Congressional Research Service (CRS) on legislative actions to enhance the transition process since 1960 and the text from major transition statutes.
The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, signed into law as Public Law 108-458 in 2004, includes a provision which facilitates the security clearance process for members of presidential transition teams prior to Election Day.
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.
Memorandum documenting the lessons learned by Clay Johnson, lead for the Bush–Cheney 2000 presidential transition. He focuses on all aspects of the transition process from stakeholder management, staffing the White house, appointing the Cabinet to building and managing a rapidly growing, temporary team.
This memorandum, written by Dave Gribbin, Director of Congressional Relations for the George W. Bush transition, discusses lessons learned in his role during the transition. Gribbin discusses what actions he advocates future transitions should do and what actions they should not do.
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Office of President-elect Bush and the Clinton administration establishes the relationship between the transition team and the outgoing White House as required by the Presidential Transition Act. It includes provisions for transition procedures, identification of transition contacts and access to non-public government and transition information. This document was signed by the White House Chief of Staff John Podesta, and chairman of the president-elect’s transition team, Dick Cheney on December 18, 2000.
The code of ethics details the expectations for members of President-elect Bush’s transition team. The document includes guidelines for conflicts of interest, accessing non-public information, accepting gifts and other standards of conduct expected from employees of the presidential transition team.
This organizational chart displays the structure and personnel distribution of the Bush-Cheney Transition Team.
Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on reviewing the appointment of political appointees to career positions in the executive branch.
A guide for government employees from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) on how to keep federal records and set up proper record keeping procedures.