This sample job description notes a summary of the role, reporting relationship, accountabilities and key competencies of a transition team’s head of appointments.
This sample job description notes a summary of the role, reporting relationship, accountabilities and key competencies of a transition team’s head of operations.
The Romney Readiness Project’s list of Wave I positions to fill, including key Presidential Appointmentments with Senate Confirmation (PAS) and White House staff.
This template resume or curriculum vitae from the Romney Readiness Project can be used to evaluate potential political appointees for federal positions. The template includes space for the potential appointee’s career history, education, affiliations, involvements, relevant commentary and recommendations.
This organizational chart displays the structure and personnel distribution of the Romney Readiness Project.
This chart provides timing and comments for each of the steps transition teams must take in order to properly identify and vet potential candidates for Cabinet-level positions.
This chart divides the more than 4,000 federal positions requiring presidential appointment into four categories: presidential appointment requiring Senate confirmation, presidential appointment without Senate confirmation, non-career senior executive service (above GS-15 level), confidential or policy-determining positions at or below GS-15 level, and non-competitive positions by statute at or below GS-15 level.
Every four years, just after the presidential election, the United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions, commonly known as the Plum Book, is published, alternately, by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
This publication contains data (as of June 30, 2012) on over 8,000 Federal civil service leadership and support positions in the legislative and executive branches of the Federal Government that may be subject to noncompetitive appointment (e.g., positions such as agency heads and their immediate subordinates, policy executives and advisors and aides who report to these officials). The duties of many such positions may involve advocacy of administration policies and programs and the incumbents usually have a close and confidential working relationship with the agency head or other key officials.
This chart notes that the vast majority of White House positions are appointed by the President and none are subject to Senate confirmation.
The completion of these forms is required by various agencies in order to receive a security clearance.