Talk:Presidential transition of Joe Biden

Article issues and concerns

There are some issues that need addressing.

• 1)- The lead is long with five paragraphs. "As a general rule of thumb, a lead section should contain no more than four well-composed paragraphs and be carefully sourced as appropriate." I am a proponent that the lead is a summary of sourced content found in the body of the article so not suggesting a need to source lead content.
• 2)- The "Transition activities" section includes subsections:
  • White House Staff
  • Office of Communications
  • Office of the Vice President
  • Office of the First Lady
  • Domestic policy
  • Economic policy
  • Environment and energy
  • Foreign affairs and national security
  • Health policy, and
  • Science and technology policy

These subsections are overly expanded and presented in a gallery form and cause distraction. Many of these have "File:No image.svg". Although possibly great for future expansion they clutter the page. Many of these entries duplicate what can be found just by linking to the appropriate article. If this content is deemed important then possibly presented in some template form with image thumbnails would be better.

• 3)- Sources: The redundant use of the same sources is not necessary.
• 4)- The "See also" section has 15 entries. Some "editorial judgment" may be required to determine noteworthy transitions over just an indiscriminate list.

-- Otr500 (talk) 13:12, 21 July 2021 (UTC)

Personal intro and additional staff

Hello editors, my name is Cameron. I'm a spokesperson for the Biden-Harris transition team, and have joined Wikipedia to make some suggestions for this article. I've read up on the rules for editors with a Conflict of Interest. My work at this phase is in a volunteer capacity for the transition team, which has wrapped up its formal work. I saw some inaccuracies and gaps in the content, and want to help the editing community make improvements by providing sources and suggesting content. I've added the connected contributor banner to the article above, and will not make any direct edits myself. I'm looking forward to working with the Wikipedia community, and hope to make valuable contributions.

• For my first request, I prepared a list of transition staff members who are absent from the current Transition Team section. I understand that not every staff member can be listed, but these represent those who held roles that should be captured:

Staff

• Yohannes Abraham, director of day-to-day operations, former staffer in the Obama White House.
• Cecilia Muñoz, former director of the White House Domestic Policy Council under President Obama
• Avril Haines, national security and foreign policy, former principal deputy national security adviser and deputy director of the CIA.
• Suzy George, served as an aide to former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
• Awenate Cobbina, director of operations, chair of Michigan Economic Development Corporation
• Lisa Monaco, homeland security adviser, homeland security adviser under the Obama administration

References

• One other minor item, I saw that the second paragraph of COVID-19 Advisory Board does not have a citation. These two articles from The New York Times could support that content: article one, article two.

Thank you for taking the time to review. Please let me know if you have any questions or feedback.

Cameron

Noting that I've added the request edit template. JBRPT Cameron (talk) 15:08, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

 Done @JBRPT Cameron:, thank you for properly disclosing your COI and agreeing not to directly edit the pages. These additions seem straightforward to me. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:12, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

Additional staffers and cabinet appointments

Hello, Cameron here again with another request on behalf of the Biden-Harris Transition Team. As a reminder, I am in a volunteer capacity as the transition team has wrapped up its formal work. I've fully disclosed my COI and will not directly edit the article. My goal is to help improve this article by identifying content gaps and inaccuracies.

There are a few more names missing from the cabinet appointees and staffers, and one out of place.

Extended content

Add to Advisory council: Leslie R. Caldwell, former Assistant Attorney General. Move to White House staff: File:JakeSullivan.jpg|Jake Sullivan Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (announced November 24) Add to Office of the Vice President: File:No image.svg|Michale Fuchs Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President (announced December 3)​​ File:Philip H. Gordon.jpg|Philip Gordon Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President (announced January 16)​​ File:No image.svg|Herbie Ziskend Deputy Communications Director for the Vice President (announced November 29) Add to Office of the First Lady: File:Ambassador Julissa Reynoso Official Portrait.jpg|Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón Chief of Staff to the First Lady (announced November 17) Add to Domestic policy: File:Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, official portrait.jpg|Miguel Cardona Secretary of Education (announced December 22) Add to Economic policy: File:No image.svg|Cecilia Rouse Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors (announced November 30) Add to Foreign affairs and national security: File:Lisa Monaco, Deputy Attorney General portrait.jpg|Lisa Monaco Deputy Attorney General (announced January 7) References

I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Muboshgu, Thank you for your assistance with my first edit request. If you're available to review another, your feedback is welcome.

Thank you for considering my request, JBRPT Cameron (talk) 17:45, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

JBRPT Cameron, hi. Sorry I saw your previous ping but forgot to respond to it. I can take a look at this later today, if nobody else beats me to it. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:48, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

@Muboshgu: Hi - Following up here, I appreciate you looking into this, thanks! If there is anything I can do to help, please let me know. Best, JBRPT Cameron (talk) 19:10, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

JBRPT Cameron, the ping is the reminder that I needed. I'll look into this today. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:22, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

•  Done I don't know if there's any intended method of ordering of them. It doesn't appear that these sections are ordered alphabetically or by date announced. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:52, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

@Muboshgu: Thank you, no method of ordering here. The additions look great. JBRPT Cameron (talk) 13:55, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Content additions and article structure

Hello again editors! Cameron from the Biden-Harris Transition Team again with another set of requests. This one is a bit larger, and I'm happy to work through these in chunks if that's easier. As a reminder, I am seeking these changes on Wikipedia as a volunteer for the Transition Team. I have not been paid for my contributions, but due to my COI I will not make any direct edits to the article.

