Entity: Department of State

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Seeking Any Contracts with Failed Nominees

July 17, 2019
FOIA to multiple agencies to identify whether individuals nominated but not confirmed to high-level agency positions have contracts to perform the same or similar work for which they were unsuccessfully nominated.

FOIA to State Seeking Communications with Iraqi Sheikh al-Kasnazan

July 16, 2019
FOIA to State Department seeking communications with Iraqi Sheikh al-Kasnazan, including letters provided to the State Department.

FOIA to State Seeking Records Regarding a Threat Assessment Conducted for Susan Pompeo

July 16, 2019
FOIA to State Department seeking records regarding the need for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s spouse Susan Pompeo to receive a full-time security detail.

FOIA to State Seeking Records Regarding Susan Pompeo’s Role at the Department

July 16, 2019
FOIA to State Department seeking records regarding staff assigned to support Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s spouse Susan Pompeo, as well as records regarding meetings chaired by Ms. Pompeo.

FOIA to State Seeking Emails and Calendars of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s Spouse, Susan Pompeo

July 16, 2019
FOIA to State Department seeking emails and calendars of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s spouse, Susan Pompeo, to shed light on Ms. Pompeo’s role at the State Department.

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.

FOIA to State Requesting Ethics Documents For Former Acting Assistant Secretary of Legislative Affairs Charles Faulkner

July 3, 2019
FOIA to State Department seeking any conflicts, ethics waivers, ethics authorizations, or recusal determinations made or issued for former Acting Assistant Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Legislative Affairs Charles Faulkner.

FOIA to State Seeking Email Communications of Former Acting Assistant Secretary Charles Faulkner or Acting Legal Advisor Marik String Regarding Use of an Emergency Declaration to Sell Arms

July 3, 2019
FOIA to State Department requesting all email communications sent or received by former Acting Assistant Secretary of Legislative Affairs Charles Faulkner, or Acting Legal Advisor and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs Marik String, regarding the potential or actual use of an emergency declaration under Arms Export Control Act to authorize arms sales to Middle East countries.

FOIA to State Seeking All Communications Between Former Acting Assistant Secretary Charles Faulkner and External Groups

July 3, 2019
FOIA to State seeking all records reflecting communications between former Acting Assistant Secretary of Legislative Affairs Charles Faulkner and outside entities, including his former employer BGR Group and client Raytheon.

FOIA to State Seeking Any Legal Analysis Supporting State’s Emergency Declaration to Sell Arms to Middle Eastern Countries

July 3, 2019
FOIA to State requesting any legal analysis supporting or relied on for Secretary Pompeo's determination that an emergency exists requiring the immediate sale of arms to Middle Eastern countries, including analysis regarding the legality of using such an emergency declaration or State Department's ability to use a declaration to waive congressional review requirements.