This doesn’t sound good. I hope there are some competent lawyers looking into the legality of this.
Here’s the website from the GAO concerning the Presidents Transition Effectiveness Act, which allocates Gov’t money for the transition. But, with BO, he always needs more $
http://www.gao.gov/products/T-GGD-88-19
Here is the full PDF:
http://archive.gao.gov/d39t12/135292.pdf