Topic: Government Transparency

FOIA to HHS Seeking CDC Correspondence Regarding Denied Records Requests in Fiscal Year 2018

June 4, 2021
FOIA request to the Department of Health and Human Services seeking Centers for Disease Control and Prevention records reflecting communications about FOIA requests ultimately denied by the agency during the fiscal year of 2018.

FOIA to HHS Seeking CDC Correspondence Regarding Denied Records Requests in Fiscal Year 2019

June 4, 2021
FOIA request to the Department of Health and Human Services seeking Centers for Disease Control and Prevention records reflecting communications about FOIA requests ultimately denied by the agency during the fiscal year of 2019.

FOIA to HHS Seeking CDC Correspondence Regarding Denied Records Requests in Fiscal Year 2020

June 4, 2021
FOIA request to the Department of Health and Human Services seeking Centers for Disease Control and Prevention records reflecting communications about FOIA requests ultimately denied by the agency during the fiscal year of 2019.

News Roundup: Undermining Democracy, One ‘Audit’ at a Time

June 3, 2021
After visiting the sham audit of votes cast in Maricopa County, Ariz., this week, Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers have called for their state to conduct a similar partisan review.

State Records of OIG Ethics Documents for Employees Who Started in May 2020

June 2, 2021
Records from the U.S. State Department in response to American Oversight's request for ethics documents and SF-50 forms for any employees who started a position (or changed positions within) the State Department’s Office of the Inspector General since May 15, 2020.

Good-Government Advocates Call on Biden to Appoint Senior Ethics Official

June 1, 2021
A single official in charge of overseeing and enforcing the administration’s ethics program is an important step in continuing the White House’s policy reforms.

Letter to White House Calling for Appointment of Senior Ethics Official

June 1, 2021
On June 1, 2021, a coalition of good-government advocates called upon President Joe Biden to appoint a senior White House official to oversee, enforce, and communicate about the Biden administration’s ethics program.

News Roundup: Sham Audits and the Fruits of Disinformation

May 27, 2021
American Oversight's fight for transparency in the Arizona Senate's sham "audit" of ballots cast in Maricopa County continued this week, with the court on Thursday scheduling an oral argument for July 7 in our lawsuit seeking the release of planning documents and records of related communications.

New Records Include Private Executives’ Emails with Hahn, Kushner

May 27, 2021
American Oversight has obtained new emails from 2020 in which Trump officials fielded requests from private-sector representatives, in some cases requesting assistance from top public health officials.

Seeking Records from Seema Verma’s Lost Cell Phone

May 25, 2021
The top Trump official at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says she lost her phone in the final days of the administration. American Oversight is seeking to ensure government records don’t disappear with it.