Entity: DHS - Federal Emergency Management Agency

FOIA to FEMA Seeking Communications In Light of Hatch Act Guidance

December 20, 2018
FOIA to FEMA seeking communications containing pro-Trump phrases to determine if the OSC's new Hatch Act guidance, which prohibits discussions of impeachment and resistance, also applies to pro-Trump speech.

FEMA Response Regarding Contract Bids

December 18, 2018
Federal Emergency Management Agency response to our request for contract bids following Hurricane Maria. The agency is withholding 88 pages.

FEMA Records Regarding Hill Communications Related to Hurricane Florence

November 20, 2018
Federal Emergency Management Agency records in response to our FOIA request seeking communications with the Hill related to Hurricane Florence and pig farms. Records include correspondence regarding the Lumbee tribe and concerns that the FEMA administrator assigned to them had no experience with tribal relations.

FEMA Communications and Projected Expenses for Office Renovations

November 20, 2018
Federal Emergency Management Administration records discussing potential office renovations. American Oversight requested all communications and plans related to actual or potential renovations of the FEMA office for any Senate-confirmed administrators.

FEMA Daily Status Reports Regarding Hurricane Maria Recover from November and December 2017

November 15, 2018
Federal Emergency Management Agency Daily Status Reports regarding Hurricane Maria Recovery. These records range from November and December 2017.

Complaint: American Oversight v. FEMA – Hurricane Response

October 26, 2018
Lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency seeking records detailing the failed preparation and response efforts surrounding hurricanes Maria and Irma in 2017.

FOIA to FEMA Seeking Communications Regarding Hurricane Preparation

October 25, 2018
FOIA to FEMA seeking Hurricane preparation and response efforts by FEMA, the DOD, HHS, CDC, as well as public statements by any administration officials--including President Trump--concerning preparation and response efforts.

FOIA to FEMA Seeking Office Renovation Records

October 17, 2018
FOIA to FEMA seeking records of and communications about office renovation and redecoration expenses.

FOIA to FEMA Seeking Updated Calendars for Senior Staff Officials

October 17, 2018
FOIA to FEMA updated calendars for Brock Long, Daniel Kaniewski, and Eric Heighberger.

New FOIAs: Trump Disputes Hurricane Maria’s Death Toll

October 15, 2018
In a series of tweets, the president claimed that “3,000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico” and that it was a ploy by the Democrats to make him “look as bad as possible.” These Tweets came just weeks after a long-awaited independent study on the fatalities were released.