Memorandum from Vice President-elect Mike Pence to President-elect Donald Trump with a summary of transition accomplishments. Topics included are presidential appointments, legislative affairs, communications and correspondence, website, agency action (agency review), policy implementation, president-elect support, Office of Nationwide Engagement, financials and transition statistics.
This e-book, published by the IBM Center for The Business of Government, is designed to assist political executives and career executives new to their position, navigate the current political environment and the world of Washington. Containing the “to-dos” necessary to “get it done” in Washington and discussions of important Washington stakeholder groups.
Memo from Beth Cobert, Acting Director Office of Personnel Management announcing suspension of agency Senior Executive Service (SES) qualifications review boards (QRB) when agency heads depart, and across all agencies as of December 7, 2016. This memo also details the required resignations for non-term presidential appointees.
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Office of President-elect Trump and the White House establishes the relationship between the transition team and the outgoing White House as required by the Presidential Transition Act. This document was signed by the White House Chief of Staff, Denis McDonough, and Chair of President-elect’s Transition Team, Michael Pence.
A framework developed by the Partnership for Public Service and PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC), which describes the entities and relationships that a president has available to implement policy and manage the government enterprise. The report depicts the White House offices, key personnel, policy and management councils and the role of the Office of Management and Budget as the key to the center of government design and operation.
This document contains seven smart strategies that can help the Trump administration succeed in achieving successful policy implementation.
This document features over one hundred sample job descriptions for senior positions that are presidential appointments which are Senate confirmed (PAS). This file has position descriptions for senior roles in 28 agencies. Data includes prior appointees, responsibilities and authorities for roles including Secretary/Director/Administrator, Deputy, CFO, General Council, Inspector General and other key management and policy roles. This document is in Microsoft Word for customization.
Shared services allows the government to redirect resources to critical mission activities and strategic priorities and provide shared platforms in areas such as cybersecurity, benefits, law enforcement, financial services and defense.
Using a shared services provider to carry out these functions enables the government to standardize, reduce and cut administrative costs. It can also enhance service quality by improving processes and incorporating secure, innovative technologies across government agencies at the same time.
Shared services can also enable government to achieve enterprise goals by improving its ability to work across agency boundaries and achieve economies of scale.
Learn how the next administration has an opportunity to use shared services to improve how government is managed and enhance the administration’s ability to carry out policy priorities.
The Office of Management and Budget is the one federal agency that can play a pivotal role in ensuring the effective implementation of programs and policies across the entire government. Besides its budget responsibilities, OMB can and should be doing more as a government-wide catalyst for evidence-based decision-making, innovation, management reform and interagency and intergovernmental coordination.
In this report, “From Decisions to Results: Building a More Effective Government Through a Transformed Office of Management and Budget” the Partnership for Public Service suggests six target areas for the next president to focus on in order to transform the Office of Management and Budget into a primary coordination hub for translating decisions made at the White House and Congress into results for citizens.