Meet the Duo Responsible for a Smooth Presidential Transition

Government Executive: Beyond the acrimony and headlines of one of the most contentious presidential elections in history, two seasoned federal executives are working hard to deliver on an aspect of President Obama’s management agenda most Americans would support: executing a smooth and seamless transition to a new administration.

Fresh off a meeting of the Agency Transition Directors Council on Oct. 6, Andrew Mayock, senior adviser for management at OMB, and Tim Horne, federal transition coordinator at the GSA, sat for an interview with Government Executive in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to discuss Obama’s vow to meet or exceed the effective handoff his team was given by the George W. Bush staff in 2008.

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