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More than a quarter of ambassador positions are without a Senate-confirmed official, hindering American diplomacy
07/15/2022A year and a half into President Joe Biden’s administration, the U.S. is operating its foreign policy without Senate-confirmed appointees in more than one quarter…
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Looking back at the toughest presidential transition in history
02/10/2022The 2020-2021 presidential transition was the toughest in modern history. A new report by the Partnership’s Center for Presidential Transition® and…
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Working together, we can build a stronger government
10/19/2021Growing up in Southern California, assigned reading in elementary school taught us that people everywhere are all the same inside. At my high school, each…
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Two decades later: How lessons from the 9/11 Commission Report can help us improve the political appointment process and protect our national security
09/09/2021Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a tragedy that changed our country and the world. In 2004, a bipartisan commission investigating the…
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Why the transition isn’t over: What’s next for the Biden administration
04/29/2021On April 22, the Partnership for Public Service’s Center for Presidential Transition and the University of Virginia’s Miller Center co-hosted a…
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The leadership role of the Cabinet secretary and deputy secretary
03/18/2021Cabinet secretaries and deputy secretaries play a key role in supporting the policy and legislative agenda of a new administration. Cabinet secretaries advise the president on agency matters, oversee policy and serve as the public face of an agency. Deputy secretaries lead…
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Managing communications amid new leadership
03/04/2021The Partnership for Public Service hosted three virtual discussions on how federal communications teams can help agencies transition to new leadership. The event featured three…
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President Biden’s Cabinet and Cabinet-level appointments: The first 35 days
02/26/2021Presidents face immense challenges upon assuming office. They must learn to oversee a budget of over $5 trillion; manage more than 4 million executive branch employees; get up to speed on more than 100 agencies; make more than 4,000 political appointments (more than 1,200 of which require Senate confirmation); and carry out an…
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What is the presidential transition process?
12/18/2020This post was updated on Oct. 25, 2024, to reflect changes to the Presidential Transition Act. Presidential campaigns get all the attention, but transition…
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The main responsibilities of a presidential transition team
12/09/2020In the months leading up to Election Day, presidential candidates rely on transition teams to prepare for office. These small teams of highly skilled professionals…