New emails uncovered by American Oversight show that HUD Secretary Ben Carson and wife were actively involved in selection and purchase of a $31,000 dining set — contradicting previous claims by Carson and HUD officials that he had not been aware of the purchase until after the fact.

FOIA to shed light on concerns about Scott Pruitt’s travels and EPA officials’ involvement in authorizing unnecessarily expensive flights, asking for records related to EPA Security detail's travel.

Department of Justice records regarding expenditures for office renovations to benefit political appointees.

FOIA asking for communications between (a) Secretary Benjamin Carson; his chief of staff; or any political appointees or career SES employees in the Office of the Secretary or the Office of Public Affairs and (b) Lacena “Candy” Carson, concerning any official HUD business, including but not limited to public statements on behalf of the agency and any expenditure of agency funds.

Records from SBA in response to our FOIA request regarding office renovations.

American Oversight today filed a lawsuit against the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to find out how much taxpayer money Secretary Ben Carson spent redecorating or renovating his office.

Records related to times when FAA planes requested to use, were approved to use, or actually used FAA-owned or FAA-leased aircraft for personal travel. 

FOIA seeking records of Scott Pruitt’s first-class travel waivers and waiver requests and any final determinations either approving or denying EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s first-class airplane travel for personal and business-related trips.

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson has allowed his family members to be involved in the operations of the department in ways that could benefit them. In particular, Carson’s son Ben Carson Jr. and his daughter-in-law Merlynn Carson appear to have exercised an unusual amount of influence over certain government business. Emails uncovered by American Oversight and analyzed by news outlets reveal that both Carson Jr. and Merlynn Carson may have attempted to use their influence at HUD to advance their own private interests. American Oversight has filed a lawsuit to learn more about Secretary Carson’s leadership and potential conflicts of interest in the department.

Department of Defense records regarding the Trump cabinet's use of military aircraft for official or personal travel. Records include one use of MILAIR for Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to visit flood zones in Arkansas; the remainder are for DNI Dan Coats. Department of Defense records showing requests from agency heads and White House officials to use military aircraft for travel.