Serving the Congress and the Nation - General David Petraeus, Politics

The GAO's Transition Wishlist
Hit & Run — ... homeland, undisciplined defense spending, improving the U.S. image abroad, finalizing plans for the 2010 Census, caring for service members, preparing for public health emergencies, revamping oversight of food safety, restructuring the approach to surface transportation, retirement of the Space Shuttle, ensuring an effective transition to digital TV, and rebuilding military readiness. More information here. I can follow the GAO, which is absolutely one of the most useful ...

GAO Lists 13 'Urgent Issues' for Transition
News — ... The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today published a list of 13 "urgent issues" facing President-elect Barack Obama and the Democratic Congress during Obama's transition into the White House and his first year in office. The GAO also launched a transition website aimed at making Obama's transition "an informed and smooth one across the federal government." The site lists agency-by-agency issues, money-saving opportunities, management challenges, and a long-term fiscal outlook for the federal government. The "urgent issues" published today are as follows:

Obama Crowdsourcing the Political Agenda @Change.gov
The Moderate Voice — ... Snchez points to the Government Accountability Office outlining 13 challenges facing the new administration. Among these is the move from analog to digital television broadcast, which promises to be a difficult one. The GAO warns it could “undermine the public’s confidence in government” if it isn’t carried out smoothly. ...