Entity: Department of Veterans Affairs

No Records Response from VA Regarding Communications with Ivanka Trump’s Personal Email

July 19, 2019
No records response from Veterans Affairs in response to our FOIA seeking communications with Ivanka Trump's personal email account.

FOIA to VA Seeking Communications with White House Officials Regarding Congressional Oversight

July 19, 2019
FOIA to the Veterans Affairs for communications with White House officials regarding congressional oversight of the executive branch.

FOIA to VA Requesting Former Secretary Shulkin’s Personal Emails Concerning Agency Business

July 2, 2019
FOIA to VA Seeking all personal emails of former Secretary Shulkin concerning government business. American Oversight obtained records showing that Shulkin used his personal accounts for official communications.

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 VA Regarding Letters, Memos, Articles Annotated by Trump

June 24, 2019
The Department of Veterans Affairs stated that it had no records of letters, news articles, forwarded articles, memos, or any other record bearing a handwritten annotation by President Donald Trump belonging to Secretary Robert Wilkie or former Secretary David Shulkin.

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

June 24, 2019
FOIA to VA 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.

FOIA to VA Seeking Communications Between Agency Lawyers and the White House Regarding Congressional Oversight

June 11, 2019
FOIA to VA seeking communications between agency lawyers and the White House in light of the administration's unprecedented efforts to resist congressional oversight.

FOIA to VA Seeking Communications Between the Agency and the White House Regarding Congressional Oversight

June 11, 2019
FOIA to VA seeking communications between the agency and the White House regarding congressional oversight in light of the administration's unprecedented efforts to resist oversight.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Seeking Guidance Regarding Congressional Oversight Requests and Subpoenas

June 10, 2019
FOIA to multiple agencies seeking guidance from the White House or agency leadership regarding the agency's responses to congressional oversight requests and subpoenas.

Documents Reveal Extent of Koch-Funded VA Privatization Group’s Influence

June 4, 2019
The high-level influence within the Trump administration of the Koch-funded Concerned Veterans for America — which pushes for privatization of the VA — is evident in hundreds of pages of public records.