Entity: Department of the Treasury

FOIA to the Treasury Seeking Emails With Kentucky Governor Bevin Containing Key Terms

July 18, 2019
FOIA to the Treasury Department regarding email communications of political appointees regarding Braidy Industries, Rusal, and sanctions.

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.

Treasury Records Regarding Chairman Waters’ Letter About A U.S. Person Imprisoned in North Korea

June 28, 2019
Records from the Department of the Treasury relating to the May 3, 2019, letter of House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, requesting answers regarding a potential transfer of value for the U.S. person imprisoned in North Korea, Otto Warmbier.

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)

No Records Response from Treasury Regarding Records of Otto Warmbier Ransom

June 28, 2019
No records response from the State Department in response to our FOIA seeking records sufficient to identify a transfer of value to North Korea for U.S. person Otto Warmbier.

No Records Response from Treasury Regarding Talking Points about Otto Warmbier Ransom

June 28, 2019
No records response from Treasury in response to our FOIA seeking talking points about any transfer of value to North Korea in return for U.S. person Otto Warmbier.

Trump Nominates Another Defense-Industry Insider as Pentagon Chief

June 25, 2019
American Oversight has filed FOIA requests seeking any recusal determinations and ethics waivers for recently nominated Acting Defense Secretary Mark Esper, a former lobbyist for Raytheon.

FOIA to Treasury Seeking Email Communications with Raytheon Lobbyists

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

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

June 24, 2019
FOIA to Treasury 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.

News Roundup: Hicks, Barr, Ross and Congressional Oversight

June 21, 2019
American Oversight is investigating the extent to which federal agencies are following the lead of the president in defying legislative branch oversight.