This chart, divided into sections for all clearance candidates and candidates requiring additional scrutiny, details the steps comprising an FBI background check.
This Partnership document contains guidelines for key considerations in planning for a Cabinet orientation in the first months of an administration.
This sample job description notes a summary of the role, reporting relationship, accountabilities and key competencies of a transition team’s head of policy.
This sample job description notes a summary of the role, reporting relationship, accountabilities and key competencies of a transition team’s head of appointments.
This sample job description notes a summary of the role, reporting relationship, accountabilities and key competencies of a transition team’s head of operations.
The Romney Readiness Project’s list of Wave I positions to fill, including key Presidential Appointmentments with Senate Confirmation (PAS) and White House staff.
This template resume or curriculum vitae from the Romney Readiness Project can be used to evaluate potential political appointees for federal positions. The template includes space for the potential appointee’s career history, education, affiliations, involvements, relevant commentary and recommendations.
This organizational chart displays the structure and personnel distribution of the Romney Readiness Project.
This chart provides timing and comments for each of the steps transition teams must take in order to properly identify and vet potential candidates for Cabinet-level positions.
This chart divides the more than 4,000 federal positions requiring presidential appointment into four categories: presidential appointment requiring Senate confirmation, presidential appointment without Senate confirmation, non-career senior executive service (above GS-15 level), confidential or policy-determining positions at or below GS-15 level, and non-competitive positions by statute at or below GS-15 level.