• Federal lobbyists cannot contribute financially to the transition. • Federal lobbyists are prohibited from any lobbying during their work with the transition. • If someone has lobbied in the last 12 months, they are prohibited from working in the fields of policy on which they lobbied. • If someone becomes a lobbyist after working on the transition, they are prohibited from lobbying the administration for 12 months on matters on which they worked.Obama is moving quickly to establish his new administration but will stay out of Washington for the most part until January 20, 2009, his transition chief said. Cabinet appointments will be announced from Chicago. Get the Story:
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