Entity: Department of Health and Human Services

Complaint: American Oversight v. HHS and OMB – Sabotage Memo

July 20, 2017
Complaint against the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Management and Budget seeking a copy of any memo sent from the administration to Congressional Republicans regarding potential regulatory actions related to the Affordable Care Act.

HHS June 30, 2017 Health Care Correspondence FOIA Production

June 30, 2017
Obtained through a FOIA lawsuit by American Oversight. Records showing communications between the Department of Health and Human Services and Congress regarding health care reform legislation.

FOIA Request to HHS Communications with Governors Associations

June 28, 2017
Communications between senior officials and the Republican Governors Association, the Democratic Governors Association, or the National Governors Association.

FOIA to HHS Seeking Pledges by Political Appointees

June 28, 2017
FOIA to HHS seeking all agreements, certifications, oaths, commitments, or other pledges required to be signed by political appointees or career staff prior to employment at HHS.

FOIA Request to HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Regulatory Uncertainty Insurance Marker

June 28, 2017
Communications or analysis regarding the impact of regulatory uncertainty on the health insurance marketplace.

FOIA Request to HHS Seeking Communications with House Office of General Counsel

June 28, 2017
FOIA to HHS seeking communications between senior HHS officials and David Rivkin, Bill Burck, Jonathan Turley, or anyone in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Office of General Counsel.

Statement on the Release of Lobbyist Ethics Waivers

June 7, 2017
The Office of Government Ethics today released ethics waivers from Trump administration appointees, documenting numerous potential conflicts of interest based on previous employment.

HHS Response to Lawsuit

June 7, 2017
American Oversight sued HHS and OBM for failure to comply with FOIA (HHS-17-0024; OMB-17-0025). This is their response.

Watchdog Sues to Force Release of Ethics Waivers from Eight Trump Administration Agencies

May 17, 2017
Amid news reports that the Trump administration is attempting to block the release of ethics waivers given to former lobbyists working in the government, non-partisan watchdog American Oversight today sued to obtain copies of any ethics waivers issued by eight federal agencies.