The Biden Transition to Power In this episode of Transition Lab—the first to focus on the Biden transition to power—host David Marchick asks Ted Kaufman to discuss Biden’s transition planning process. Read More
Announcing the 2020 Presidential Transition Guide The new edition of the Presidential Transition Guide shows that it is imperative that presidential candidates prioritize the top 100 appointments early in order to get them through the clearance process. It also emphasizes that policy plans should be aligned with the budget and supported by principles of sound management in executing the president’s agenda. Read More
Resources that guide presidential transitions: a bibliography As a nonpartisan resource for transition teams, the Center for Presidential Transition gathers and organizes knowledge and resources for those planning transitions. The following list of books, articles and reports offer a wealth of information related to transition planning that our team found useful in creating resources for transition teams. Read More
The Presidential Transition Act: a framework for continuity in government The evolution of the Presidential Transition Act has given our nation a framework ensuring transition planning starts early — well before the general election — and, just as Congress envisioned in 1963, that serving and protecting the American people remains the priority of our government, even during transfers of executive power. Read More
The costs of presidential transition When candidates receive their party’s presidential nomination, they must begin to stand up presidential transition teams to prepare for the possibility of governing. As they do so, a number of questions arise, including who will pay the costs of running these transition operations? Read More
They’re from the government and they’re here to help your transition There is both disruption and continuity in a presidential transition. Thankfully, a support structure of career staff and their agencies stands ready to assist the presidential transition teams BEFORE the election and the incoming administration after the votes have been counted. Read More