White House Guidance to Agencies September 14, 2016 Publication Type: Historical Documents Publication Tags: 2016,Agencies,Barack Obama,GSA,Office of Management and Budget This is a memorandum to agency transition directors and agency points of contact on transition from Anita Breckenridge, deputy chief of staff at the White House, Andrew Mayock, deputy director for management at OMB and Tim Horne, federal transition coordinator at GSA. The memo, released on Sept. 14, 2016, provides guidance on presidential transition preparations,...
Guidance to President’s Management Council August 21, 2012 Publication Type: Historical Documents Publication Tags: 2012,Agencies,Barack Obama,Office of Management and Budget,Second term This memo shares guidance and deadlines on transition planning to the President’s Management Council from the White House and OMB officials, including Alyssa Mastromonaco, Jeff Zients, Chris Lu and Nancy Hogan from August 2012. It includes guidance regarding naming a career agency lead for transition preparations, reviewing lines of succession, preparing agency briefing materials.
Peaceful Transfer of Power Transcript January 21, 2020 Publication Tags: 2016,Barack Obama,George W. Bush Few have served with more distinction than Josh Bolten and Denis McDonough, chiefs of staff for Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. In this conversation, they talk about three types of transitions – into government, to a second term, and the handoff to the next administration. Listen, rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and TuneIn.
Memo from White House regarding letters of resignation January 13, 2017 Publication Type: Historical Documents Publication Tags: 2016,Appointees,Barack Obama,Office of Presidential Personnel Memo from White House Chief of Staff, Denis McDonough, to presidential appointees reminding them that their service terminates at noon on January 20, 2017. Certain presidential appointees are not required to submit letters, including U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Marshals, Inspectors General, term appointments, members of part-time boards and those where the Office of Presidential Personnel or...
Memo from White House regarding letters of resignation November 7, 2016 Publication Type: Historical Documents Publication Tags: 2016,Appointees,Barack Obama,Office of Presidential Personnel Memo, dated November 7, 2016, from White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough to presidential appointees requesting letters of resignation effective no later than noon on January 20, 2017. Letters are to be submitted to agency White House liaisons by December 7, 2016. The memo also includes a sample letter of resignation to serve as...
Annotated Outline for the “Liaison Roadmap” January 20, 2016 Publication Type: Historical Documents Publication Tags: 2008,Agencies,Barack Obama,Historical This template from the Obama-Biden Transition Project details the information required in a 20-page Liaison Roadmap. The Liaison Roadmap includes three sections: an executive summary, an overview of the agency and a discussion of the high-priority issues facing the agency.
Fill Rate of Approximately 60 Priority PAS Positions January 20, 2016 Publication Type: Tools and Templates Publication Tags: Appointments,Barack Obama,Data,Historical Displayed in this chart is the percentage of priority Senate-confirmed positions requiring presidential appointments that were filled during the course of the Obama Administration’s first year.
Nominees with Pre-Inaugural Confirmation Hearings January 20, 2016 Publication Type: Tools and Templates Publication Tags: 2000,2008,Appointments,Barack Obama,Data,George W. Bush,Historical A list of nominees that received confirmation hearings before Inauguration in the Bush and Obama administrations.
Secretary Jack Lew’s calendar during the first few months of his term July 31, 2013 Publication Type: Historical Documents Publication Tags: 2016,Agencies,Appointees,Appointments,Barack Obama,Historical,Management This calendar provide detailed information regarding the day to day activities of Secretary Lew during his first few months in office. Consistent with the Freedom of Information Act, certain limited aspects of the secretary’s calendar are not released publicly.
Obama Transition Fund Bylaws November 1, 2008 Publication Tags: 2012,Barack Obama,Historical,Transition Management A legal document required to register the 501(c)4 presidential transition organization in 2008.