Topic: Business and Economic Policy

Public Records Request to Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Regarding Unemployment Website Crashes

April 29, 2020
Public Records Request to Florida Department of Economic Opportunity seeking email communications related to the 2019 audit of the unemployment website and subsequent crash of the system.

No Records Response from Treasury Regarding Communications with Trump about United Technologies Corporation or Carrier Corporation

April 29, 2020
The Department of the Treasury stated that it had no records in response to American Oversight's request for records regarding communications about United Technologies Corporation or Carrier Corporation.

No Records Response from Treasury Regarding United Technologies or Carrier Corporation Transferring Jobs to Mexico

April 29, 2020
The Department of the Treasury stated that it had no records in response to American Oversight's request for records regarding United Technologies or Carrier Corporation transferring jobs to Mexico.

News Roundup: Miracle Drugs and Trump’s Alternate Reality

April 24, 2020
Trump has seemingly failed to learn that no amount of political spin can minimize his administration’s mismanaged pandemic response.

FOIA to Treasury Seeking External Emails of Senior Officials During Coronavirus Outbreak

April 20, 2020
FOIA to Treasury Department seeking external emails of senior officials including Secretary Mnuchin during the coronavirus outbreak and negotiations for the coronavirus stimulus package.

No Records Response from USTR Regarding Communications with Trump Organization

April 20, 2020
No records response from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in response to American Oversight's request for records regarding communications with the Trump Organization.

DOJ Withheld Records Response Regarding Legal Memo on Antitrust Probe into Automaker Emissions Deal

April 17, 2020
The Department of Justice stated that it had located records responsive to American Oversight's request for records regarding a legal memo on antitrust probe saying that documents, but it withheld the documents in full.

News Roundup: Who Stands to Gain?

April 17, 2020
As the administration’s tragically mismanaged response to the coronavirus continues to lurch onward, the answers to that question are more important than ever.
New York City during coronavirus lockdown

FOIA to Treasury Seeking Cost and Delay Estimates to Add Trump’s Signature to Stimulus Checks

April 17, 2020
FOIA to Treasury seeking analyses of additional delays and costs associated with adding Trump’s signature to coronavirus stimulus checks.

Request to USDA for the Agency’s Human Pandemic Operations Plan

April 17, 2020
FOIA request to U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) asking for the agency’s “Human Pandemic Operations Plan.”