Resumes and job titles for political appointees at the U.S. Department of Energy during the first months of the Trump administration in 2017.

The Office of Government Ethics today released ethics waivers from Trump administration appointees, documenting numerous potential conflicts of interest based on previous employment.

Amid news reports that the Trump administration is attempting to block the release of ethics waivers given to former lobbyists working in the government, non-partisan watchdog American Oversight today sued to obtain copies of any ethics waivers issued by eight federal agencies.

FOIA to Department of Energy seeking records identifying new political appointees working at the department, including resumes as well as any ethics or conflict of interest waivers or authorizations.