Change.gov is the website of President-Elect Barack Obama's transitional team. The site features a summary of the President-Elect's governing agenda, biographies of both Obama and Vice President-Elect Joe Biden and a job application tool. Change.gov also requests visitor input, with areas for personal stories and ideas for the administration.
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"Throughout the Presidential Transition Project, this website will be your source for the latest news, events, and announcements so that you can follow the setting up of the Obama Administration. And just as this historic campaign was, from the beginning, about you -- the transition process will offer you opportunities to participate in redefining our government." — Change.govChange.gov: About
""One of the things I'm excited about is to transfer what we've learned from this campaign in using technology into government. There are examples of that all throughout our government that can remove bureaucracy, eliminate red tape, [and] make the whole process more customer-friendly. They do it in the private sector all the time."" — President-Elect Barack Obama on the Rachel Maddow ShowPC Magazine: Obama Transition Details Now Live on Change.gov (November 6, 2008)
Change.gov Website
- The Newsroom
- Blog
- Learn
- The Agenda
- Revitalizing the Economy
- Ending the War in Iraq
- Providing Health Care for All
- Protecting America
- Renewing American Global Leadership
- Plan to Strengthen Civil Rights
- A 21st Century Military for America
- Energy & Environment
- Plan to Change Washington
- Reconciling Faith and Politics
- Strengthening Families and Communities
- Plan for Restoring Fiscal Discipline
- Plan for Immigration
- Plan to Combat Poverty
- Rural Issues
- Plan for Universal Voluntary Public Service
- Protect Social Security
- Taxes
- Science, Technology and Innovation for a New Generation
- Plan to Stimulate Urban Prosperity
- Plan to Keep Our Sacred Trust with Veterans
- Women
- Additional Issues
- An American Moment
- Your Story (Send your story to the new Administration)
- Your Vision (Submit your vision to the new Administration)
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Launched November 6, 2008
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Intended to increase government transparency
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Similar in design to Barack Obama's candidacy website
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Asks users to submit their personal story
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Asks users to tell about their vision for the country
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Includes links to all policy areas
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Allows users to submit job applications
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Obama won over 53% of popular vote and at least 364 electoral votes
