Facilitation of a Presidential Transition
Headline: Establishes Council to Coordinate Presidential Transition Assistance for President-elect
What it does: Agencies must prepare and share transition materials, coordinate orientation, and support the Presidential Transition Coordinating Council to assist the President-elect.
- Creates a council to coordinate support for the incoming President.
- Requires agencies to prepare orientation materials and a directory of federal positions.
- Mandates a transition agreement identifying procedures and transition contacts.
Summary
This order sets up a Presidential Transition Coordinating Council to help the President-elect take office. It directs agencies to provide information and assistance, and to prepare orientation materials, a transition directory, and a catalogue of positions that require Senate confirmation.
The Administrator of General Services will lead orientation and directory work with other officials. Executive departments must give orientation materials to the Incoming Transition Team on request. The current Administration will enter a transition agreement with the President-elect's office to identify procedures and contacts.
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