Even though the President-elect is rarely around, there is tight security at the Federal office building on Connecticut Avenue downtown where the transition headquarters is located.

But he spent much of this week at the transition headquarters in McLean, Va., and planned to spend much of next week there as well.

Kennedy later moved his transition headquarters from his own home at 3307 N Street NW into Walton's residence.

Gen. Colin L. Powell does not need to fax his resume to Bush-Cheney transition headquarters.

Even with the energetic efforts to spruce up the transition headquarters, it is still a Spartan operation.

Cheney had just moved into the official transition headquarters two blocks from the White House.

Until then, Mr. Berger said he and his staff would be shuttling between Little Rock and the transition headquarters in Washington.

Her three allies went to Mr. Giuliani's transition headquarters on Madison Avenue to see her named deputy mayor.

That ceremony will probably take place sometime after Christmas in Mr. Giuliani's transition headquarters.

A week after being elected President, Barack Obama summoned Richard Holbrooke to his transition headquarters, at the Hilton Hotel in Chicago.