This memo to the Obama transition leadership team addresses the issue of whether in-kind contributions of goods and services from the campaign count against donation caps. The discussion focuses on the rules in the Presidential Transition Act, campaign finance rules and reporting requirements.
Memorandum with legal advice to the Obama-Biden Transition Project on requirements to pay employees of the transition overtime under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The recommendations covered both federal and District of Columbia wage rules.
Obama Personnel Guidance: Memo providing the requirements for the transition team’s recruitment and use of executive branch and private sector personnel.
This memorandum from presidential transition advisors Harrison Wellford and Tom Shakow addresses financial anangements concerning the First Family. It includes discussions of the First Family’s use of presidential allowance, personal food, personal items, travel, events hosted by the White House, decorating and moving expenses.
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the campaign of Barack Obama and the Department of Justice outlining the process to provide security clearances for incoming staff. Dated October 1, 2008 before the election and pursuant to the lntelligence Reform and Terorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA).
This Obama-Biden Transition Project memorandum responds to a request for information concerning the inauguration. The author addresses the questions: How much federal funding does the Presidential Inaugural Committee receive? How are federal funds restricted? What is the recent history of private fundraising? How many people work on Inauguration?
Email chain explaining the guidelines for employment and pay of agency review team members.
This template from the Obama-Biden Transition Project details the information necessary for the creation of an agency data file, including sections on agency overview, and a list of high priority issues. The template also requires information on personnel and management; program, policy and regulatory information; and budget and management.
This memorandum provides guidence on how policy teams should write promise books, books containing the promises made by then-Senator Obama during the campaign. The memorandum covers the formatting, sources of information, what to include and citations for promise books.
The draft code of ethics details the expectations for members of the incoming Kerry-Edwards transition team. The document includes guidelines for accepting gifts, conflicts of interest, and other standards of conduct expected from employees of the transition team.