Topic: Government Transparency

DOJ Declaration of John Gore Regarding Personal Email Use

July 29, 2019
Declaration from the Department of Justice written and signed by John Gore affirming that he has not used a personal email account for official agency business. This declaration was submitted by Gore during a lawsuit with the Brennan Center for Justice and the Protect Democracy Project.

State Records Regarding Jared Kushner’s Personal Email Address

July 23, 2019
State Department records in response to our request seeking communications with Jared Kushner and anyone communicating from ijkfamily.com, a domain associated with Kushner's personal email address.

No Records Response from VA Regarding Communications with Ivanka Trump’s Personal Email

July 19, 2019
No records response from Veterans Affairs in response to our FOIA seeking communications with Ivanka Trump's personal email account.

FOIA to Education Seeking Secretary DeVos’ Personal Emails Concerning Agency Business

July 16, 2019
FOIA to Education seeking Secretary DeVos’ personal emails concerning agency business in light of the Inspector General’s findings that the Secretary has used personal email for agency business and has not properly preserved all such records.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Declaration of John Gore Related to His Use of Personal Email for Official Purposes

July 10, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Justice seeking declaration executed by John Gore in support of a motion to prevent a search of his personal email accounts for communications concerning official agency business.

FOIA to VA Requesting Former Secretary Shulkin’s Personal Emails Concerning Agency Business

July 2, 2019
FOIA to VA Seeking all personal emails of former Secretary Shulkin concerning government business. American Oversight obtained records showing that Shulkin used his personal accounts for official communications.

EPA Calendars of Senior Political Appointees for 2017 and 2018

June 25, 2019
Calendars of senior EPA political appointees including Reginald Allen, Nancy Beck, Brittany Bolen, Byron Brown, Kevin Chmielewski, Mike Flynn and Ryan Jackson.

BSEE Calendars for Scott Angelle from May 2017 to March 2019

May 23, 2019
Calendars from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement for Director Scott Angelle. This calendar is from May 2017 to March 2019.

Complaint: NSLDN v. Education – Dream Center Oversight

May 22, 2019
American Oversight's lawsuit on behalf of the National Student Legal Defense Network to obtain records related to the Trump administration’s oversight of financially troubled colleges owned by the Dream Center.

American Oversight Letter to VA Secretary Regarding Personal Email Use

May 14, 2019
American Oversight sent a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Wilke asking him to uncover records after American Oversight records found that senior VA officials, including former Secretary David Shulkin, used personal electronic messaging accounts to communicate with private individuals, including associates of the president to discuss agency business and appear to have failed to follow proper procedures for transferring those records to agency custody.