Entity: Department of Health and Human Services

FOIA to NIAID Seeking Communications and Guidance Regarding Coronavirus Ad Blitz

October 21, 2020
FOIA request to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases seeking communications and guidance provided to contractors regarding a coronavirus ad campaign.

FOIA to NIH Seeking Communications and Guidance Regarding Coronavirus Ad Blitz

October 21, 2020
FOIA request to the National Institute of Health seeking communications and guidance provided to contractors regarding a coronavirus ad campaign.

FOIA to HHS Seeking Communications with Pfizer About Potential Covid-19 Vaccine

October 21, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Health and Human Services seeking communications with Pfizer about a potential Covid-19 vaccine.

Investigations Update: Hatch Act Violations, Covid-19 Vaccine Contracts, and South Carolina Ballots

October 20, 2020
See the latest in our investigations into the misuse of government resources for political purposes, the administration’s pandemic response, and voting rights in the states.

CDC Directives Regarding Agency Messaging on Covid-19

October 20, 2020
Records from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in response to American Oversight's request for any directives, orders, decision memoranda, or guidance from the White House regarding public statements, public appearances, or communications or press strategy on the coronavirus. These records include explicit instructions not to talk with political commentator Greta Van Susteren at Voice of America.

HHS Communications with the Obria Group and Records for Diane Foley

October 19, 2020
Records from the Department of Health and Human Services following a lawsuit filed by the Campaign for Accountability for the calendars and communications of Diane Foley, deputy assistant secretary of the Office of Population Affairs and director of the Office of Adolescent Health. These records also include communications exchanged between HHS and the anti-abortion organization The Obria Group.

Covid-19 Oversight News: Politicization at the FDA and CDC, and the Oversight Commission’s Delayed September Report

October 19, 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.

Emails Provide a Glimpse of Trump Administration Officials’ Heavy-Handed Involvement in HHS Communications

October 19, 2020
New documents obtained by American Oversight reveal more information about the extent to which White House officials and Trump administration political appointees interfered with press materials and communications at scientific agencies.

CDC Assessments and Directives Regarding World Health Organization Funding

October 19, 2020
Records from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in response to American Oversight's request for assessments regarding the impact of cutting World Health Organization funding and related guidance.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Seeking Coronavirus Vaccine and Therapeutics Development Contracts Funneled Through Defense Contractor

October 15, 2020
FOIA request to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Defense component agencies seeking contracts with Novavax, Pfizer, Sanofi, GlaxoSmithKline, and Johnson & Johnson for coronavirus vaccine and therapeutics development that were routed through defense contractor Advanced Technology International, Inc.