Memorandum from Vice President-elect Mike Pence to President-elect Donald Trump with a summary of transition accomplishments. Topics included are presidential appointments, legislative affairs, communications and correspondence, website, agency action (agency review), policy implementation, president-elect support, Office of Nationwide Engagement, financials and transition statistics.
Memo from Beth Cobert, Acting Director Office of Personnel Management, providing guidance on the temporary transition Schedule C presidential appointments and noncareer and limited term Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment authorities available following the inauguration.
Every year, the federal government asks its employees whether they have what they need to do their jobs well. This year more than 400,000 of them responded, and the Partnership for Public Service, an organization whose goal is improving government effectiveness, distilled the results in “Best Places to Work in the Federal Government.”
President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to name conservative budget hawk Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) director of the Office of Management and Budget is a signal that the new administration will emphasize lower government spending despite plans for sizable tax cuts and a major infrastructure program.
This e-book, published by the IBM Center for The Business of Government, is designed to assist political executives and career executives new to their position, navigate the current political environment and the world of Washington. Containing the “to-dos” necessary to “get it done” in Washington and discussions of important Washington stakeholder groups.
Memo from Beth Cobert, Acting Director Office of Personnel Management announcing suspension of agency Senior Executive Service (SES) qualifications review boards (QRB) when agency heads depart, and across all agencies as of December 7, 2016. This memo also details the required resignations for non-term presidential appointees.
The code of ethics details the expectations for members of President-elect Trump’s transition team. The document includes guidelines for accepting gifts, disclosing previous lobbying experience, disqualifications associated with conflicts of interest, and other standards of conduct expected from employees of the presidential transition team.
Max Stier is president and CEO of the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service. Its Center for Presidential Transition has worked with presidential candidates, federal agencies, Congress and the White House. Recent headlines have focused on President-elect Donald Trump naming Reince Priebus his White House chief of staff and Stephen Bannon his chief strategist and […]