Topic: Government Transparency

Joint Status Report: American Oversight v. CDC and HHS — FOIA Request Violations

October 27, 2020
Joint Status Report filed by American Oversight, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in American Oversight's lawsuit over the department’s practice of rejecting valid Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests — including requests related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Georgia Officials Confirm: Voting by Mail Is Secure, Accurate

October 24, 2020
Documents obtained by American Oversight reveal that in private, Georgia's secretary of state’s office admitted that “systematic checks stop double voting from happening, and those checks appear to be largely working as intended.”

Joint Motion: American Oversight v. USPS – Postmaster General DeJoy’s Calendars

October 23, 2020
Joint motion filed by American Oversight and the United States Postal Service in our lawsuit seeking the release of 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. In this filing, USPS agrees to process and release non-exempt portions of DeJoy's calendar in response to our FOIA request.

FOIA to Commerce Seeking Communications of Key Officials Under Secretary Ross

October 23, 2020
FOIA to Commerce seeking communications of senior officials in order to create a broad historical record for evaluating Commerce politicization during the Trump administration.

FOIA to Census Bureau Seeking Communications of Key Census Bureau Officials

October 23, 2020
FOIA to the Census Bureau seeking communications of senior officials in order to create a broad historical record for evaluating Census Bureau politicization during the Trump administration.

FOIA to Treasury Seeking Communications of Key Officials Under Mnuchin

October 22, 2020
FOIA to the Department of the Treasury seeking communications of senior officials in order to create a broad historical record for evaluating Treasury politicization during the Trump administration.

FOIA to DHS Seeking Communications of Key Officials Under Acting Secretary Wolf’s Leadership

October 22, 2020
FOIA to DHS seeking communications of senior officials in order to create a broad historical record for evaluating DHS politicization during the Trump administration.

Pompeo’s Use of Personal Email While CIA Director Highlights State Department’s Failure to Produce His Emails as Secretary

October 21, 2020
American Oversight's litigation recently produced nearly 400 pages of Pompeo's emails from his time as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Letter to NARA, CIA, and State Requesting Recovery of Records Removed from Federal Custody Due to Pompeo Personal Email Use, and Reply from NARA

October 10, 2020
Letter from American Oversight to National Archives and Records Administration, Central Intelligence Agency, and State Department urging them to take prompt action to recover any federal records that may have been unlawfully removed from CIA or State Department custody as a result of Mike Pompeo’s use of personal email to conduct government business.

FOIA to DOT Seeking Communications of Key DOT Officials Under Secretary Chao’s Leadership

October 9, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Transportation seeking communications of senior officials.