Okay with it? He’s invested in it.
60 days after inauguration
The bill requires GSA and presidential transition teams to enter into a memorandum of understanding by September 1 of an election year that outlines the terms of the agency’s services for the duration of the transition. GSA has to direct all third-party inquiries for records to a representative in the transition team. It also clarifies the services GSA can provide for up to 60 days after the inauguration. The 2015 Presidential Transitions Improvement Act authorized services for up to 180 days after inauguration; however, the Trump team said that 60 days was sufficient.
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In addition to GSA’s requirements, the bill has stipulations for other stakeholders in the transition process. It would require presidential candidates to create and release an ethics plan for their transition team prior to the election. The plans must indicate if there are any current or former lobbyists on the teams, disclose conflicts of interest for the candidate and team members, and include a code of ethical conduct that all members must sign.
Lastly, the measure would mandate that each agency create a succession plan for every senior non-career position by September 15 of an election year. Simmons noted that if the president enacts the legislation and then wins re-election, then this provision would still come into play.
“Turnover is likely to occur even if the president is re-elected,” she said. “The Partnership’s Center for Presidential Transition analysis of the last three two-term presidents shows that from Election Day through the first six months of the second term, an average of 43% of secretaries, deputy secretaries and undersecretaries left their jobs.”
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., introduced the bill in February 2019 after the president’s team and others raised concerns in December 2017 about GSA’s handling of documents and transparency during the Obama-Trump transition. The Senate approved the legislation in August and the House did in February.
The president approved the bill on “Super Tuesday,” which comes as the field of Democratic presidential candidates is narrowing and campaigns will soon be thinking about their transition teams.
I think this is what Flynn was saying we should be doing, plan or no plan, we need leaders at all levels.
I assume this his his new tv channel.