Question from the Transition Team

How is the current economic crisis affecting you?

Disclaimer: The PDFs listed below do not represent the views of the Obama-Biden Transition team, or the views of the current administration. These documents were created by the organizations and individuals listed, and delivered to Transition team members with knowledge that all materials would be made public on Change.gov.

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CTIA Wireless Industry Briefing Dec. 9, 2008

"Wireless is a vital component of the broadband and infrastructure equation"

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20081209_CTIA.pdf 20081209_CTIA_background.pdf 20081209_CTIA_Slides.pdf

National Grants Partnership Dec. 8, 2008

"We believe that improving the coordination and transparency of all aspects of grant application, award, and management will benefit everyone."

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20081208_NGP.pdf

200811208_NDPbgrnd.pdf

International Economic Development Council Policy Reccomendations Dec. 8, 2008

"This Agenda is intended to provide national leaders with recommendations critical to the economic development of communities in the United States."

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20081208_IEDC.pdf

200811208_IEDCpolicy.pdf

Improving Children and Families’ Access to High-Quality Early Childhood Experiences Dec. 8, 2008

"We welcome President-Elect Obama’s commitment to significant new investments in early childhood..."

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20081208_CCELC.pdf

200811208_careagenda.pdf

20081208_CACFP.pdf

Learning Disabilities Association of America Dec. 8, 2008

"LDA looks forward to working with your transition team to examine new ways to increase educational and job opportunities, so these Americans can become more productive contributors to our nation."

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20081208_LDA.pdf

MPAA’s Key International Trade Issues Dec. 8, 2008

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20081208_MPAA.pdf

ITI Trade Policy Priorities Dec. 8, 2008

"US information-technology workers and companies now compete in a globally integrated economy where the majority of our customers, fastest growing markets and fiercest competitors are overseas."

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20081208_ITI.pdf

SEIU Agenda for the Early Care and Learning Programs Dec. 8, 2008

"Investing in early childhood programs is not only the right thing to do for our children and families, but it also makes good economic sense and is critical to successful economic recovery."

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20081208_ECE_Agenda.pdf

A Call to Develop the "Hope and Opportunity Program" Dec. 8, 2008

""The Fierce Urgency of Now" to Act Decisively to Save This Generation of Youth who are Out of School."

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20081208_HOP.pdf

Community Care of North Carolina Dec. 8, 2008

"By establishing provider networks, the program is putting in place the local systems needed to achieve long-term quality, cost, access and utilization objectives in Medicare patient care management."

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20081208_CCNC.p

This is our latest step toward a more transparent and accessible Transition. We look forward to benefitting from the many more voices that will now be a part of the decision-making process.

Thank you,

John

John D. Podesta
Co-chair
The Obama-Biden Transition Project

MEMORANDUM
From: John Podesta
To: All Obama-Biden Transition Project Staff
Date: December 4, 2008
Re: "Seat at the Table" Transparency Policy -- EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

Overview:
As an extension of the unprecedented ethics guidelines already in place for the Obama-Biden Transition Project, we take another significant step towards transparency of our efforts for the American people. Every day, we meet with organizations who present ideas for the Transition and the Administration, both orally and in writing. We want to ensure that we give the American people a "seat at the table" and that we receive the benefit of their feedback.

Accordingly, any documents from official meetings with outside organizations will be posted on our website for people to review and comment on. In addition to presenting ideas as individuals at www.change.gov, the American people deserve a "seat at the table" as we receive input from organizations and make decisions. In the interest of protecting the personal privacy of individuals, this policy does not apply to personnel matters and hiring recommendations.

Scope:
The following information will be posted on our website:
1. Documents: All policy documents¹ and written policy recommendations from official meetings² with outside organizations.
2. Meetings: The date and organizations represented at official meetings in the Transition headquarters or agency offices, with any documents presented as noted above.

This scope is a floor, not a ceiling, and all staff are strongly encouraged to include additional materials. Such materials could include documents (recommendations, press releases, etc.) presented in smaller meetings or materials or made public by the outside organization without a connection to an official meeting.

If you have any questions as to whether documents should be included, please email [REDACTED].

Process:
Prior to an official meeting with an outside organization or organizations, Obama-Biden Transition Project staff members

will inform attendees that any

documents provided will be posted on our "Seat at the Table" website found at www.change.gov. Suggested language for email invitations is: "By

presenting or submitting any

document at a meeting with

the Obama-Biden Transition Project,

you agree to allow t

he document to be made public and posted on www.change.gov." At the completion of each meeting or upon receipt of such documents, Transition staff will provide the documents to [REDACTED] with the date of the meeting, a list of the organizations in attendance, and the topic of the meeting.

