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October 21, 2008
Executive Order to Smooth Transition
President Bush has signed an Executive Order intended to smooth the transition for the next Administration. The order, signed last Thursday, establishes a Presidential Transition Coordinating Council, which is charged with assisting the major party candidates and the President-elect by making "every reasonable effort to facilitate the transition between administrations." Under the Executive Order, the Council is to "provide appropriate information and assistance to the major party candidates on an equal basis and without regard to party affiliation."
The Executive Order provides for the President's Chief of Staff, Josh Bolten, to serve as Council Chair. The Council also will include the Counsel to the President, the Attorney General, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, and a number of others.
Read the Executive Order, titled "Facilitation of a Presidential Transition."
Posted by John Szabo in Issues: Transition | Permalink
