Entity: Department of Agriculture

No Records Response from USDA Regarding Communications Pardon of the Hammonds

May 6, 2019
USDA stated that it had no records of communications about the circumstances of Dwight and Steven Hammond's presidential pardons.

No Records Response from the USDA Regarding Congressional and External Communications About the Protection of Threatened and Endangered Species

May 6, 2019
USDA stated that it had no records of communications between Klippenstein and some Congressional offices about protection of threatened and endangered species, and no records of external Klippenstein communications containing certain key words.

Records from USDA of Communications with Congressman Steve King

May 1, 2019
Records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding communications between senior officials and Congressman Steve King and his staff.

USDA Records Regarding the Titles and Resumes of Political Appointees Since 2018

April 29, 2019
Records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture reflecting titles and resumes of political appointees and position changes in 2018.

USDA Communications with External Groups About Tariffs

April 29, 2019
United States Department of Agriculture emails with external groups, specifically the dairy and pork industry about tariffs and NAFTA.

USDA emails regarding Rebeckah Adcock’s Ethics Agreement

April 29, 2019
United States Department of Agriculture emails regarding Rebeckah Adcock’s ethics agreement. These emails include discussions about meetings, redacted drafts of Adcock’s ethics agreement, and her unredacted ethics agreement.

USDA Communications with Pork Industry Officials Regarding Hurricane Florence in North Carolina

April 29, 2019
United States Department of Agriculture communication with representatives of the North Carolinian pork industry about damages from the hurricane in 2018.

USDA Records Regarding a Report from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

April 29, 2019
USDA communications in response to our FOIA request seeking records about a recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.

News Roundup: Trump Administration’s Defiance of Congressional Subpoenas

April 26, 2019
Trump and his administration are refusing to even negotiate in good faith with congressional investigators.

Complaint: American Oversight v. USDA – Secretary Perdue Records

April 25, 2019
American Oversight sued the Department of Agriculture to compel the release of records related to Secretary Sonny Perdue's ethics disclosures as well as his communications with his cousin, Senator David Perdue, and specific industry interests.