Entity: VA - Veterans Health Administration

Investigations Update: West Virginia Lawmaker’s Involvement in Capitol Attack and Trump’s Attempts to Overturn Georgia Election Results

January 19, 2021
See the latest in our investigations of the security at the U.S. Capitol, DOJ’s opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, and the “burrowing in” of Trump political appointees.

FOIA to OPM and VHA Regarding Political Appointees Converting to Career Status

January 15, 2021
FOIA request to the Office of Personnel Management and the Veterans Health Administration seeking records for political appointees converting to career status, including resumes and SF-50 forms.

VHA Memos Regarding Covid-19 from Spring 2020

December 1, 2020
Records from the Veterans Health Administration in response to American Oversight's request for coronavirus-related risk assessments. These records include related memos from Spring 2020.

Investigations Update: Krebs’ Firing, Federal Record Preservation Laws, and Trump’s Contacts with Michigan Officials

November 24, 2020
See the latest in our investigations into the presidential transition process, the Trump administration’s compliance with document preservation laws, and false claims of widespread voter fraud.

Investigations Update: DeJoy’s Calendars, Barr’s False Voting Fraud Story, and Delays in Prescription Deliveries

September 15, 2020
See the latest in our investigations into the postmaster general’s calendars, the administration’s alarmist claims about voter fraud, and the decision to put a Trump-signed letter in food aid boxes.

News Roundup: What Trump Knew, and What We Know

September 10, 2020
We’ve known for months that President Donald Trump has been downplaying the severity of the coronavirus. In the spring, we knew that Covid-19 wasn’t just like the seasonal flu, despite Trump’s reassurances that it was. And we’ve known that the pandemic won’t just “disappear,” no matter how many times the president insists it will.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Seeking Assessments About Prescription Delivery Delays

September 9, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) seeking assessments about prescription delivery delays due to operational changes at USPS.

VHA Records Regarding Operation Warp Speed from May to June 2020

September 1, 2020
Veterans Health Administration records in response to American Oversight's request for documents regarding Operation Warp Speed. These records span from May to June 2020.

FOIA to VHA Seeking Communications with Leadership of Operation Warp Speed

August 10, 2020
FOIA request to the Veterans Health Administration seeking communications with the leadership of Operation Warp Speed. American Oversight seeks these records to shed light on the administration’s approach to developing, reviewing, and distributing vaccines and treatments for the coronavirus.

FOIA to VA Seeking Guidance Regarding Officials Participating in Campaign Events

May 14, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Veterans Affairs seeking guidance regarding participation by top-level agency officials in Trump campaign events.