The Cabinet Weekly Reports subseries is housed in 5 boxes, arranged chronologically and contains the weekly reports submitted to the Governor and Chief of Staff by the Governor's Cabinet, including the Secretaries of Administration (Viola Baskerville), Agriculture and Forestry (Robert S. Bloxom), Commerce and Trade (Patrick O. Gottschalk), Commonwealth (Daniel C. LeBlanc, Jan-Mar. 2006 and Katherine K. Hanley (Mar. 2006-2010), Education (Dr. Thomas R. Morris), Finance (Jody Wagner, 2006-2008 and Richard D. Brown, 2008-2010), Health and Human Resources (Marilyn Tavenner), Natural Resources (Preston Bryant), Public Safety (John W. Marshall), Technology (Aneesh Chopra, 2006-2009 and Leonard M. Pomata, 2009-2010), and Transportation (Pierce Homer). Also included are reports by the Assistant to the Governor for Commonwealth Preparedness (Robert Crouch), Office of Constituent Services (Marc Cheatham, 2006-2007 and Amber Amato, 2007-2010), Press Office, Policy Office and Virginia Liaison Office. Reports were submitted each Thursday and placed in a binder for the Governor and the Chief of Staff that each took with tehm at the end of the day on Friday. The reports in this series are the Chief of Staff copy. The level of detail varied for each cabinet officer and items of importance were highlighted by staff for the Governor. Each report contains information on legislation, Governor's initiatives/special projects, agency matters/operations, events/agency visits, audits/investigations/compliance, stakeholder issues and pending decisions. This series provides a weekly account of the issues and policy decisions of the Kaine Administration.

Notable topics and issues include: avian flu, Blue Crab disaster relief, Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), Capitol Square and Capital Building renovations, Civil Rights Memorial, Dulles Corridor Rail Project, 8th and 9th Street Office Buildings, Early Childhood Education, Education for a Lifetime, eVa, Governor's Campus Security Conference, Health IT, Hurricane Evaluation and Sheltering Task Force, Land Conservation, minority procurement and SWAM (Small, Women and Minority) business, Public Safety Memorial Commission, Telework, Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) problems, Virginia Tech shooting, and Weekly Ford Plant Reports (closure of Norfolk Assembly Plant).

The Briefing Binders subseries is housed in 1 box and arranged chronologically. Records include: Executive Leadership Retreat of the Governor-Elect, 6 January 2006; Annual Virginia Congressional Delegation Briefing, 12 February 2007; National Governors Association Winter Meeting, 24-26 February 2007; Briefing for Congressional Delegation, 22 March 2007; and Virginia State Board of Elections briefing binder on selection of agency head, 2007. Virginia State Board of Elections briefing binder is restricted for 75 years (contains personnel records).

The General Correspondence subseries is housed in 1 box and arranged chronologically. Subseries documents correspondence from William H. Leighty, Governor Kaine's Chief of Staff from January 2006 to May 2007. Includes letters of recommendation, thank you notes, invitations and employment requests.

The State Budget Files subseries is housed in 3 box and arranged chronologically. This subseries documents the development of Governor Kaine's 2007 budget from October to December 2006. Records include budget meeting agendas, handouts, notes, and budget requests.