It's Official...Hillary Clinton On Schedule to Be Secretary of State

Just in on CNN...Hillary Clinton on track to be named Barack Obama's Secretary of State before the Thanksgiving Holiday at the Third Clinton Administration takes shape...rumor has it that the Clinton's accepted Obama's offer when he gave them permanent access to the Lincoln Bedrooom for the duration of his presidency...Monica was tickled pink with the news!

In other news of the "who gives a shit variety"...Obama's cell phone records were hacked by phone company employees.

Michael Mukasey (Attorney General) has collapsed! Guess it wanted out of the Bush Administration early...he was speaking at the Federalist Society.

Holding Obama Accountable...His SECRET Letters To Federal Staffers

As we work to keep President Obama honest, as we strive to hold him to his campaign promises we need to know WHAT THOSE PROMISES ARE! Seems that Senator Obama took the step of reaching out to Federal Employees in 9 different departments, making promises to each of them if he was elected President...we need to ADD THOSE PROMISES to the mix, need to make sure those promises to Federal Employees and Departments do not counter those promises made to the American people.

Obama Wrote Federal Staffers About His Goals

Workers at Nine Agencies Got Detailed Letters Before Election

By Carol D. Leonnig

Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, November 17, 2008; 1:09 PM

In wooing federal employee votes on the eve of the election, Barack Obama wrote a series of letters to workers that offer detailed descriptions of how he intends to add muscle to specific government programs, give new power to bureaucrats and roll back some Bush administration policies.

The letters, sent to employees at nine agencies, describe Obama's intention to scale back on contracts to private firms doing government work, to remove censorship from scientific research, and to champion tougher industry regulation to protect workers and the environment. He made it clear that the Department of Housing and Urban Development would have an enhanced role in restoring public confidence in the housing market, shaken because of the ongoing mortgage crisis.

Letters from the President-elect

Obama Proposes Federal Government Reforms (PDF)

• The Department of Defense
• The Department of Labor
• The Department of Housing and Urban Development
• The Department of Homeland Security
• The Social Security Administration
• The Environmental Protection Agency
• The Department of Veterans' Affairs
• The Transportation Security Administration
• American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO

Obama Has Blog, and Other Transition News

Happy, happy, joy, joy...President Elect Obama has a blog! Not exactly, but in their desire to appear in touch, they are calling it a blog...it is their Transition Site, where they promise CHANGE that is not really coming any time soon.

http://www.change.gov/

• Obama & Biden in Grant Park (Propaganda Speech Election Night)

The Newsroom

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 04:09pm EST / in Blog

Change has come to America

Last night, President-Elect Barack Obama delivered the final speech of a presidential campaign that promised change in Washington.

For those who are interested, here is a link and information from the Transition Page that might come in handy...we hope to start building our links resources on our side bar this weekend as we build our Mulatto White House blog.

http://directory.presidentialtransition.gov/

Message to Presidential Nominees and Appointees, and Members of the President-elect's Transition Team:

The Presidential Transition Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-293) authorizes the General Services Administration (GSA) to develop a transition directory in consultation with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The Act provides that the transition directory "shall be a compilation of Federal publications and materials with supplementary materials developed by the Administrator that provides information on the officers, organization, and statutory and administrative authorities, functions, duties, responsibilities, and mission of each department and agency." Senate Report 106-348 clarifies that the directory is intended to "assist in navigating the many responsibilities that fall on a new administration" that is "confronted by an overwhelming amount of material."

GSA and NARA hope that this online directory will introduce you to the operation of the Federal government and the resources available to help you begin your service in the new Administration. If you have questions or comments about this directory, please contact us.

Washington Post Washington Times National Journal The Public Manager Roll Call The Hill

The phrase "Presidential Transition" refers to the activities that support the orderly transfer of executive power in connection with the expiration of the term of office of a sitting President and the inauguration of a new President.

The phrase "Presidential Inauguration" refers to the event every four years, on January 20th, when the President is sworn in and takes office, and other related events that celebrate this occurrence.

Transition Laws

Executive Order

Inauguration

Agencies with Special Responsibilities