Labels which can be printed to delineate tabs within the nominee binder.
This memo is an example of what would be provided to a nominee so that they would have an overview of the key House and Senate committees which oversee their confirmation process.
This table of contents provides an overview of the documents which would be provided to a nominee to help guide their confirmation process.
This letter is an example of a letter that would be sent to nominees to provide an introduction to the Presidential Transition Legislative Affairs Team (PTLAT). The accompanying binder would have information on their sherpa, the confirmation process, policy briefing materials, and other relevant information to the confirmation.
On March 22, 2012, Partnership President and CEO Max Stier testified before the House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Management, Investigations and Oversight on employee morale at the Department of Homeland Security.
On March 2, 2011, Partnership President and CEO Max Stier testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on streamlining the nominations process. In his testimony, Stier praised the Senate and its bipartisan working group for taking steps to reduce the number of political appointees requiring Senate confirmation. Beyond that, Stier encouraged the Senate to set goals for the incoming administration to get nominees’ paperwork in to the relevant committees so the Senate can vote on top administration officials at the beginning of the Congressional session. Stier also advocated for converting select political appointments to career positions and capping the number of political appointees at each agency instead of just across government.
On April 22, 2010, Partnership President and CEO, Max Stier, testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on the Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia on the presidential transition. Stier discussed the Partnership’s tracking of the 2008 transition and provided several recommendations based on the Partnership’s Ready to Govern (provide link to report) transition report, released a year after the inauguration. Stier thanked the members of the committee for their leadership in introducing S. 3196, the Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010, and offered additional recommendations, including mandating White House and agency transition councils.
Memo to employees of the U.S. House and Senate who are approved for service on the Transition team. The memo provides guidance to Congressional staffers on roles and responsibilities as a transition detailee, legislative coordinator or volunteer.
This outline contains guidance to the agency review teams on how to create user’s manuals for independent regulatory agencies. The document contains sections discussing the general guidance and the 8-section outline for the user’s manuals.