December 4, 2000

THOMPSON URGES GSA TO OPEN TRANSITION OFFICE

WASHINGTON __ U.S. Senator Fred Thompson (R_TN), Chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, last week urged General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator David Barram to open the presidential transition office as soon as possible. "Anything less than full transition support," writes Chairman Thompson, "runs the risk of damage to our country."

The Governmental Affairs Committee has oversight of the GSA. Chairman Thompson is the Senate cosponsor of the Presidential Transition Act of 2000, Public Law 106_293, which facilitates transitions between administrations. Congressman Stephen Horn (CA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, is the author and sponsor of the House counterpart to the Presidential Transition Act of 2000.

Chairman Thompson's letter