Max Stier, president and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, emphasized that without formal transition planning, it would be impossible for the incoming administration to be ready to govern on day one. This highlights the critical importance of timely agreements to ensure that national security appointees can process security clearances efficiently.
The delay in signing the necessary agreements has serious implications, halting the federal government's ability to begin processing security clearances for Trump administration national security appointees. This could significantly limit their capacity to work with sensitive information by Inauguration Day.
The Presidential Transition Act, enacted in 2022, stipulates deadlines for agreement signing by the president-elect's team and the General Services Administration. Yet both deadlines have passed, raising concerns about the preparedness of the incoming administration.
Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick and Linda McMahon, who are leading Trump's transition team, indicated last month that they would soon sign the agreements. However, the delay signals a lack of readiness for the upcoming change in administration.
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