian officials provided an update on battlefield conditions and expressed appreciation for the continued provision of U.S. security assistance.  The U.S. officials reaffirmed the unwavering support of the United States for Ukraine…

This week, the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) held its Quarterly Business Meeting. They were welcomed by White House Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall.  Following their examination of cross-cutting critical infrastructure policy challenges, members discussed and adopted a forthcoming report to the President that identifies barriers to collaboration between critical infrastructure sectors on matters of security and resilience, and made several recommendations to address them.  Among the recommendations, the report identifies the need for outcome-based goals and mandatory standards governing the security and resilience of critical infrastructure assets. Additionally, recognizing that failures to critical infrastructure disproportionately impact our nation’s most…

East Room 5:13 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN:  Hello, hello!  (Applause.)  Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  (Applause.)  Take a seat if you have one, Gov. I’m getting a little bit worried.  We were in here watching you, and the Taoiseach, when we were in — you’re on camera, the Taoiseach — “Isn’t that Senator Koons?”  What the hell you’ve been doing, Koons?  I don’t know, man.  At any rate — he’s the senator from Delaware.  (Applause.)  As the great-great-grandson of the Blewitts of County Mayo — and several are here today — (applause) — and the Finnegans of County Louth, who boarded…