Topic: Government Transparency

Investigations Update: Trump’s Election-Stealing Efforts in Georgia, DeJoy’s Communications, and Giroir’s Covid-19 Text Messages

January 5, 2021
See the latest in our investigations into voter suppression in Georgia, the president’s efforts to overturn election results, and the postmaster general’s communications.

DOJ Records Released in Response to Request for Records Deemed Non-Responsive to Request for Communications Concerning Judicial Nomination

December 28, 2020
Records released by the Department of Justice in response to American Oversight’s request and litigation for seeking records that DOJ initially deemed were responsive to a FOIA for communications concerning judicial nominations, which were then deemed non-responsive and not produced.

NASA Records Regarding the Communications of the Designated Agency Transition Official

December 28, 2020
Records from NASA in response to American Oversight's request for communication records of the agency’s designated presidential transition official.

Letter to Multiple Agencies Concerning Federal Workers’ Whistleblower Rights

December 21, 2020
Government Accountability Project and American Oversight joint letter to 25 federal agencies concerning the whistleblower rights of federal workers and agency responsibility to inform them of their rights during presidential transitions of power.

OSC Spreadsheet of Whistleblower Complaints

December 16, 2020
Records from the U.S. Office of the Special Counsel in response to American Oversight's request for records reflecting whistleblower complaints related to government misconduct in the coronavirus response.

Documents from March and April Reveal Cozy White House Private-Sector Communications About Pandemic

December 16, 2020
Documents recently obtained by American Oversight add further color to reports of private individuals and groups — some with ties to the president — being granted privileged access to propose pandemic actions.

Investigations Update: Political Interference in Coronavirus Data, Texas Election Lawsuit, and State Officials’ Voter-Fraud Allegations

December 15, 2020
See the latest in our investigation into attempts to overturn election results and efforts to meddle with pandemic-related scientific work.

USPS Calendar Records for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy

December 15, 2020
Heavily redacted records from the U.S. Postal Service in response to American Oversight's request for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's calendars. USPS had previously claimed that DeJoy’s calendar was a personal record and exempt from release under the Freedom of Information Act, but later agreed to process and release non-exempt portions.

OMB Position Directory Records

December 11, 2020
Record from the Office of Management and Budget in response to American Oversight's request for a current organizational chart of the agency. This record contains a position directory for the department.

Letter to DOJ Concerning CDC Compliance with Records Preservation Law and Lawsuit on FOIA Request Violations

December 11, 2020
American Oversight letter to Department of Justice counsel representing the Centers for Disease Control in connection with a lawsuit filed May 15, 2020, against the CDC to compel compliance with Freedom of Information Act requests. The letter requests CDC to take prompt action to ensure that records that may be responsive to American Oversight’s FOIA requests are preserved, in light of reports that CDC Director Robert Redfield instructed staff to delete a politically sensitive email.