Topic: Business and Economic Policy

FOIA to DOD Seeking Leadership Communications About Food Shortage Predictions

July 6, 2020
FOIA to the Department of Defense seeking leadership’s communications about potential and actual food shortages.

FOIA to HHS Seeking Leadership Communications About Food Shortage Predictions

July 6, 2020
FOIA to the Department of Health and Human Services seeking leadership’s communications about potential and actual food shortages.

FOIA to DHS Seeking Leadership Communications About Food Shortage Predictions

July 6, 2020
FOIA to Department of Homeland Security seeking leadership’s communications about potential and actual food shortages.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Seeking Food Supply Chain Task Force’s Records

July 6, 2020
FOIA to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense, and U.S. Department of Agriculture seeking the records of a publicly reported Food Supply Chain Task Force.

No Records Response from DFC for Emails from the White House “Covid Mail” System

July 6, 2020
The International Development Finance Corporation stated it had no email communications from the White House "Covid Mail" email system, which is reportedly used to forward coronavirus-related requests from "friends and family" of the White House to agency officials.

Letter to Congress Regarding Covid-19 Congressional Oversight Commission

July 1, 2020
Letter co-signed by American Oversight and a number of other organizations, calling on congressional leaders to quickly name a chair to the Covid-19 Congressional Oversight Commission, a commission established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to oversee how the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board manage coronavirus relief funds.

Complaint: American Oversight v. Treasury – Coronavirus Stimulus Package Communications and Calendars

July 1, 2020
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Department of the Treasury for records concerning the coronavirus stimulus package, including communications about key provisions in the stimulus, agency officials’ communications with White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner and emails with non-government entities.

Records from U.S. Trade Office Show Communications with Trump Adviser Who Claimed to Have Dug Up Dirt on Bidens on Trip to China

June 26, 2020
American Oversight obtained records from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative that include multiple emails between that office and Michael Pillsbury, one of Trump's China advisers.

FOIA to USDA Seeking Communications with Specific Food Service Companies

June 26, 2020
FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeking communications with specific food service companies, including recipients of contracts for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program.

FOIA to USDA Seeking Communications Related to the Farmers to Families Food Box Program

June 26, 2020
FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeking sent communications containing key terms related to the Farmers to Families Food Box Program.