our plans. there is a lot of focus on that vaccine rollout plan that is going to be critical in the early days of a biden presidency. and we are not getting background checks. we are not in position to get background checks on cabinet nominees. those impacts escalate every day, and i hope that the administrator of the gsa will do her job. the law election and i cannot imagine there is any dispute that joe biden is the apparent winner of the presidential election. >> the failure to work on vaccine distribution now will not affect now but it could affect it once joe biden is president of the united states. how concerned are you with the lack of communication with the biden transition team? >> we are focused on making sure vaccines are available as quickly as possible and

distributed as efficiently as possible, regardless of the political context. theourse, we would hope transition can happen smoothly and we are here to serve the american people. we will do our best. we are concerned with anything that could derail the process. as it stands now, i cannot see that happening, but hopefully it does not happen. >> have you had any contact with embers of the biden transition? >> no, no contact. that help ensure a seamless transition from one administration to another? as i said, we are here to serve. if people want to contact us, of course we will be available. know, i amd, as you not a federal employee. but i understand the rules are

such that confidential information needs to be capped with the with -- kept federal employees. i will make sure i look at that. otherwise, of course, i will be happy to be contacted, and asked >> "washington journal" continues. me, governorg michael leavitt, a former hhs secretary of the bush administration. governor leavitt, you have worn many hats. ae of them also helming transition. you did that for mitt romney. he did not win that election, for whenin the process these campaigns start thinking about a possible transition of po