U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks as he holds a videoconference meeting with members of the U.S Conference of Mayors at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden’s team will begin meeting with federal government officials to discuss the pandemic response, national security, and other issues after a U.S. agency gave the go-ahead for the formal transition on Monday, a transition official said.
“In the days ahead, transition officials will begin meeting with federal officials to discuss the pandemic response, have a full accounting of our national security interests, and gain a complete understanding of the Trump administration’s efforts to hollow out government agencies,” Biden transition executive director Yohannes Abraham said in a statement.