Plan to tell all to Obama administration

November 13, 2008 - 11:44am

WASHINGTON - Be ready to tell all, if you want to work in a high-ranking post in the Obama administration.

In fact, be ready to dig through all your old documents to find all of your resumes and biographical statements for the last decade.

The seven-page questionnaire includes 63 requests for records. Some of those requests are for information related to your spouse or grown children. (A copy of the questionnaire is on the left in pdf format.)

You'll need to list every place you've lived and anybody with whom you've lived.

Questions about conflicts of interest include asking whether you or your family has been affiliated with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or insurance giant AIG.

Under Domestic Help, you'll be asked the immigration status of your housekeepers, nannies, chauffeurs and yard workers.

The questionnaire asks whether you've sent any e-mails, text messages or instant messages that might embarrass you.

You also will be asked to provide links to your blog or Facebook page, any screen names you use on the Internet and any aliases you have. Again, the administration is looking for anything about you that might be, "a possible embarrassment to you, your family, or the president-elect."

Stephanie Cutter, a spokeswoman for the transition office, tells The New York Times this vetting process is part of Obama's commitment of changing the way Washington does business.

WASHINGTON - Be ready to tell all, if you want to work in a high-ranking post in the Obama administration.

In fact, be ready to dig through all your old documents to find all of your resumes and biographical statements for the last decade.

You'll need to list every place you've lived and anybody with whom you've lived.

Questions about conflicts of interest include asking whether you or your family has been affiliated with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or insurance giant AIG.

Under Domestic Help, you'll be asked the immigration status of your housekeepers, nannies, chauffeurs and yard workers.

The questionnaire asks whether you've sent any e-mails, text messages or instant messages that might embarrass you.

Stephanie Cutter, a spokeswoman for the transition office, tells The New York Times this vetting process is part of Obama's commitment of changing the way Washington does business.

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