Notes:
1) This policy does not apply to

non-public or classified information acquired from the Agency Review Process and internal memorandum.
2) An "official meeting" is defined as a meeting with outside organizations or representatives of those organizations to which three or more outside participants attend.

Grazie per il vostro interesse per la futura gestione e l'Obama-Biden progetto di transizione. Il 4o novembre, milioni di americani sfidato lo status quo da parte di un cambiamento permanente. Il cambiamento che per gli americani è stato chiamato non solo nuove politiche - ma un nuovo tipo di politica a Washington. Il Obama-Biden Progetto di transizione è al lavoro per costruire il personale e l'agenda politica della nuova amministrazione a fare la promessa di cambiamento in una realtà.

Apprezziamo il tuo messaggio di benvenuto e i vostri pensieri, storie e questioni come Presidente eletto Obama e Vice President eletto Biden accingiamo ad ufficio. Ci auguriamo che tu continui a essere attivo e abbiamo creato molti posti sul sito web dove puoi dare il tuo contributo.

Per saperne di più su Obama-Biden agenda politica e condividi le tue idee, fai clic qui:

Thank you for your interest in the incoming administration and the Obama-Biden Transition project. On November 4th, millions of Americans challenged the status quo by standing for change. The change that Americans called for was not just new policies – but a new type of politics in Washington. The Obama-Biden Transition Project is working to build the staff and the policy agenda of the new administration to make the promise of change into a reality.

We value your message and welcome your thoughts, stories and questions as President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden prepare to take office. We hope you’ll continue to be active and we have set up many places on the website where you can give us your input.

To learn more about the Obama-Biden policy agenda and share your ideas, please click here:

Thanks for signing up to stay informed about the Transition.

There will be many more ways to get involved in the weeks and months to come -- and with a lot of hard work ahead of us, we'll be counting on you to help.

Thanks,

The Obama-Biden Transition Project

Dear Dalessandro,

Transparency and engagement are priorities for the Obama-Biden Transition Project. Our success depends on not only opening up a process that has historically been inaccessible to most Americans, but also encouraging citizen participation.

Last week, we took an important step towards these goals by asking the public to participate in a discussion about health care on our website.

The result was fantastic. Started by a question from our Health Policy Team, thousands of comments poured in over a few days. Some people answered the initial question, but others engaged with one another debating and developing new ideas and approaches to health care reform.

Members of our Health Policy Team, including former Senator Tom Daschle, read through these comments over Thanksgiving weekend.

Yesterday, they sat down to record a special video response. Watch it and join the discussion:

Dear Dalessandro,

Thank you for submitting your application to serve in the Obama-Biden Administration. As you can imagine, we are receiving thousands of applications during the transition process. We will initially be focused on the most senior positions in the Administration. If you do not hear from us for several weeks or months, please do not think we have lost your information. You may update your application at any time by clicking on the link below and using the email address you entered on your application as your login. We will receive and record the changes you make.

Thank you again for your interest.

http://www.change.gov/jobs/apply/

Sincerely,

The Obama-Biden Transition Project

Please note that replies to this email will not be answered.

Dear Dalessandro,

62 days. That's how much time we have left to prepare for the Obama-Biden Administration that will bring the change Americans demanded so strongly in this past election.

President-elect Obama has set a high bar for the Transition team: to execute the most efficient, organized, and transparent transfer of power in American history. As a co-Chair for the Transition, I want to tell you about a few steps we've already taken to achieve this goal.

First, we adopted the strictest ethics guidelines ever applied to any transition team. President-elect Obama pledged to change the way Washington works, and that begins with shifting influence away from special interests and restoring it to the everyday Americans who are passionate about fixing the problems facing our country.

Opening up the Transition means listening to your ideas and stories and providing a window into how the process works.

To give you a look at how we're approaching some of the nation's most pressing issues, we filmed this meeting of our Energy and Environment Policy Transition Team and interviewed team member Heather Zichal.

We're continuing to develop new ways to open up the process, and we'll keep you posted along the way.

Thanks,
John

John Podesta
Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team

Dear Dalessandro,

Thank you for making us aware of your interest in applying for a position in the Obama-Biden Administration. To continue the application process, please click on the below link and complete the full on-line application:

Full Application

Note that the above link should only be used by you. Please do not forward it on to others. Instead, you can direct other applicants to www.change.gov.

Sincerely,

The Obama-Biden Transition Project

Please note that replies to this email will not be answered