Entity: Department of Commerce

No Records Response from Commerce Regarding Communications with Terms Related to Different Industries

July 17, 2019
The Department of Commerce stated that it had no records of communications with specific terms related to different industries, including Apple, BMW, Boeing, Coco-Cola, Ford, General Motors, and Toyota.

FOIA to Commerce Seeking Communications with Lobbyist Matthew Schlapp Regarding Trade and Health Issues

July 16, 2019
FOIA to the U.S. Department of Commerce seeking communications with Matt Schlapp or with his lobbying firm Cove Strategies—which has registered new clients since President Trump took office and has contacted agencies regarding trade issues.

Commerce Records of Secretary Wilbur Ross’ Correspondence with Greenbrier and Other Companies

July 15, 2019
Department of Commerce records of communications between Secretary Wilbur Ross, his chief of staff Wendy Teramoto, and a variety of outside entities, including the manufacturer Greenbrier, in which he had failed to divest stock.

FOIA to Census Bureau Seeking Communications with Thomas Hofeller and Mark Neuman

July 9, 2019
FOIA to Census Bureau seeking 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.

FOIA to Commerce Seeking Communications with Thomas Hofeller and Mark Neuman

July 9, 2019
FOIA to Department of Commerce seeking 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.

Celebrating Government Transparency This Fourth of July

July 4, 2019
As Trump attempts to turn what has traditionally been a nonpartisan celebration into a party for donors, we're celebrating the power that an informed public can have in a democracy.

News Roundup: Setbacks for Freedom of Information

June 28, 2019
Supreme Court decisions, limits on FOIA, and Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's D.C. landlord.
(Photo: Paul A. Fagan)

NOAA Records Regarding Absence from the AMA Annual Conference Due to the 2019 Government Shutdown

June 25, 2019
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration records regarding their absence at the American Meteorological Association annual conference in January 2019 as a result of the federal government shutdown.

FOIA to NOAA Seeking Email Communications with Raytheon Lobbyists

June 25, 2019
FOIA to NOAA seeking email communications with Raytheon lobbyists, including former lobbyist and current Acting Defense Secretary Mark Esper

FOIA to Commerce Seeking Records Reflecting Communications Between the Agency and the White House Counsel Staff Regarding Congressional Oversight

June 24, 2019
FOIA to Commerce seeking records reflecting communications between the agency and the White House Counsel staff regarding congressional oversight in light of the administration's unprecedented efforts to resist oversight.