Entity: Commerce - Census Bureau

Census Bureau Communications of Select Former Bureau Officials

April 20, 2022
Records from the Census Bureau in response to American Oversight's request for the external communications of former Trump administration political officials.

Census Bureau Records Regarding Covid-19 Response

March 14, 2022
Records from the Census Bureau in response to American Oversight's request for directives and email communications concerning the federal response to the Covid-19 pandemic, including related email communications with the Executive Office of the President. These records include agency presentations, talking points, and emergency preparedness plans.

American Oversight v. Census Bureau – Officials’ Communications with Trump White House and Other External Parties

August 3, 2021
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the U.S. Census Bureau seeking the release of communications with White House officials during litigation over the decennial census cut-off date. This lawsuit also seeks the external communications of specific bureau officials who served under the Trump administration, including Benjamin Overholt, Eric Mayfield, Nathaniel Cogley, Adam Korzeniewski.

Census Bureau Records in Response to Request for Emails with Thomas Hofeller and Mark Neuman

July 29, 2021
Records from the Census Bureau in response to American Oversight's request for all email communications between specified agency personnel involved in discussions about the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census and Thomas Hofeller or A. Mark Neuman.

Commerce Records Reflecting Communications Between the Census Bureau and White House Regarding Immigrants and the U.S. Census

June 23, 2021
Records from the U.S. Department of Commerce in response to American Oversight's request for Census Bureau communications with the White House in the week before President Trump issued a memorandum preventing the bureau from including undocumented immigrants in its count for the purposes of reapportionment.

Commerce Records Reflecting Communications Between the Census Bureau and White House Regarding Immigrants and the U.S. Census

June 23, 2021
Records from the U.S. Department of Commerce in response to American Oversight's request for Census Bureau communications with the White House in the week before President Trump issued a memorandum preventing the bureau from including undocumented immigrants in its count for the purposes of reapportionment.

Documents Show Far-Right Influence at Trump Commerce Department

March 30, 2021
In one email to former Secretary Ross, the head of an anti-immigration group lamented “the shift of political power” brought by immigration; other emails indicate outside efforts to place appointees at the department.

FOIA to Census Bureau Seeking Calendars of Senior Trump Administration Officials

March 26, 2021
FOIA request to the Census Bureau seeking calendars for top Trump administration officials spanning March 2020 through January 2021.

Census Bureau Records of Emails Containing Coronavirus Key Terms

February 24, 2021
Census Bureau records in response to American Oversight’s request for email communications containing key terms relating to the coronavirus pandemic.

FOIA to Census Bureau Seeking Emails of Political Appointees with Anti-Voting and Anti-Immigrant Activists

February 11, 2021
FOIA request to the U.S. Census Bureau seeking emails of political appointees with voting-restriction and anti-immigrant activists.