Former Obama administration officials and outside groups say a growing list of challenges in the transition process are likely to impede President-elect Joe Biden‘s entry into office.
The transition itself started later than usual after the General Services Administration waited for weeks to authorize it. Since then, there have been reports of political appointees sitting in on Biden transition meetings with career staff, blocking of information and reports to Biden’s team, and other unusual involvement by political officials.
Biden’s transition officials haven’t been vocal about the issues, and some say his team doesn’t want to exacerbate matters by publicizing them. Continue reading.