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3 principles for agencies to manage risk when changing leadership during a presidential transition
12/16/2024The start of a new presidential administration presents federal leaders—both incoming and outgoing political appointees as well as high-level career civil servants—with various challenges, including…
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Unpacking Season 2 of ‘Transition Lab’: Navigating Presidential Transitions
10/29/2024As the 2024 election draws closer, Season 2 of “Transition Lab” took a timely look at the how presidential transitions work…
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Bipartisan leaders Senator Shaheen and former Governor Hogan explain the importance of working across all levels of government
10/12/2023The Partnership’s Center for Presidential Transition® and Deloitte recently released “The States of Our Union,” a new resource about how presidential…
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New resource explains how presidential transition teams can work with state, local, tribal and territorial partners to achieve change
09/14/2023Collaboration between the federal government and state, local, tribal and territorial officials is vital to implement policy, respond to crises and serve communities across the…
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3 takeaways from our event on national security during presidential transitions
08/28/2023The Center for Presidential Transition® recently hosted an event with Count Every Hero to celebrate the release of our new report,…
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The PLUM Act: A new era of transparency into senior leadership government
04/19/2023In 1952, President Dwight Eisenhower requested a list of positions he would be responsible for filling in his new administration. Thus began the tradition of…
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Former White House officials highlight the value of early planning for presidential transitions
04/06/2023Even though the next presidential election is more than a year and a half away, it is never too early for presidential hopefuls and federal…
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Collaboration with career staff is critical to appointees' success
03/23/2023The desire for political appointees to have strong partnerships with the career staff at their agencies animates the Partnership for Public Service’s Ready to Govern…
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Outcome of midterms unlikely to improve the Senate confirmation process for executive branch nominees
11/01/2022The time it takes to confirm presidential appointments in the Senate has grown longer and longer over the past four decades, despite several changes…
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The importance of chronicling presidential transitions
10/12/2022The peaceful transfer of power is the cornerstone of American democracy that dates back to George Washington, who chose to step down after his second…