The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed the retrieval of files on Bush administration political appointees at the Department of State, focusing on State’s Inspector General’s (OIG) report on possible violations of the Privacy Act.

The General Accountability Office (GAO) obtained information on the periods of service for persons appointed by the president to federal executive schedule positions with the advice and consent of the Senate during a recent 10-year period.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewing the conversion of appointees in non-career political positions to career appointments.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) surveyed the views of Senate-confirmed presidential appointees (PAS) to provide a better understanding of areas relevant to their federal service.

Memo dated Oct. 12, 1992 from White House Chief of Staff James Baker to Cabinet and agency heads requesting their resignation letters following the election in order to start fresh in a potential second term of President George H. W. Bush.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) obtained and analyzed information on (1) the number of non-career Senior Executive Service and Schedule C appointees at each agency and department and government-wide; (2) the number of career SES members government-wide; and (3) the number, placement and employment trends of non-career SES and Schedule C appointees at five selected departments and agencies: the Department of Education, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Small Business Administration and the U.S. Information Agency.

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) review of the career appointments that agencies granted employees who held either noncareer Senior Executive Service (SES) or Schedule C appointments before their career appointments.

54-page guide detailing the key ethics challenges facing federal appointees. Originally submitted to the Administrative Conference of the United States.

Guide for incoming political appointees in the Reagan administration for dealing with media. Includes tips for interviews, speeches and hosting press conferences.