Website for Obama Transition
Web helps Obama with transition
BBC
Barack Obama is turning to the web as he prepares to become US president.
Via a website called Change.gov, the Obama campaign plans to provide a guide to the transition process. The site also solicits suggestions from US citizens about their vision for America, and lets them apply for a post with the new administration. On its transition website, the US governmental watchdog has listed the 13 most urgent issues that will soon confront President-elect Obama.
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The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) listed oversight of US financial institutions and markets, and the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, as the most pressing issues. The creation of the Change.gov website is seen by many as making good on Mr Obama's stated aim to make the process of governing more transparent. A blog on the site will document the transition process, and elsewhere it plans to provide biographies and background on the people Mr Obama is recruiting. The site will also accept applications for "non-career" posts in the incoming administration. The site does not give details about posts for which it is seeking recruits, but it said some of the roles would require "Senate approval" suggesting they could be positions of some influence. The site also wants US citizens to tell their stories about what Obama's campaign meant to them, and pass on their "vision" for what they would like to see happen in America.
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Comments (5)
I hope people can give him some good ideas about what to do !
Comment #1 Posted by: BC | November 8, 2008 11:38 AM
why don't you try?
Comment #2 Posted by: Anonymous | November 9, 2008 07:00 AM
My comment on MT's current thread keeps getting deleted, so I will post it here.
Dennis said, "Those killers got to him first and if Obama steps out on them, he will go too."
Shame on you Dennis, for insinuating such an unspeakable tragedy.
Comment #3 Posted by: Calling out Dennis & MT | November 12, 2008 12:56 PM
How can I be assured that President Obama will serve and defend Our Constitution. I am beginning to feel a bit uncomfortable about this?
Comment #4 Posted by: Keith Kok | November 14, 2008 11:41 AM
How can you be assured you'll wake up in the morning or won't slip & fall in the tub? If you want assurance, so it will go "your way" - You're in for a rude awakening. It's kinda like a football game, you watch and see what's happening and then cheer, pray & march for your team, and boo/throw hot dogs/ & complain about the team that's screwing it up for you...
...and after all that, there's still no assurance that it will go "your way".
Comment #5 Posted by: dvorah | November 14, 2008 12:47 PM