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American Oversight Challenges Excessive Redactions in USPS Chief Louis DeJoy’s Calendar
USPS’s shifting arguments for hiding DeJoy’s calendars from FOIA requests threaten to create blanket exemptions for practically any USPS records.
News Roundup: Capitol Attack Intelligence Failures and the National Voter-Suppression Frenzy
Senators held a hearing about the Jan. 6 attack, and state legislatures continue to push new voting-restriction bills.
In March 2020 Email to Azar, Nielsen Recommended Company That DHS Had Used to Conduct DNA Testing at the Border
American Oversight obtained communications showing that the former homeland security secretary recommended that HHS work with a private company that had participated in a 2019 pilot program to test immigrant…
Investigations Update: Texas Energy Crisis, Covid-19 in Poultry Plants, and New Legislation in Missouri
See the latest in our investigations into the recent power outage in Texas, industry influence over the Trump administration’s coronavirus response, and Missouri legislation that protects drivers who hit protesters…
Covid-19 Oversight News: 500,000 Deaths, Florida Favoritism, and Increased Vaccine Distribution
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Questions About Jan. 6 Capitol Attack Remain as Senate Investigates
American Oversight submitted dozens of records requests at the local and federal levels to help the public learn more about the deadly security failures and disturbing violence of Jan. 6,…
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Voting-Restriction Group’s Attempt to Purge Hundreds of Thousands from Georgia Voter Rolls
As the state of Georgia headed to its January Senate runoff election, the conservative group True the Vote announced that it was challenging the registrations of more than 364,000 voters…
The Spread of Coronavirus in Migrant Detention Facilities
As the country shut down and millions began social distancing, immigrants in detention facilities were denied sanitary supplies, masks, and testing. American Oversight is investigating how the administration’s response to…
Mike Pompeo’s Political Ambitions and Influences
First serving in the Trump administration as CIA director before his appointment as secretary of state, Mike Pompeo has become one of President Trump’s longest-serving and most loyal cabinet members.…
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We’re tracking the latest developments in the federal, state, and independent investigations into the government response to the Covid-19 pandemic. From congressional hearings and inspector general reports to public records releases and legal battles, stay up to date on the work of the watchdogs conducting oversight of the Covid-19 response.
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Explore our library of public documents related to oversight of the coronavirus response. Sort by topic, and find witness testimony, FOIA releases, watchdog reports, and more.
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We’re tracking the latest developments in the federal, state, and independent investigations into the government response to the Covid-19 pandemic. From congressional hearings and inspector general reports to public records releases and legal battles, stay up to date on the work of the watchdogs conducting oversight of the Covid-19 response.
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Check out our comprehensive list of coronavirus-related lawsuits and find out more about the records being sought by American Oversight and other organizations.