Most federal agencies are required to prepare documents to help ease presidential transitions. These documents usually deal with the agency’s mission, structure, budget, and future, and they range from a few pages to thousands of pages. I’ve filed Freedom of Information Act requests for transition materials from dozens of agencies – the first batch was posted at The Memory Hole 2 and is also on this page, and the rest will be placed here as they arrive.
BBG – Broadcasting Board of Governors [thanks to Government Attic]
CCR – Commission on Civil Rights
CEQ – Council on Environmental Quality
CFPB – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
CFTC – Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CIGIE – Council of the Inspectors General
CNCS – Corporation for National and Community Service
CPSC – Consumer Product Safety Commission
USDA – Department of Agriculture (includes all agencies)
DHS – Department of Homeland Security
CPB – Customs and Border Protection: 1st release / 2nd release / 3rd release / 4th release
FLETC – Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers [thanks to Emma Best]
ICE – Immigration and Customs Enforcement: 1st release / 2nd release
S&T – Science and Technology Directorate [thanks to Emma Best]
TSA – Transportation Safety Administration
USCIS – US Citizenship and Immigration Services: 1st release (main) / 2nd release [thanks to Emma Best]
USCG – Coast Guard: 1st release / 2nd release [thanks to Emma Best]
USSS – Secret Service
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DOC – Department of Commerce [in response to Emma Best‘s FOIA request, the Commerce Dept released 142 files, many containing multiple documents. The link will take you to the official release page at FOIA Online. Below I’m posting a few of the most important ones.]
CB – Census Bureau
EDA – Economic Development Administration
ITA – International Trade Administration
NTIS – National Technical Information Service
NOAA – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NTIA – National Telecommunications and Information Administration
USPTO – US Patent and Trademark Office
DOE – Department of Energy: Book One / Book Two / Book Three / Questionnaire (as a zip file) [thanks to Emma Best]
DOI – Department of the Interior
BLM – Bureau of Land Management
BOR – Bureau of Reclamation
USGS – US Geological Survey
DOJ – Department of Justice [thanks to Emma Best]
BOP – Bureau of Prisons
CIV – Civil Division / second, smaller release / third release [thanks to Emma Best]
ENRD – Environment and Natural Resources Division [thanks to Emma Best]
EOIR – Executive Office for Immigration Review [thanks to Emma Best]
INTERPOL – INTERPOL Washington
TAX – Tax Division [thanks to Emma Best]
DOL – Department of Labor
All 18 agencies and offices (including OSHA, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Women’s Bureau, Mine Safety, Inspector General)
DOT – Department of Transportation
OIG – Office of Inspector General
Ed – Department of Education: 1st release / 2nd release (political appts) / 3rd release (main) [thanks to Emma Best] / “Second Round Presentations” / “Background” / “Administrative Transition email” / “Owner’s Manual”
EEOC – Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EPA – Environmental Protection Agency
EXIM – Export-Import Bank
FCA – Farm Credit Administration
FCC – Federal Communications Commission
FDIC – Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation / Part 2 (employee survey)
FERC – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FGDC – Federal Geographic Data Committee [link]
FLRA – Federal Labor Relations Agency: Part 1 / Part 2
FTC – Federal Trade Commission
GSA – General Services Administration [link]
OIG – Office of the Inspector General
HHS – Department of Health and Human Services
CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
IMLS – Institute of Museum and Library Services
LSC – Legal Services Corporation
MCC – Millennium Challenge Corporation
NARA – National Archives and Records Administration
NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NEW NGB – National Guard Bureau
NSPC – National Capital Planning Commission
NEA – National Endowment for the Arts
NEH – National Endowment for the Humanities
NSA – National Security Agency [PDF portfolio containing 14 separate files; must be downloaded to be viewed]
Also: NSA’s presidential transition briefing from 2000-2001
NSF – National Science Foundation
OGE – Office of Government Ethics
ONHIR – Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation [link]
OPIC – Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Nov 1, 2016 \ Nov 16, 2016 [zip files, ~150 megs each]
OSTP – Office of Science and Technology Policy – no records
PBGC – Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
PC – Peace Corps
PCLOB – Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
SBA – Small Business Administration
SEC – Securities and Exchange Commission
SSS – Selective Service System
USAB – US Access Board
USDA – Department of Agriculture / emails and appointee information sheets [thanks to Emma Best]
USPS – United States Postal Service – no records [In response to my FOIA request for transition documents, the Postal Service claims that it can’t find any responsive records. I appealed this response, and the “no records” finding was upheld.]
USTR – United States Trade Representative
VA – Department of Veterans Affairs
Bonus Material:
CIA’s presidential transition briefing from 1988 [thanks to Emma Best]
