The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has created a website "designed to help make the [presidential] transition an informed and smooth one across the federal government." In addition to suggesting myriad policies for various governmental issues like the long-term fiscal outlook, management challenges, and major cost-saving opportunities GAO highlights what it believes to be 13 issues demanding urgent attention. They are:

• Oversight of financial institutions and markets,
• U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan,
• Protecting the homeland,
• Undisciplined defense spending,
• Improving the U.S. image abroad,
• Finalizing plans for the 2010 Census,
• Caring for service members,
• Preparing for public health emergencies,
• Revamping oversight of food safety,
• Restructuring the approach to surface transportation,
• Retirement of the Space Shuttle,
• Ensuring an effective transition to digital TV, and
• Rebuilding military readiness.