Topic: Government Transparency

CPSC Resume of Marie Buerkle

December 11, 2019
Resume from the Consumer Product Safety Commission for Acting Chair Ann Marie Buerkle.

No Records Response from DOL Regarding Emails Between Agency Officials and Stephen Miller

December 2, 2019
The Department of Labor stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for email communications between high-ranking agency officials and White House Adviser Stephen Miller.

FOIA to USDA Requesting Email Communications with Huckabee Sanders

November 22, 2019
FOIA to USDA political apointees requesting email communications with former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, beginning after she left the White House.

USDA Records of Brandon Lipps SF-50 Documents and Job Descriptions

November 21, 2019
Records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding Brandon Lipps' SF-50 documents and job descriptions. American Oversight sought these records to shed light on Mr. Lipps’ appointment to serve in senior roles at USDA.

The Trump Administration’s Questionable Email Practices

November 21, 2019
From Nikki Haley’s use of a non-classified email system for classified communications to the extensive use of personal email accounts for official business on the part of White House Senior Adviser Ivanka Trump, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and former VA Secretary David Shulkin, the Trump administration supplied numerous examples of officials who seemed to have forgotten that the rules apply to them, too.

FOIA for OMB Organizational Chart

November 20, 2019
FOIA Request to the Office of Management and Budget for a current organizational chart of the agency.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking External Communications With Personal Attorneys of President Trump

November 20, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking external communications between senior DOJ officials and personal attorneys of President Trump.

DHS Withheld Records Response Relating to DHS Order of Succession

November 18, 2019
The Department of Homeland Security stated that it had identified records responsive to American Oversight's request for records relating to the DHS order of succession, but that the agency would be withholding the records in their entirety.

HUD Memos from the White House Regarding Compliance with Congressional Investigations

November 12, 2019
Records from the Department of Housing and Urban Development of memoranda from the White House regarding compliance with document requests from Congress. This production contains two memos, one is entirely redacted and the second, dated January 31, 2019, requires agencies to consult with the White House before complying with document requests.

NRR from DOD for Communications Sent to or Received by Any of Jared Kushner’s Non-Governmental Emails

November 12, 2019
The Department of Defense stated it had no records in response to American Oversight's request for communications between select Defense officials and any of Jared Kushner's non-governmental email addresses.