FOIA to USDA seeking communications between USDA political appointees and Mindy Brashears in order to shed light on her appointment to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service given her ties to the industry.

American Oversight today filed a lawsuit on behalf of The National Student Legal Defense Network (NSLDN) against the Department of Education (ED) to shed light on its role in aiding Navient, a giant servicer of federal student loans, to defend an enforcement action brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in federal court.

FOIA seeking any records, including memos, reflecting any decision of Acting Director Mulvaney to delegate or assign any powers or duties to Kirsten Sutton Mork or Brian Johnson to shed light on their decision-making abilities on behalf of Mick Mulvaney.

Records from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to American Oversight's request for records regarding the management of the FCC’s online comment system used to solicit public input regarding Net Neutrality, known an Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), and how it handles a high volume of comments. This production contains related email communications and calendar entries from 2014 and 2017.

FOIA to Education regarding protections to students who have been defrauded by schools. This FOIA is seeking all communications related to the borrower defense rule between Secretary DeVos and other senior Education appointees and outside entities.

FOIA to HHS seeking all records reflecting communications concerning actual or potential limitations on the ability of current or former federal employees to communicate with Congress or any White House staffer.

FOIA seeking records related to Mason Alexander that relate to a change in position or title following retaliation against HUD employees.

American Oversight investigated the Trump administration's management of the trade talks that resulted in US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to replace NAFTA. Serious questions have been raised about whether the administration mismanaged the negotiations or put special interests ahead of American workers. 

FOIA to the Department of Education for FSA Chief Operating Officer Wayne Johnson communications with representatives of select groups with student loan policy interests.

American Oversight sues the Department of the Labor (DOL) to force the release of records related to ongoing efforts to undo the ‘overtime rule’ and the ‘fiduciary rule.’