FOIA request to the Office of Government Ethics seeking communications with high-ranking officials at the Department of Transportation during the Trump administration.

Office of Government Ethics records of communications about ethics agreements for Callista Gingrich, Kellyanne Conway, George Perdue, Stephen Miller, Hope Hicks, Stephen Bannon, Robert Lighthizer, Ajit Pai, Gary Cohn, Dina Powell and Reed Cordish.

Letter to the Office of Government Ethics in response to the announcement of a public meeting regarding legal defense fund regulation. Signatories include American Oversight, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Project on Government Oversight, Campaign Legal Center, and Issue One.

Like many norms in the Trump era, the prohibition on federal employees engaging in political activity while at work has been routinely tested by this administration.

There is currently no federal regulation governing executive branch officials’ use of legal defense funds. American Oversight is calling on the Office of Government Ethics to change that.

American Oversight's comment submitted to the Office of Government Ethics regarding developing a Legal Expense Fund regulation. American Oversight argues that OGE should promulgate a Legal Expense Fund regulation that provides transparency, allows public scrutiny and effective oversight, and ensures accountability for receiving funds from sources that would create conflicts of interest.

Office of Government Ethics stated that it had no record of meetings or communications between high level ethics officials and President Trump, the Trump campaign, the Trump transition team, or the Trump White House. American Oversight asked for records with these OGE officials: Director Walter M. Shaub, Jr., General Counsel David J. Apol, Chief of Staff Shelley K. Finlayson, and Deputy Director Dale Christopher.

The administration's corruption has revealed fundamental gaps in federal ethics laws. Important new legislation would strengthen ethics requirements.

Office of Government Ethics records of communications about ethics agreements for appointees at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s position at the Department of Justice continues to draw scrutiny from both Congress and watchdog groups, as does that of Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski, who previously represented the Russian entity Alfa Bank and has been screened off from the special counsel investigation into Russian election interference.