Presidential transition teams lay the groundwork for governing well in advance of Election Day by building a policy agenda for the new administration, gathering information about federal agencies, vetting potential political appointees and developing a management agenda.
WHAT WE’RE DOING
From access to experts and historic materials to original research and data, the Center provides transition teams with an array of resources to plan for a new administration. Our Presidential Transition Guide provides a roadmap on how to organize and execute a successful transition, while transition teams can call on our network of former transition leaders and other experts for advice on topics ranging from setting up the White House operation to preparing the president’s first budget and vetting potential appointees.
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Resources
Presidential Transition Guide
The Partnership’s comprehensive guide on the activities required during the transition. This updated guide, produced in collaboration with the Boston Consulting Group, features detailed outlines of transition best practices, historical materials from past transitions, and recommendations for a successful presidential transition to a new or second-term administration.
From Decisions to Results: Building a More Effective Government Through a Transformed Office of Management and Budget
We suggest six target areas for the president to focus on in order to transform OMB into a hub for translating decisions made at the White House and Congress into results for citizens.
Making Government Work for the American People
Through dialogues with a range of experts about critical management issues, we developed this roadmap with the IBM Center for The Business of Government for a new or second-term administration.
Agency Review and Landing Team Principles, Guidance and Materials
This guide contains the Center for Presidential Transition’s recommendations for agency review efforts.
Guide for Incoming Cabinet Secretaries
The guide for incoming cabinet secretaries is designed to support a secretary lead effectively from their first day.
Guide for Incoming Cabinet Deputy Secretaries
The guide for incoming cabinet deputy secretaries is designed to support a secretary lead effectively from their first day.
Obama-Biden Transition Project Policy Working Groups Organizational Chart
Organizational chart for the Obama-Biden Transition Project.
Romney Readiness Project President-elect Support Organizational Chart
Organizational chart for the Romney Readiness Project’s president-elect support team.
Presidential Transition Act Summary
In passing the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, Congress explained: “Any disruption occasioned by the transfer of the executive power could produce results detrimental to the safety and well-being of the United States and its people.” To promote the orderly transfer of power, Congress established a framework for the federal government to prepare for a transition from one president to another.
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To learn more about the Center’s work with transition teams, please contact Shannon Carroll at scarroll@ourpublicservice.org.