October 23, 20000
THOMPSON ANNOUNCES GOVERNMENTAL
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE WEBSITE ON PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION
Website Will Make Transition Information
Accessible
Washington, DC - Following enactment of the
Presidential Transition Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-293), Senate
Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Fred Thompson (R-TN) has
announced the Committee has created a website to make
information on transition planning and activities broadly
available.
"Our bipartisan legislation is intended
to help the new Administration hit the ground running. And our
website should help provide the public with the information
about what is taking place as we transition from the current
Administration to the next," Senator Thompson said.
The website, located at http://www.senate.gov/~gov_affairs/transitions/,
will provide information about the Presidential Transition Act
of 2000 and ongoing Committee work related to the Presidential
Transition. The site will also provide links to activities both
in and outside the Federal Government to assist the transition.
One section of the site will feature reports on management
challenges facing the new administration. Oversight of
government management is a principal focus of the Governmental
Affairs Committee’s responsibility.
The Presidential Transitions Act:
1) Provides for briefings and orientations of
those individuals the President-elect intends to nominate to
senior executive branch positions;
2) Requires the compilation of a
"transitions directory" to provide senior White House
staff and prospective appointees with key agency and
administrative information, and;
3) Requires the Office of Government Ethics to
prepare a report identifying unnecessary reporting and
disclosure requirements placed on Executive Branch nominees.
The Committee’s website, http://www.senate.gov/~gov_affairs/transitions/,
will help the public access important information beginning now
and continuing through the inauguration.
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