http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34747.pdf

Discusses the practice of presidential administrations to push through controversial regulations near the end of the term, what tools can be used by incoming administrations to cancel undesired regulations, and what tools Congress can use to disapprove final rules issued by executive branch agencies. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34725.pdf

Discusses the permissible political activities in which organizations, associations, or businesses may engage if such entities receive federal funds through a grant or contract. Covers lobbying, election campaign, and voter registration activities. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34692_20081003.pdf

Reviews concerns and legislative proposals about presidential succession in the post 9/11 terrorist attack era. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08640.pdf

Examines methods used by the Food and Drug Administration to staff advisory committees and avoid conflicts of interest, barriers to recruiting qualified individuals to serve on such committees, and the frequency with which individuals with conflicts of interest served on such panels. From the Government Accountability Office.

http://www.llsdc.org/attachments/wysiwyg/544/Cong-Cmte-Overview.pdf

Discusses the history and development of the congressional committee system including the different types of committees, the emergence of standing committees, the connection between budgetary and committee reforms, and post 9/11 changes to congressional committees. From the Law Librarians Society of Washington

http://millercenter.org/policy/commissions/warpowers/appendices

Provides a collection of additional information relating to the National War Powers Commission Report including a war powers primer, an overview of facts relevant to war powers issues in selected conflicts since World War II, federal courts and the war powers, polls relating to war powers, and a war powers bibliography. From the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.

http://millercenter.org/dev/ci/system/application/views/_newwebsite/policy/commissions/warpowers/report.pdf

Report by panel headed by former Secretaries of State James Baker and Warren Christopher and co-directed by William and Mary interim president W. Taylor Reveley III. Calls for the replacement of the ineffective War Powers Resolution of 1973 by a proposed new War Powers Consultation Act of 2009 to resolve ongoing problems about how war powers are allocated among the branches of government. From the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34492_20080514.pdf

December 2007 marked the 5 year anniversary of the passage of the E-Government Act of 2002 and the point at which reauthorization of provisions of the act became necessary. This report discusses the purpose and provisions of the E-Government Act, the funding that has been included, and the issues for Congress to consider as part of any reauthorization. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.

http://www.opm.gov/ses/transition/index.asp

Covers standards of ethical conduct, positions and individuals subject to change in the transition, the process of appointments, and compensation. From the Office of Personnel Management

http://www.dni.gov/reports/IC_Information_Sharing_Strategy.pdf

Describes the strategy designed to overcome past practices, where each intelligence agency developed its own networks and data repositories and guarded the information closely. Information sharing among intelligence agencies is now a top priority. From the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL34362.pdf

Examines the difference between treaties and executive agreements, especially as regards the role of congress, historical practice regarding security agreements, and congressional oversight of security agreements. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.