FOIA Number: USDA-20-0426

USDA Records Regarding Agency Relocation Cost-Benefit Analyses

May 24, 2021
Records from the USDA in response to American Oversight's request for records reflecting cost-benefit analyses of relocating USDA employees. The initial FOIA request for these records was filed in partnership with the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Complaint: American Oversight and Union of Concerned Scientists v. USDA and GSA — USDA Kansas City Relocation

May 13, 2020
Lawsuit filed by the Union of Concerned Scientists and American Oversight against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the General Services Administration for records — including site visit records, cost analyses, and decision memos — regarding the relocation of USDA offices to 805 Pennsylvania Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The building selected for the relocation is co-owned by a business belonging to Michael Merriman, a prominent Repblican donor in Kansas and Missouri.

No Records Response from USDA Regarding Communications with Specific Individuals or Congress in June 2019

May 11, 2020
Department of Agriculture stated that it had no records of email communications between specified custodians and individuals with a congressional email address during a week in June 2019.

FOIA to USDA Seeking Records Related to Relocation Cost-Benefit Analyses

March 4, 2020
FOIA to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeking records reflecting cost benefit analyses of relocating USDA employees. This request was filed in partnership with the Union of Concerned Scientists.