White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Holds Briefing

The White House press secretary’s first briefing, held October 13, 2026, focused largely on the administration’s agenda and the president’s travel ahead of the midterms. The press secretary cited several industrial and infrastructure developments, including a 46,000-square-foot submarine component repair facility in Ohio, a proposed steel plant, a shipyard expansion in Maryland, and energy projects. She also cited investment figures including $54 billion associated with an Alaska LNG pipeline and terminal and $22.3 billion for a natural-gas facility in Texas; the transcript is garbled in places, so some details are unclear.

No contract awards, solicitations, bid approvals, procurement motions, or votes were identified. The project and investment references were presented as administration accomplishments rather than specific purchasing decisions. The briefing also addressed presidential travel, the press secretary’s plans to work with new media, and the reported request for U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign; no procurement-related action items were discussed.