Change for America: Table of Contents
A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President
Preface, John Podesta
Progressive Patriotism, Mark Green
THE WHITE HOUSE
Managing the White House for a Successful Presidency, John Podesta and Sarah Rosen Wartell
National Security Council, Samuel Berger and Tom Donilon
National Economic Council, Sarah Rosen Wartell
National Energy Council, Todd Stern and David Hayes
Domestic Policy Council, Tom Freedman
Office of the White House Counsel, Elena Kagan
White House Communications and Press Operations, Michael Waldman
Office of the Vice President, Lisa Brown
A New Office of Social Entrepreneurship, Michele Jolin
Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, Shaun Casey
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Neal Lane
White House Chief Technology Officer, Mitchell Kapor
ECONOMIC POLICY
Overview: A Pro-Growth, Progressive Economic Agenda, Gene Sperling
Overview: A Progressive Agenda for Competitiveness and Trade, Laura D’Andrea Tyson
Overview: Science, Technology, and Innovation Challenges, Thomas Kalil
Overview: Economic Opportunity for All or a New Gilded Age? Peter Edelman and Angela Glover Blackwell
Overview: Meeting the Challenge of the Housing and Credit Crises, Michael S. Barr
Department of the Treasury: Credibility and Flexibility for Economic Growth, Joshua L. Steiner
Office of Management and Budget: Ensuring Fiscal Responsibility and Government Accountability, Sally Katzen and Jack Lew
Office of the United States Trade Representative: Responding to the Changing Global Challenge, Ira Shapiro and Richard Samans
Department of Commerce: Proving Ground for Sustainable Economic Growth, Jonathan Sallet
Department of Labor: Promoting Opportunity While Protecting Worker Rights, Edward Montgomery
Securities and Exchange Commission: Restoring the Capital Markets Regulator and Responding to Crisis, Damon Silvers
DOMESTIC POLICY
Overview: America’s Changing Demographics, Maria Echaveste and Christopher Edley, Jr.
Overview: Building a Vibrant Low-Carbon Economy, Bracken Hendricks and Van Jones
Overview: Health Care Coverage, Costs, Chronic Illness, and Demographics, Karen Davenport
Overview: Teaching All Our Children Well, Cynthia G. Brown
Overview: Immigration Reform Can Be Orderly and Fair, Cecilia Munoz
Overview: Government Transparency in the Age of the Internet, Ellen S. Miller
Overview: Renewing Our Democracy, Michael Waldman
Department of Justice : Restoring Integrity and the Rule of Law, Dawn Johnsen
Department of Health and Human Services: Delivering Efficient and Effective Health Care for All Americans, Jeanne M. Lambrew
Food and Drug Administration: Protecting Public Health Through Science, Virginia A. Cox
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Meeting 21st-Century Metropolitan Challenges, Bruce Katz and Henry Cisneros
Department of Education: Restoring Our Nation’s Commitment to an Equitable Education for All Americans, Judith A. Winston
U.S. Department of Transportation: Green Reforms for Environmental and Consumer Safety, Joan Claybrook
Environmental Protection Agency: Restoring Scientific Integrity, Sound Regulation, Fair Enforcement, and Transparency, Carol M. Browner
Department of Agriculture: Tackling Food and Energy Crises Amid Global Warming, James R. Lyons
Department of the Interior: Natural Resources Serving Society, John Leshy
Federal Communications Commission: Preparing the Way for Ubiquitous Broadband, Larry Irving
Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Protection and Competition for a 21st-Century Economy, Joan Z. Bernstein and Ann Malester
Corporation for National and Community Service: Supporting Civic Action to Solve America’s Problems, Shirley Sagawa
NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
Overview: Containing the Terrorist Threat, Jessica Stern
Overview: The Costs and Benefits of Redeploying from Iraq, Lawrence Korb
Overview: Reducing Global Poverty Is a Moral and Security Imperative, Gayle Smith
Overview: Securing America from Nuclear Threats, Joseph Cirincione
Overview: Prepare Our Homeland for the Worst, but Prepare Smartly, P. J. Crowley and Steve Richetti
Overview: National Security, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law, Harold Hongju Koh
Overview: Public Diplomacy Can Help Restore Lost U.S. Credibility, Doug Wilson
Department of Defense: The Challenge of Transition During Wartime, Rudy deLeon
Department of State: Rebuilding and Repositioning America’s Diplomatic Strength, Gregory B. Craig
Department of Homeland Security: Rebuilding to Create What Should Have Been from the Beginning, Clark Kent Ervin
Federal Emergency Management Agency: Rebuilding a Once Proud Agency, James Lee Witt
Department of Energy: Implementing the New Energy Opportunity, Ronald E. Minsk and Elgie Holstein
Department of Veterans Affairs: Seriously Caring for Our Wounded Warriors, Gail R. Wilensky
The Intelligence Community: Making the Newly Created Bureaucracy Work, Jeremy Bash
Additional Contributions
These papers were not included in the Change for America book. These papers provide additional contributions and insights on important topics that were not covered elsewhere in the book.
Government Transition Overview: Best Practices for Transitioning to a New Government, Christine Varney (pdf)
Department of Health and Human Services: Improving Services for Children and Families, Olivia Golden and Joan Lombardi (pdf)
Small Business Administration: Supporting America's Engines of Growth, Fred Hochberg (pdf)
Consumer Product Safety Commission: Safety First, Pam Gilbert (pdf)
Equal Employment: Opportunity Commission, Jocelyn Frye (pdf)
Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Building a Digital Democracy Through Public Media, Lauren Strayer (pdf)
Council on Environmental Quality: Restoring a Presidential Green Agenda, George Frampton (pdf)
White House Economic Overview: Defining Success for the New President's Economic Age, Sarah Rosen Wartell (pdf)
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Americans: The Road Ahead, Winnie Stachelberg (pdf)
Military Readiness Overview: Ready or Not? U.S. Military Readiness Now and for the Future, Michele Flournoy and Alice Hunt (pdf)
Government Personnel: How to Effectively Manage the Federal Workforce, Max Stier (pdf)
Labor Policy Overview: Resetting the Balance, Jared Bernstein and Ross Eisenbrey (pdf)
Judicial Nominations: Implementing the Rule of Law, Simon Lazarus
Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights: A New Opportunity for Leadership, Jessica Arons and Shira Saperstein (pdf)
The U.S. Space Program: Restoring Preeminence in Space Science and Exploration, Neal Lane and George Abby (pdf)
Legal Services Corporation: Restoring Legal Aid for the Poor, Rebekah Diller (pdf)
