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Supporting a transition like no other

Amid a global pandemic and fierce disputes over the 2020 election results that delayed federal transition support for President-elect Joe Biden, the Center for Presidential Transition® prepares the incoming administration, members of the Trump team, career agency officials and potential political appointees to execute a successful transfer of power. The center creates over 1,000 pages of new resources—including vetting guides and agency organizational charts—convenes key stakeholders at a transition management conference, develops a new digital resource for potential appointees called Ready to Serve and launches Transition Lab, a new podcast offering a behind-the-scenes look at presidential transitions. This work enables the Biden administration to design and implement one of the most well-planned transitions in U.S. history—as well as the nation’s first virtual transition—despite unprecedented challenges.

“The Partnership’s Assistant Secretaries for Administration and Management Roundtable was a valuable opportunity for me to gain valuable knowledge, and share and gain ideas and best practices, from current and former government leaders and subject matter experts. As a result, I was better equipped to address key issues for the successful management of my agency and our government.”  — Bryan Slater, assistant secretary for administration and management, Department of Labor, 2017-2021 

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