• Federal lobbyists cannot contribute financially to the transition.
• Federal lobbyists are prohibited from any lobbying during their work with the transition.
• If someone has lobbied in the last 12 months, they are prohibited from working in the fields of policy on which they lobbied.
• If someone becomes a lobbyist after working on the Transition, they are prohibited from lobbying the Administration for 12 months on matters on which they worked.
• A gift ban that is aggressive in reducing the influence of special interests.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15515.html
I haven't heard anything about the relatives, but to a degree that would make sense. If the deputy chief of staff's wife is a lobbyist, that could turn into a problem.