Analysts call this “Trump-proofing” of the government, the attempt by the administration to prevent future actions from the president.

Allies of Mr. Biden in different departments rush to send cash and secure policies that they believe President-elect Donald Trump won’t favor.

Project Veritas released an undercover video in which a representative of the Environmental Protection Agency claimed that the agency was funneling “as much money as possible” to climate change groups.

Brant Efron, EPA’s special adviser, said in the video: “It feels like we are on the Titanic as we throw gold bars over the edge.”

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Commerce Department is also attempting to do the same thing. Politico, an American news outlet, reported that Secretary Gina Raimondo wanted to “leave Trump no cash” from the $50 billion microchip program.

She told the publication that she would like to see almost all the money committed by the time they leave. “That’s my goal. I want to make all of the major announcements relating to the large, cutting-edge companies.”

Officials at the Social Security Administration confirmed that they had signed a generous agreement for telework, which allowed employees to spend as little as 2 days per week working in the office.

The agency stated that this is what they permit now. The agency said that employees are more productive this year, and they have cleared disability cases faster than ever before.

Officials at the EPA said that they were “on track” to meet a deadline set many years ago.

The agency stated that “All of EPA’s grant awards are implemented according to robust, consistent and rigorous processes – consistent with the high standard of Federal Ethics Rules and EPA’s Competition Policy – and we ensure fair and impartial treatment of external partners.”

Every administration does last-minute maneuvering.

One of the most notable examples from Trump’s first term was the memo that Ken Cuccinelli, acting deputy secretary for Homeland Security, signed with several Republican led states. The memo was supposed to grant the states a right of veto on major immigration policy changes, unless they were given a period of 180 days consultation. He also signed an agreement with the union of deportation officers.

These agreements did not fare well in court when they were used as a way to stop the early changes made by Mr. Biden.

Michael McKenna is a senior White House official who said that most administrations are trying to prove their case against their successors. But they do it at a slower rate.

The Biden Administration, on the other hand, has been slow walking for years, and now is rushing to finalize its agenda.

Mr. McKenna referred to a program of the Energy Department that guaranteed clean energy loans. In just a few years, this program had issued only $12 billion worth of loans. Since the election, department officials have been working to finalize new loans worth tens and tens billions of dollars.

Mr. McKenna who writes a weekly column for The Washington Times said that a political reality motivates the Biden zeal. Democrats fear that they will not regain the executive power in the near future.

He said, “This is the final helicopter leaving Saigon.” There is a thought among the left that the helicopters could be out in the wilderness for eight or twelve years.

The pardon that Mr. Biden gave his son was an excellent example of Trump proofing. Hunter Biden could have been forgiven for his tax and gun crimes convictions by the president, but the pardon also covered any other charges brought against him by the Justice Department.

As the window of opportunity for Mr. Trump closes, activist groups ask Mr. Biden to take more steps to restrain him.

Immigration advocacy groups called on Mr. Biden shut down detention centers to prevent Mr. Trump from being able to deport people. Some groups even asked Mr. Biden for a blanket pardon of illegal immigrants.

Activists are hoping to win last-minute victories in the courts before Trump takes office.

Mr. Biden’s team is in negotiations with immigration rights activists about changes to asylum laws that could constrain Mr. Trump’s border policy.

If Mr. Trump is elected, he could terminate the settlement negotiations if no agreement is reached.