Entity: Department of Agriculture

Request to USDA for the Agency’s Human Pandemic Operations Plan

April 17, 2020
FOIA request to U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) asking for the agency’s “Human Pandemic Operations Plan.”

FOIA to USDA for Data and Guidance Related to Protein Processing Plants and COVID-19

April 17, 2020
FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) asking for data on processing plant inspector’s protective equipment and wellness and guidance related to protein (meat, egg, dairy) processing plants in response to the outbreak of COVID-19.

Request to USDA for Communications with Protein Industry Groups and Government Officials with COVID-19 Outbreaks in their States

April 17, 2020
FOIA Request to U.S. Department of Agriculture for communications with protein (meat, egg, dairy) industry groups and government officials with COVID-19 outbreaks in their states.

FOIA to USDA Seeking Sent Emails Regarding Former ERS Administrator Mary Bohman

April 17, 2020
FOIA to the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeking sent emails regarding former Economic Research Service Administrator Mary Bohman.

No Records Response from USDA Regarding External Communications about Relocation

April 16, 2020
The Department of Agriculture preliminarily stated that it had no records of outside communications with a list of external individuals and entities related to the relocation of some USDA facilities to Kansas City, MO.

News Roundup: Corruption and Coronavirus

April 10, 2020
Trump is apparently counting on the public to be too distracted by the coronavirus to pay much attention to his continuing dictator-like purges of government officials and his brazen rejection of oversight. 

No Records Response from USDA Regarding Agency Guidance about Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

April 7, 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for agency guidance and policies regarding the Tongass National Forest. American Oversight seeks these records to shed light on reporting from the Washington Post that President Trump instructed Secretary Perdue to exempt Tongass from the Roadless Rule.

FOIA to USDA Seeking Communications with White House about Farm Bailouts

April 6, 2020
FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture requesting records related to the 2018 and 2019 farm bailouts, particularly records related to White House’s involvement in the bailouts.

News Roundup: Whose Stockpile, and Which States?

April 3, 2020
It shouldn’t be surprising that the president, who downplayed the crisis until just a few weeks ago, is once again avoiding taking responsibility.

USDA Rural Development Calendars for Senior Officials

April 1, 2020
Records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in response to American Oversight's request for calendars of former Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett and Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley.