• Website with Presidential Transition Resources.

• New book by Brad Patterson, “To Serve the President:  Continuity and Innovation in the White House Staff.”  
•  “The Presidential Appointees’ Handbook,” in collaboration with Council for Excellence in Government, University of Maryland, University of Pennsylvania, by Ed DeSeve
• “A Workbook for the President-Elect,” by Stephan Hess, on operational issues such as staffing and media relations.
• "Difficult Transitions:  Foreign Policy Troubles at the Outset of Presidential Power,” by Kurt Campbell and James Steinberg: advice on avoiding landmines.
• “Restoring the Balance: A Middle East Strategy for the Next President,” by Martine Indyk and Gary Samore.
• “Opportunity ‘08” (policy issues)

• Released on November 12th "Change for America," a book that provides a policy agenda, agency-by-agency, for the new Administration, with timetables for action and potential tools (e.g., executive orders, regulations, legislation) needed to act on the agenda.

• Will draft legislative language and prepare related support material for a national “Citi-Stat.”

• Co-sponsored Oct. 15 Conference with American University: "Presidential Transition:  From Campaigning to Governing."
• Released John Podesta's book, “The Power of Progress,” with largely policy proposals for the next Administration, but also a number of management implications.

• Created a “2008 Prune Book” on-line (profiling over 100 key positions, largely focusing on national security, healthcare, and energy/environment positions)
• Developed an interactive “Presidential Appointee Roadmap” process.
• Created an on-line "Survivor's Guide for Presidential Appointees."

• Provided pre-transition assistance to DHS
• Sponsors “SAGE” forums for incoming CFOs, CIOs, and CAOs

• Detailed Agenda (as of October 2008)

• Website/blog: Transitions in Governance
• Co-sponsoring Forums on:
   o Human Capital Reform
   o Transparency, Measurement, and Accountability

• Alvin Felzenberg, “Keys to a Successful Presidency”

• 2008 Seminars for new members of Congress

Written/Web products:
• Special Presidential Transition Resource Website (October 2008)

• Issue Briefs and Reports on selected program and mission issues
• Published two books:

• "The Operator's Manual," which focuses on the operations of government, dealing with the “machinery” of government (such as budgets, personnel and technololgy). 
• "Getting It Done," which addresses issues related to successfully working and managing in a political environment, and most important, how to successfully work with stakeholders, such as the White House, Congress, Inspectors General, the media, etc. 

• Research on improvements to the OMB Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) for the new Administration
• Research on improvements to agency annual performance reporting (with AGA)
• Primer on “Midnight Regulations” from an outgoing Administration

• Conducted transition training for career SES (12-15-08)

• Sponsoring a Presidential Management Initiative to
   o Contribute reliable data and information to the general election campaign dialogue
   o Publish a viable reform agenda, with transition recommendations to the next  administration
   o Directly assist the new administration through its transition
   o Provide useful counsel and perspectives to the next generation of political appointee
• Building a coalition of support by engaging leaders from across party lines to gather lessons learned from past government reform effort.

• Crafted a "Roadmap to Reform" on human capital and federal management challenges facing the next administration (released October 2008).

• "Elevating Our Federal Workforce," a report with recommendations to the new Administration based on a survey of chief human capital officers.
• Sponsored a 2-day presidential management and transition conference in May 2008 to identify management challenges facing the next administration
• Participating in a survey of current political appointees to gain insights that can help new appointees (joint with NAPA)
• Coordinating efforts to prepare new presidential appointees for federal leadership.

General Services Administration 

(updated 11-11-08)

• Administrative operation of President Transition offices
• Transition directory that describes the organization and duties of each agency.
• Organizes orientation for high-level appointees

• Co-chairs meetings of cross-agency career agency Transition Directors

Congress 

•House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

• Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(updated 11-12-08)

• Typically one or both committees do a report on the state of management in the federal government in Fall 2008

• Senate subcommittee on oversight of government management held a hearing on transition, September 10.
• House subcommittee on government management held a  hearing on transition, September 24.
• Senate Committee published the 2008 Plum Book on 11-12-08.

• Responsible for records of outgoing Administration and providing guidance to outgoing officials.
• Responsible for assisting GSA in developing a transition directory

• Responsible for providing records management guidance to the incoming Administration

• Transition website for new political appointees, regarding ethics procedures.

• Reviews and certifies financial disclosure reports of presidential nominees.
• Reviews written nominee ethics agreements
• Transmit opinion/clearance letters to appropriate Senate committees
• Ethics briefings to senior White House officials

Office of the President-Elect

(Closed, 01-20-09)

• Official Transition Team Website.

• Website includes lists of transition team members, issues being addressed, and an opportunity to provide your ideas and apply for a job with the Obama Administration.

• Co-sponsored Oct. 15th conference with Center for American Progress, "Presidential Transitions:  From Campaigning to Governing."

Article managing congressional relations in the White House (July) as part of WH Interview project.
• Book, James Thurber:  4th Ed: “Rivals for Power:  Congress and the President” (Jan 2009)

American University
Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation

School of Communication

(updated 11-30-08)

• Nothing planned at this time.

• "Transition Tracker" Website.

• “The Next Government” website

• Book: "The Next Government of the United States," (forthcoming, January 2009)

The White House Transition Project
(updated 08-14-08)      

Partners with LBJ School of Public Affairs, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Towson University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, American Political Science Association.
Twenty presidency scholars from the political science community writing the essays on presidential transitions and White House operations

AmericaSpeaks

(added 11-30-08)

CNA Corporation

(updated 11-30-08)

ICF International

(new 01-30-09)

Project on Government Oversight (POGO)                   (new addition, 10-21-08)

• Conference: “Shifting Gears,” June 10
• White paper with recommendations on managing and improving the SES released 11-12-08.

• Briefings for appointees on the roles of, and how to work with, the career SES: "The Political Appointee's Challenge." (joint with Council for Excellence in Government)

• "The Senior Executive Service:  A Management Primer," for new political appointees.

• "The First 90 Days in Government," interactive workshop with Dr. Michael Watkins (Harvard), with Council for Excellence in Government (01-06-09)