Publications

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Publication Type: Historical Documents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,...

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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Publication Type: Historical Documents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.

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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.

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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Publication Type: Historical Documents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...

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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...

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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.

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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.

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