2009 PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION

   The new Presidential Administration which comes into office in 2009 - January 20 at Noon, is now being synthesized across the country.  The power of the Presidency is in the personnel that come into the Administration with a new President.  This particular transition is unusual because there is no incumbent and no candidate in line and well defined.  This process transfers exceptional power to the Pros and the people around the candidates because without a successor staff or partial staff - and without a focus from a dominant candidate - the power brokers are able to get their favorites in position to apply for key appointive position.

Go to Official Federal Transition Sites for technical information.

The New Federal Plum Book

Superb - In depth writing about a Presidential Transition - excellent background reading and helps an understand of how the transition occurs.  11-05-08

  Military Getting Ready for Transition Trouble:  The US Military has a transition team in place, anticipating trouble from terrorists - or somebody - during the 2008 Presidential Transition and the early part of the next Presidency.  This planning remembers the 2001 problems with a bad transition.  Details are in a piece in the Washington Post.   2008 Transition  10-26-08

Picking the new White House:  The New York Times has an interesting review and sum up of current transition news from both Presidential campaigns about who will be early appointments.  This is a good background piece for possible appointment candidates across-the-board - at all levels.  It gives a sense of how decisions are being made.  This is high on the list of "must read" pieces for our readers!  See:  Times Transition Article  10-25-08

UPDATED:  Today's reports indicate Obama Campaign - as authorized by law - is moving firmly to be in a position to proceed with the transition if elected - McCain Campaign is not doing transition work.  See Social Security News. 10-24-08  Campaigns Prepare for Presidency:  The Presidential Transition is under way in both campaigns as policy committees and personnel search operations starts up.  The Obama Campaign operations are more in the open, but the McCain organization would not have to recruit as many new people - they could carry over the Bush appointees in many situations.  The Nation learned from 9-11 that in today's world a long transfer of power in a new administration is a dangerous exercise.   The new President must be ready for real issues on the day after he is elected.  Presidential Transition  10-21-08

William Timmons, a lobbyist, was selected by candidate John McCain to head the Presidential Transition Team required of both major candidates at this time.  There are accusations that he was somehow connected to lobbying for Sadam Hussein, of all people, in the United States.  If true, this puts McCain into an awkward situation in the last three weeks of the election cycle.  Added to the selection of Governor Palin of Alaska which is costing him acceptance in the election, it is at least reasonable to consider his staffing skills for a new administration if elected.  Transition Information 10-15-08

The Presidential Transition is under way.  Both candidates have designated staff and leadership to prepare for the transition between the first Tuesday in November, 2008, and the Inauguration of the new President at noon on January 20, 2009.  An informative summary of the current status of the Transition was published today - we recommend you read it to be up to date. Go to Transition Status.  10-07-08

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