05 December 2008

Additional Resources

Presidential Appointments

Abramson, Mark A., ed. Getting It Done: A Guide for Government Executives. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008.
http://www.businessofgovernment.org/pdfs/GettingItDone.pdf [PDF format, 150 pages].

Abramson, Mark A., ed. The Operator’s Manual for the New Administration. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008.
http://www.businessofgovernment.org/pdfs/Operators_Manual.pdf [PDF format, 194 pages].

The Plum Book (United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions): 2008 Edition
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plumbook/2008/index.html

PrunesOnline: A Guide to Presidential Appointments
http://www.excellenceintransition.org/

Transition to a New Presidential Administration. (U.S. Office of Personnel Management)
http://www.opm.gov/transition/TRANS20R-Ch1.htm

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Presidential Transition: Guide to Federal Human Resources Management. Washington, DC: Office of Personnel Management, 2008.
http://www.chcoc.gov/Transmittals/Attachments/trans1300.pdf [PDF format, 66 pages].

 

The Inauguration

“I Do Solemnly Swear …” (Library of Congress)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pihtml

“I Do Solemnly Swear” (U.S. Senate Historical Office)
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/common/image_collection/
inauguration_slideshow.htm

Inaugural History
http://inaugural.senate.gov

Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
http://inaugural.senate.gov/index.cfm

 

Issues for the New President

Campbell, Kurt M. Difficult Transitions: Foreign Policy Troubles at the Outset of Presidential Power. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2008.

Defense Imperatives for the New Administration. Washington, DC: Defense Science Board, 2008.
http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/reports/2008-11-Defense_Imperatives.pdf [PDF format, 72 pages].

Fisher, Louis. Presidential Power in National Security: A Guide to the President Elect. Washington, DC: White House Transition Project, Law Library of Congress, 2007.
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/usconlaw/pdf/presidential-power-national-security.pdf [PDF format, 16 pages].

Haas, Richard N. A Time for Diplomatic Renewal: Toward a New U.S. Strategy in the Middle East. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2008.
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2008/12_middle_east_haass/
12_middle_east_haass.pdf [PDF format, 26 pages].

Halchin, L. Elaine. Presidential Transitions: Issues for Outgoing and Incoming Administrations. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2008.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34722.pdf

Liberty and Security: Recommendations for the Next Administration and Congress. (2009 Transition, Constitution Project)
http://2009transition.org/liberty-security/

Pemberton, Miriam. Report of the Task Force on a Unified Security Budget for the United States, FY 2009. Washington, DC: Foreign Policy in Focus, Institute for Policy Studies, 2008.
https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/handle/10207/10955/USB-FY-2009.pdf?sequence=1 [PDF format, 68 pages].

Protecting Homeland From Day One: A Transition Plan. Washington, DC: The Third Way, 2008.
http://www.thirdway.org/data/product/file/175/
Homeland_Security_Presidential_Transition_Manual_--_final.pdf [PDF format, 30 pages].

Rollins, John. 2008-2009 Presidential Transitions: National Security Considerations and Options. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2008.
https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/handle/10207/9671/RL34456.pdf?sequence=1 [PDF format, 52 pages].

Shorris, Anthony E. Breaking Down Walls: Overcoming Institutional Barriers to Infrastructure Investment. Washington, DC: The Century Foundation, 2008.
http://www.tcf.org/publications/economicsinequality/shorris.pdf [PDF format, 26 pages].

U.S. Government Accountability Office: 2009 Congressional and Presidential Transition
http://www.gao.gov/transition_2009/

 

The Transition Process

Burke, John P. Presidential Transitions: From Politics to Practice. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000.

The Council for Excellence in Government: Presidential Transition
http://www.excelgov.org/Other/transition.cfm?ItemNumber=10414&navItemNumber=9426

Hess, Stephen. What Do We Do Now?  A Workbook for the President-elect. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2008.

Hogue, Henry B. Presidential Transition Act: Provisions and Funding. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2008.
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/112445.pdf

The Oval Office Facebook Group — Government 2.0: The Presidential Transition. (Science Progress). November 3, 2008.
http://www.scienceprogress.org/2008/11/the-oval-office-facebook-group/

Passing the Baton: Preparing for the Presidential Transition. (Hearing of the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. Congress)
http://governmentmanagement.oversight.house.gov/story.asp?id=2170

Smith, Stephanie. Presidential Transitions. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2008.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL30736.pdf [PDF format, 38 pages].

2008-09 Presidential Transition Resources Web Site
http://directory.presidentialtransition.gov

The White House Transition Project
http://whitehousetransitionproject.org/

 

Blogs

The Government Domain: Tracking the Transition
http://www.llrx.com/columns/govdomain39.htm

National Journal: Lost in Transition
http://lostintransition.nationaljournal.com/

Office of the President Elect — the blog
http://change.gov/newsroom/blog/

The Presidential Transition (from the IBM Center for the Business of Government)
http://transition2008.wordpress.com/

Resource of the Week: Change Is Good
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/11/10/resource-of-the-week-change-is-good/

 

Web Sites

Brookings Institution: The Presidential Transition
http://www.brookings.edu/topics/presidential-transition.aspx

C-SPAN: Presidential Transition
http://www.c-span.org/special/presidential-transition.aspx

In-Depth Coverage: Obama’s Transition to Power
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/white_house/transition2008/

Office of the President-Elect
http://change.gov

The Presidential Transition
http://www.govexec.com/specialreports/transition.htm

Presidential Transition. (U.S. General Services Administration)
http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/home.do?tabId=15

Transition: 2008 Presidential Campaign
http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2008/chrntran08.html

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