The Department of Labor's final response letter to American Oversight's FOIA request (MULTI-17-0156-0179) for ethics waivers provided to political appointees; records regarding the Office of Government Ethics request for information.
American Oversight today sued to obtain emails from the time period at the start of the Trump administration during which Ivanka Trump advised the president and offered input to executive agencies but refused to become a government employee subject to ethics rules.
Complaint filed by American Oversight against the Departments of Commerce, Education, Treasury, Labor, and the Small Business Administration for communications with Ivanka Trump.
DOL responded to our FOIA request (DOL-17-0104) providing names, job titles, and resumes for a number of the political appointees at the department. DOL stated that it had no ethics waivers for any of these individuals.
FOIA to DOL records identifying new political appointees working at the department, including resumes as well as any ethics or conflict of interest waivers or authorizations.
FOIA request to multiple agencies for ethics waivers provided to political appointees in light of the Office of Government Ethics request for information.