Entity: Department of Agriculture

USDA Officials’ Communications with Entities Linked to Secretary Perdue’s Family Business

August 16, 2020
Communications from the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsive to American Oversight's request for emails between Rural Development and Farm Service Agency officials for Georgia, and entities associated with Secretary Sonny Perdue’s family business interests. These communications span 2017 to 2019.

FOIA to USDA Seeking FSA Director’s Communications with Mountaire

August 13, 2020
FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeking USDA Delaware Farm Service Agency Executive Director Sean McKeon’s communications with Mountaire Farms, Inc.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies for Calendars of Senior Officials During Spread of Coronavirus

July 28, 2020
FOIA to multiple agencies seeking the calendars of top officials during the early spread of coronavirus through the United States.

FOIA to USDA Agencies Regarding Plans to Send North Korea Aid in Response to Coronavirus

July 27, 2020
FOIA to the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeking records reflecting plans to send North Korea aid in response to the spread of Covid-19.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Regarding Plans to Send North Korea Aid in Response to Coronavirus

July 23, 2020
FOIA to multiple agencies seeking records reflecting plans to send North Korea aid in response to the spread of Covid-19.

Investigations Update: Mike Pompeo’s Abuses of Office, Trump’s Loyalty Purges, and Caring for Uninsured Covid-19 Patients

July 8, 2020
From voting rights to the pandemic, here's a look at our new investigations from the past week.
Mike and Susan Pompeo in January 2019

FOIA to USDA Seeking Leadership Communications About Food Shortage Predictions

July 6, 2020
FOIA to U.S. Department of Agriculture seeking leadership’s communications about potential and actual food shortages.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Seeking Food Supply Chain Task Force’s Records

July 6, 2020
FOIA to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense, and U.S. Department of Agriculture seeking the records of a publicly reported Food Supply Chain Task Force.

Investigations Update: Family Separation, Unmarked Law Enforcement, and Trump’s Campaign Rallies

June 30, 2020
Here’s a look at the investigations our team has been pursuing through public records requests and Freedom of Information Act litigation in the last week.

FOIA to USDA for Sec. Perdue Communications with Sen. Loeffler

June 30, 2020
FOIA to the U.S. Deparmtent of Agriculture for communications records between Sec. Perdue and Sen. Loeffler.