Presidential Transition: Information on Ethics, Funding, and Agency Services

Abstract

The change from one presidential administration to the next is a complex process requiring coordination among many parties, including the outgoing President, federal agencies, the President-elect, and a Transition Team. You asked us to review issues related to then President-elect Trump's transition. This report provides information on five areas related to the Trump-Pence Transition: (1) the legal and organizational framework; (2) applicable ethics provisions; (3) Office of Government Ethics' information and services related to ethics; (4) funds for the transition; and (5) the Department of State's (State) information and services related to communication with foreign leaders. We compared aspects of the 2016-2017 Trump-Pence Transition to the 2008-2009 Obama-Biden Transition where information was available for each area except the fourth. Expenditure data from the Obama-Biden Transition was not readily available. Information on the 2000-2001 Bush-Cheney Transition was largely unavailable across all areas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 07, 2017
Accession Number
AD1169537

Entities

People

  • J. Christopher Mihm

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Government Employees
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • President (United States)
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Educational Psychology
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution