The General Services Administration (GSA) plays an important role in Presidential Transition. The Presidential Transition Acts of 2000 and 1963 authorize the Administrator of GSA to provide the President-elect and the Vice-President-elect a variety of services needed to help them assume their official duties.
To help facilitate this process GSA has assembled a number of teams.
Incoming Presidential Transition Team
Provides a wide range of services in support of the President-elect including:
- office space
- furniture
- furnishings
- IT support
- mail management
- telephones
- equipment
- vehicles
- parking
Arranges for payroll, financial, human resources, contracting and other appropriate services
Inaugural Team
GSA, through the Inaugural Support Team, provides a full suite of services to the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC), the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee (AFIC) and other governmental entities. Such services include:
space
communication systems
IT support
financial management
telephones
parking
furniture
vehicles
office equipment
mail management and administrative support services
Internal GSA Transition Team
Supports outgoing political appointees by helping ensure they have benefits and other information needed to make a smooth departure from GSA
Ensures that each major GSA organization has someone ready to lead after political appointees leave GSA
Supports incoming President-Elect’s transition teams by compiling briefing materials about our agency
Prepares confirmation materials for nominee for GSA Administrator
Prepares employment packages for new appointees
Prepares briefing materials for new appointees
Outgoing Administration Team
Provides a wide range of services to support the former President and Vice-President including:
- office space
- furniture
- furnishings
- IT support
- mail management
- telephones
- equipment
- vehicles
- parking
Arranges for payroll, financial, human resources, contracting and other appropriate services;