Washington will not be the same without Lloyd Cutler.

Neither the framers nor subsequent political leaders had built in to the constitutional framework any plans to reconstitute Congress in the event of a catastrophe like 9/11. I called for Congressional leaders to at least create a commission to study the problem and potential solutions.

The Ethics in Government Act and the Codes of Professional Conduct of state bar associations present a thicket through which both incoming and outgoing government officials must negotiate.

What if Al Qaeda terrorists had hit the White House on September 11, 2001? Is our system of presidential succession adequate for the post-9/11 world? What if the president and vice president were killed in an attack? Could the presidency switch parties? What about an attack that incapacitates top...

Please join the Continuity of Government Commission on Wednesday, October 16, at the Brookings Institution for our second, and final meeting. The Continuity of Government Commission was established to make recommendations to ensure the continuity of our three branches of government after a terrorist attack.

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AEI and the Brookings Institution announce the Continuity of Government Commission. This blue ribbon commission will study and make recommendations for the continuity of our governmental institutions in the event of a catastrophic attack. September 11 raised the possibility that foreign enemies might seriously disrupt...

The AEI-Brookings Continuity of Government Commission will issue a report to ensure the continuity of Congress after a catastrophic terrorist attack. Through a year of study and public hearings, including analyis of a Reader's Digest poll, the Commission has identified the obstacles Congress would face in reconstituting itself after an...

The Ethics in Government Act and the Codes of Professional Conduct of state bar associations present a complicated thicket through which both incoming and outgoing government officials, especially lawyers, must negotiate. The Transition to Governing Project and the Federalist Society are pleased to present a group of distinguished panelists...