This partial organizational chart for the Romney Readiness Project details the structure and reporting relationships of Governor Romney’s presidential appointments team.
This letter congratulates nominees and introduces them to the Presidential Transition Legislative Affairs Team which will guide them through the confirmation process.
This memo is an example of what would be provided to a nominee so that they would have an overview of the key House and Senate committees which oversee their confirmation process.
This table of contents provides an overview of the documents which would be provided to a nominee to help guide their confirmation process.
This letter is an example of a letter that would be sent to nominees to provide an introduction to the Presidential Transition Legislative Affairs Team (PTLAT). The accompanying binder would have information on their sherpa, the confirmation process, policy briefing materials, and other relevant information to the confirmation.
Outline of the process needed to confirm each cabinet secretary.
Outline of Romney’s economic policy political appointment group.
Outline of the structure for the Romney transition team’s handling presidential appointments.
On March 2, 2011, Partnership President and CEO Max Stier testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on streamlining the nominations process. In his testimony, Stier praised the Senate and its bipartisan working group for taking steps to reduce the number of political appointees requiring Senate confirmation. Beyond that, Stier encouraged the Senate to set goals for the incoming administration to get nominees’ paperwork in to the relevant committees so the Senate can vote on top administration officials at the beginning of the Congressional session. Stier also advocated for converting select political appointments to career positions and capping the number of political appointees at each agency instead of just across government.
On April 22, 2010, Partnership President and CEO, Max Stier, testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on the Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia on the presidential transition. Stier discussed the Partnership’s tracking of the 2008 transition and provided several recommendations based on the Partnership’s Ready to Govern (provide link to report) transition report, released a year after the inauguration. Stier thanked the members of the committee for their leadership in introducing S. 3196, the Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010, and offered additional recommendations, including mandating White House and agency transition councils.