The Small Business Administration responded to our FOIA request providing names, job titles, and resumes for a number of the political appointees at the agency.
Documents from SBA in response to our FOIA request for ethics pledges and Oaths of Offices signed by all presidentially appointed employees (including those confirmed by the Senate).
Following reports that high-level Trump administration officials expressed concern about the “loyalty” of career civil servants at the State Department, and even explored ways to “purge” some of those career employees from their positions. American Oversight submitted this FOIA to determine whether similar conversations occurred at other agencies.
Second production from SBA in response to our FOIA request for documents around SBA Administrator McMahon's attendance at the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry event on September 13th at the Trump International Hotel.
Updated FOIA request to SBA seeking resumes and job titles for political appointees hired by President Trump after April 12, 2017. This FOIA updates a previous request submitted by American Oversight seeking this information.
American Oversight has been investigating questionable behaviors by Trump's political appointees. Our FOIAs have helped journalists report on many conflicts of interests, such as using personal email for government business and high-level political figures hosting events at Trump properties.