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President Joe Biden, from left, walks with White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and White House deputy chief of staff Bruce Reed, as they cross the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, April 26, 2024, after returning from a trip to New York. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Planning for potential presidential transition underway as Biden administration kicks it off

President Joe Biden’s administration has formally begun planning for a potential presidential transition, aiming to ensure continuity of government no matter the outcome of November’s general election

By ZEKE MILLER
Published - Apr 26, 2024, 04:33 PM ET
Last Updated - Apr 26, 2024, 04:33 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration on Friday formally began planning for a potential presidential transition, aiming to ensure continuity of government no matter the outcome of November's general election.

Shalanda Young, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, sent memos to all executive departments and agencies, directing them to name a point person for transition planning by May 3. It's the routine first step in congressionally mandated preparedness for presidential transitions.

Next week, White House chief of staff Jeff Zients — who also chaired Biden's 2020 transition effort — will lead the first meeting of the White House Transition Coordinating Council, which consists of senior White House policy, national security and management officials, as required by the Presidential Transition Act.

The act provides federal support for major party candidates to prepare to govern so that they can have personnel in place to take policy actions on their first day in office. Making sure presidential candidates are ready to take charge of the federal government became a heightened priority after the Sept. 11 attacks, and the act has been updated several times since to provide additional resources to candidates and to require incumbents to plan for a handoff with even greater intensity.

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