RELATED January 26, 2023 The Pace of Appointments and Confirmations to Senate-confirmed Positions During a President’s First Two Years January 18, 2023 Advice to Incoming Agency Leaders From Those Who Have Been There November 02, 2022 White House Guidance to Agencies Biden aide begins forming U.S. presidential transition team June 20, 2020 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A close adviser to former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has begun forming a team to oversee the transition if the Democratic presidential candidate wins November’s election and unseats President Donald Trump, according to a statement on Saturday. Longtime Biden aide Ted Kaufman has recruited six people, including several former Obama administration officials, to an initial team that will later be expanded, a person familiar with the transition team said. Major party nominees set up transition teams before a general election to coordinate with the incumbent administration. In a statement, Kaufman said the work would “ensure continuity of government” in the event that Biden must prepare to take over amid the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing economic crisis. Reuters