There are only 77 days from the general election to inauguration day. This transition will require at least 800 people at its peak and cost nearly $10 million. President-elect Obama has many "to dos": fill 4,000 political positions, over 1,100 of which will require Senate confirmation; research current Executive Orders; review campaign promises to form a policy agenda; and prepare an annual federal budget to present to Congress in early February.
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Policy Recommendations for the President-Elect
Transition Resources
Key Administration Positions
Key Transition Advisers
National Security Considerations
Transition History
Inauguration – January 20, 2009
Presidential Pop Quiz
Summer Learning Policy Recommendations  Policy Priorities to Improve the Nation's Health Principles for U.S. Health Care Reform: A Guide for Policy Makers Policy Recommendations for President-Elect Obama
Key Policy Recommendations for the Next President
Science as a Solution: An Innovation Agenda for the Next President Statement on Stem Cell Policy Change Science and Technology for America's Progress: Ensuring the Best Presidential Appointments in the New Administration
Change.gov
Fact Sheet: Ensuring a Smooth and Effective Presidential Transition (Oct. 28, 2008)
Executive Order: Facilitation of a Presidential Transition (Oct. 9, 2008)
13 "Urgent Issues" for Next President and Congress
Keeping the Nation Safe through the Presidential Transition (Sept. 18, 2008)
Managing the Challenges of the Federal Government Transition (Sept. 10, 2008)
Passing the Baton: Preparing for the Presidential Transition (Sept. 24, 2008)
Presidential Transitions
Issues Involving Outgoing and Incoming Administrations
Presidential Transition Series
Apply for a Job in the Obama Administration 2008 Plum Book
List of over 7,000 federal civil service leadership and support positions in the legislative and executive branches of the federal government Assistant to the President for Science and Technology John Holdren
Associate Director for Science, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
Director, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Peter Orszag
Administrator, OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Director, Office of Health Reform (and Secretary of Health) Tom Daschle
Assistant Secretary for Economic Development
Director, Defense Research and Engineering
Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Secretary Arne DuncanAssistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education Secretary Steven Chu
Under Secretary for Science and Director, Office of Science
Secretary (and Director, White House Office of Health Reform) Tom Daschle
Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Under Secretary for Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary for Science and Technology
Secretary Tim Geithner (Johns Hopkins SAIS alumnus)
Administrator
Deputy Administrator
Director
Administrator
Assistant Administrator for Global Health
Co-Chairs, Advisory Board, and Senior Staff Policy Working Groups
Economy: Daniel K. Tarullo
Education: Linda Darling-HammondEnergy and Environment: Carol Browner
Health Care: Senator Tom Daschle
National Security: James B. Steinberg, Dr. Susan E. Rice
Technology, Innovation, and Govt Reform: Blair Levin, Sonal Shah, Julius Genachowski Agency Review Teams Transitions of power are often viewed as periods of increased vulnerability. In addition, the 2009 presidential transition will be the first post-9/11 transition and the first for the Department of Homeland Security.
Military Prepares for Threats During Presidential Transition (Oct. 26, 2008)
Allows presidential nominees to submit, before the general election, requests for security clearances for prospective transition team members who will need access to classified information; also requires the outgoing administration to prepare classified summaries of specific operational threats to national security, major military or covert operations, and pending decisions on possible uses of military force
Presidential Transition National Security Considerations
Addressing the 2009 Presidential Transition at the Department of Homeland Security
Provides funding for the incoming and outgoing administrations; previously, the political parties had to pay the costs of the President-elect and Vice President-elect during the transition period between the election and the inauguration Provides for briefings and other training for the members of the new administration
Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC)
A non-profit committee that represents the president-elect and is responsible for planning and executing inaugural activities Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC)
A committee of six congressional leaders responsible for all events held at the Capitol; on November 5 the committee announced that the inaugural's theme would be "A New Birth of Freedom" to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth
Armed Forced Inaugural Committee (AFIC)
A joint task force of the armed services charged with coordinating military ceremonial aspects
Which of President-elect Obama's Cabinet picks is a Johns Hopkins graduate?
New York Federal Reserve Bank President Timothy F. Geithner (nominated to serve as the next U.S. Treasury Secretary) is a second-generation graduate of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). His father, Peter Geithner B’59, ‘59, is an expert on Asia who spent nearly 30 years with the Ford Foundation. Timothy Geithner ’85, studied East Asian Affairs at SAIS, and in 2006 received the Johns Hopkins University Woodrow Wilson Award for Distinguished Government Service.
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