White House Guidance to Agencies September 14, 2016 Publication Type: Historical Documents Publication Tags: 2016,Agencies,Barack Obama,GSA,Office of Management and Budget This is a memorandum to agency transition directors and agency points of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Guidance to President’s Management Council August 21, 2012 Publication Type: Historical Documents Publication Tags: 2012,Agencies,Barack Obama,Office of Management and Budget,Second term This memo shares guidance and deadlines on transition planning to the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.
Biden-Harris Transition Contributions and Expenditures February 19, 2021 Publication Type: Historical Documents Publication Tags: 2020,GSA,Historical,Joe Biden Report of the contributions received by the Biden-Harris Transition Team and the expenses incurred reported to the General Services Administration (GSA) as required by the Presidential Transition Act.
President-elect Reagan’s 1981 Inauguration Day Schedule January 13, 2021 Publication Type: Historical Documents Publication Tags: 1980,Ronald Reagan This document shows the proposed schedule for President-elect Ronald Reagan on Inauguration Day 1981.
Communications Between Presidents and Their Successors December 28, 2020 Publication Type: Historical Documents Publication Tags: 1988,1992,2000,2008,2016 Amid the political commentary and partisan sentiments surrounding a presidential transition, there are nonpartisan traditions that accompany the change in White House occupancy. Historic letters and telegrams from past presidential transitions show how outgoing presidents communicated with their successors.
2020 Presidential Transition Guide to Federal Human Resources Management Matters December 21, 2020 Publication Type: Historical Documents Publication Tags: Office of Personnel Management To facilitate the transition to a new administration, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued its 2020 Presidential Transition Guide. The Guide provides the incoming administration and agency officials with transition responsibilities a detailed description of the various rules, regulations and policies that govern the establishment of transition teams.
Letter from GSA Administrator Ascertaining Apparent Winner of 2020 Election November 23, 2020 Publication Type: Historical Documents Publication Tags: 2020,Agencies,Agency Landing Teams,Ascertainment,GSA,Joe Biden,National Security,Security Clearance Letter ascertaining the winner of the 2020 presidential election from GSA Administrator Emily Murphy to President-elect Joe Biden on Nov. 23, 2020, which triggers to resources and support from the General Services Administration in support of the presidential transition.
Quotes from Transition Chairman Dick Cheney in November 2000 November 13, 2020 Publication Type: Historical Documents Publication Tags: 2000,GSA Following the 2000 election, Bush-Cheney Transition Chairman Dick Cheney communicated the implications of a delayed transition, the requirements of building a new government and his thoughts on the General Service Administration’s denial of transition resources. These quotes are primarily from news conferences on Nov. 27 and Nov. 29, 2000.
Biden-Harris Transition Team Ethics Plan September 30, 2020 Publication Type: Historical Documents Publication Tags: 2020,Ethics,Joe Biden As required by law, the Biden-Harris Transition Team released their ethics plan and code of ethical conduct, which transition team members are required to abide by throughout the presidential transition. The code addresses conflicts of interest, lobbying, access to non-public information, engaging with federal agencies and federal property and soliciting and accepting gifts.
OMB Guidance to Agency Heads on Presidential Transition Preparations September 4, 2020 Publication Type: Historical Documents Publication Tags: 2020,Agencies,GSA,Office of Management and Budget,Second term Memo from Acting OMB Deputy Director for Management Michael Rigas and GSA Federal Transition Coordinator Mary Gibert to agency heads with guidance on presidential transition preparations dated Sept. 4, 2020.