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:
- Caring for Service Members
- Defense Readiness
- Defense Spending
- Food Safety
- Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
- Oversight of Financial Institutions and Markets
- Preparing for Large-Scale Health Emergencies
- Protecting the Homeland
- Public Diplomacy and International Broadcasting
- Retirement of the Space Shuttle
- Surface Transportation
- The 2010 Census
- Transition to Digital TV