• The introduction only mentions one of the co-chairs, I suggest adding the others: Kaufman was joined by co-chairs Jeffrey Zients, Anita Dunn, Michelle Lujan Grisham, and Cedric Richmond.
• In Transition activities, there are some areas of the transition that are not covered. I'm suggesting this content with the hope that we can give readers a more complete and balanced picture of what the transition team worked on prior to the inauguration:

Additions for Transition activities

Add a subsection on Agency Review Teams On November 10, 2021 the Biden team released a list of approximately 500 people on the transition's Agency Review Teams (ART). The teams recruited members from academia, corporations, and state and local governments with experience in relevant policy areas. According to the Biden team, the ARTs were made up of more than fifty percent women and forty percent members of underrepresented communities.​​ The teams conducted evaluations of budgets, personnel, and in-progress regulatory work at federal agencies to prepare incoming staff from the new administration. The second paragraph of COVID-19 Advisory Board is unsourced. The following citations verify information in the paragraph: Add a subsection on Climate Throughout his various transition teams, Biden appointed climate experts to various groups. During previous transitions, climate and clean energy experts served to manage the transition for the EPA, the departments of Energy, Interior and Agriculture, and the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Under Biden's transition, the president-elect appointed climate experts to the transition teams for theState, Defense, Treasury, and Justice departments, the Small Business and General Services administrations, and the Federal Reserve, among others. Members of Biden's transition team lead the Climate 21 Project, including Agriculture official Robert Bonnie. The project released 300 pages of recommendations for the Biden administration to address climate change. A transition challenge for the fledgling administration was to restaff agencies that saw the number of scientists on staff decrease under the Trump administration. Biden and his team, including Deb Haaland, Jennifer Granholm, Michael S. Regan, Brenda Mallory, Gina McCarthy, and Ali Zaidi, stated they would seek to revert or block many of the Trump administration's initiatives regarding climate change and pollution. Add a subsection on Racial equity In December 2020, Biden and Harris met with civil rights leaders to pledge their priorities in addressing racial justice and equity issues, particularly related to the transition team's focus on policing, criminal justice, COVID-19, racial wealth gap, and voting rights. The incoming administration sought to create a diverse Cabinet representative of the U.S. population. The Associated Press reported that, at the time, some Black leaders said the incoming administration had to do more. Others said that while representation is important, they wanted the incoming Biden administration to ensure its Cabinet picks could deliver on policies to help people of color. With legislative action uncertain, Biden's transition team sought ways to act independently, especially as allies urged Biden to move swiftly to undo Trump policies. Those actions included rolling back Trump-era housing discrimination and unfair lending practices, and setting enforcement policies and other directives to agencies and departments to establish a greater focus toward racial injustice, diversity, and inclusion. During his first week in office, Biden signed four executive orders to address racially discriminatory federal housing policies; end the Department of Justice's use of private prisons; reaffirm the U.S.'s commitment to tribal sovereignty and consultation; and combat xenophobia against Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders. Biden also called for restoring and extending the Voting Rights Act. Add a subsection on Economic recovery Main article: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Biden and his transition team focused their initial economic efforts on recovery from the pandemic. On November 30, 2020, Biden announced his transition's six-person economic team, consisting of Janet Yellen, Neera Tanden, Cecilia Rouse, Jared Bernstein, Heather Boushey, and Wally Adeyemo. At the time, his economic goals included keeping businesses and schools open, increased relief for the jobless or those whose hours were cut, stabilizing the healthcare system, and addressing racial inequities brought into focus by COVID-19. On January 14, prior his inauguration, Biden announced a $1.9 trillion stimulus package. Add a subsection on Planned actions in the first week Main article: List of executive actions by Joe Biden As Mr. Biden's lead in the polls grew, his transition team began working to prepare a list of executive actions he could take in the early days of his presidency. Biden announced plans to sign several executive orders in his first week in office, largely reversing the executive orders of the Trump administration. The planned orders included rescinding the ban on transgender individuals serving in the U.S. military, rejoining the Paris Agreement, reinstating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, preventing "midnight regulations" signed at the end of the Trump administration from taking effect, and reversing cuts made to the Affordable Care Act and other healthcare-related orders. References

• Lastly, I propose reorganizing the article somewhat for flow. All of the changes are to main sections, there would be no changes to subsection organization:

1. Background issues
2. Timeline (swapped position with Transition procedures)
3. Transition procedures
4. Transition team (swapped position with Transition activities)
5. Transition activities
6. Financing
7. See also
8. References
9. External links

I defer to editors if my suggested content is appropriate, and understand that changes might be made. Muboshgu, as always, you're invited to review these changes if you're available.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. Thank you for considering, JBRPT Cameron (talk) 14:01, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Hi JBRPT Cameron: Sorry for the delay. If you're still around, please Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. But make sure that the edits you implement are as per this request. Leave an appropriate edit summary when prompted to and when you're done with the edits, please ping me so I can review the edits after implementation. For additional edits not already requested, feel free to add another request on this page. Thanks! —CX Zoom[he/him] ^{(let's talk • C • L)} 23:21, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Marking this as answered, per above. Z1720 (talk) 23:21, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

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