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.
This Executive Order, published in the Federal Register, issued by the Bush White House, directs federal agencies to facilitate the 2008-09 presidential transition. The order establishes a Presidential Transition Coordinating Council with the authority to prepare the federal government for the presidential transition.
The key to improving our federal government’s operational health is a robust management framework “a roadmap to reform” that tackles challenges from federal budgeting to the use of technology to deliver services. The centerpiece of the president’s government reform plan needs to be a strategy to restore prestige to and increase the capacity of our federal workforce.
Each aspect of the government deserves more attention, but the new president’s management framework should focus on the talented, but underutilized, civilian workforce. The goal should be clear: to improve organizational performance. Core components of an effective workforce, which foster high performance, include:
- The Right Talent
Government has the right people, from top to bottom, with the right skills to work on behalf of the American people. - An Engaged Workforce
Government employees are motivated, empowered and performing to the best of their capabilities. - Strong Leadership
Managers are able to inspire and make meaningful and credible distinctions among employees in terms of performance. - Public Support
Americans value and support federal public service and understand the importance of having good people in the federal government.
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.
Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on suggested questions to assist the Senate in its constitutional role of confirming nominees, to help ensure that future political appointees have the requisite skills to be results-oriented leaders and managers.
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.
Memo from Deputy Director for Management Clay Johnson to members of the President’s Management Council (PMC) regarding directions and timelines for activities for the presidential transition. This memo from OMB is dated July 18, 2008 and a copy was sent to White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten. Goals for activities are to help ensure continuity of public services during the transition to a new administration, and help current non-career employees exit successfully.