Entity: Department of Health and Human Services

Covid-19 Oversight News: Vaccine Distribution, State-by-State Discrepancies, and the Worsening Crisis

December 7, 2020
For the latest news on the pandemic, as well as updates on various oversight investigations, sign up for our weekly Covid-19 Oversight News email.

In the Documents: Federal and Local Governments’ Communications from Early Months of Pandemic Show Confusion, Frustration

December 2, 2020
Here’s a summary of coronavirus-related records that American Oversight has published in the last month.

CDC Email Communications Regarding Pause of World Health Organization Funding

December 1, 2020
Heavily redacted communications from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in response to American Oversight's request for emails concerning a pause on WHO funding.

FOIA to HHS Seeking Communications of Key Agency Officials with White House

December 1, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Health and Human Services seeking communications of key agency officials, including emails, attachments, complete email chains, text messages, and messages on electronic messaging platforms. American Oversight seeks these communications in order to create a broad historical record for evaluating politicization during the Trump administration.

Covid-19 Oversight News: Skyrocketing Cases, Planning for a Vaccine, and Supreme Court Ruling Against Pandemic Restrictions

November 30, 2020
For the latest news on the pandemic, as well as updates on various oversight investigations, sign up for our weekly Covid-19 Oversight News email.

HHS Records Related to Pregnant Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors in Federal Custody

November 30, 2020
Health and Human Services records related to pregnant unaccompanied immigrant minors in Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) custody. These records were produced pursuant to a FOIA request by watchdog group Equity Forward. American Oversight represented Equity Forward in its FOIA litigation.

FDA Coronavirus-Related Contract Records with Atlas Research

November 30, 2020
Contract records with Atlas Research from the Food and Drug Administration in response to American Oversight's request for guidance provided to contractors regarding a coronavirus ad campaign.

CDC Slack Messages with State Health Departments

November 30, 2020
Slack messages produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in response to American Oversight's request for the contents of a Slack channel used to communicate with state public health officials.

CDC Records of Presentations from Deloitte Regarding Vaccine Administration Management System from July to October 2020

November 23, 2020
Records from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in response to American Oversight’s request for any assessments, reports, or projections from the financial company Deloitte regarding the tracking of the distribution and administration of Covid-19 vaccines. These records include presentations from Deloitte regarding a vaccine administration management system from July to October 2020.

CDC Records Released in Response to Request for Directives to McKesson Regarding Vaccine Distribution

November 23, 2020
Records released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in response to American Oversight’s request for all orders, commands, directives, instructions, or guidance given to McKesson health-care company regarding the potential or actual distribution of Covid-19 vaccines.