This partial organizational chart for the Obama–Biden Transition Project details the structure and reporting relationships of the transition presidential appointments team.
This organizational chart displays the structure and personnel distribution of the Obama-Biden Transition Project.
This memo to the Obama transition leadership team addresses the issue of the applicability of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to documents created by the Obama-Biden Transition Project. The analysis includes a discussion of records, records and disclosure requirements under FOIA and how to manage documents.
This memo to the Obama transition leadership team addresses the issue of whether in-kind contributions of goods and services from the campaign count against donation caps. The discussion focuses on the rules in the Presidential Transition Act, campaign finance rules and reporting requirements.
Memorandum with legal advice to the Obama-Biden Transition Project on requirements to pay employees of the transition overtime under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The recommendations covered both federal and District of Columbia wage rules.
Obama Personnel Guidance: Memo providing the requirements for the transition team’s recruitment and use of executive branch and private sector personnel.
This memorandum from presidential transition advisors Harrison Wellford and Tom Shakow addresses financial anangements concerning the First Family. It includes discussions of the First Family’s use of presidential allowance, personal food, personal items, travel, events hosted by the White House, decorating and moving expenses.
This Executive Order, published in the Federal Register, issued by the Bush White House, directs federal agencies to facilitate the 2008-09 presidential transition. The order establishes a Presidential Transition Coordinating Council with the authority to prepare the federal government for the presidential transition.
The key to improving our federal government’s operational health is a robust management framework “a roadmap to reform” that tackles challenges from federal budgeting to the use of technology to deliver services. The centerpiece of the president’s government reform plan needs to be a strategy to restore prestige to and increase the capacity of our federal workforce.
Each aspect of the government deserves more attention, but the new president’s management framework should focus on the talented, but underutilized, civilian workforce. The goal should be clear: to improve organizational performance. Core components of an effective workforce, which foster high performance, include:
- The Right Talent
Government has the right people, from top to bottom, with the right skills to work on behalf of the American people. - An Engaged Workforce
Government employees are motivated, empowered and performing to the best of their capabilities. - Strong Leadership
Managers are able to inspire and make meaningful and credible distinctions among employees in terms of performance. - Public Support
Americans value and support federal public service and understand the importance of having good people in the federal government.
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the campaign of Barack Obama and the Department of Justice outlining the process to provide security clearances for incoming staff. Dated October 1, 2008 before the election and pursuant to the lntelligence Reform and Terorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA).