Entity: White House - Office of Management and Budget

FOIA to OPM Seeking Policy and Dissent Memoranda Regarding Schedule F

April 26, 2023
FOIA to the Office of Personnel Management seeking policy and dissent memoranda. American Oversight is requesting these records in light of the Former PresidentÕs Executive Order regarding the creation of Schedule F in the excepted service.

Reply Brief: American Oversight v. HHS and OMB – Health Care Emails

April 5, 2023
Reply brief filed by Democracy Forward on behalf of American Oversight in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The lawsuit seeks the release of Trump administration communications with Congress regarding health care reform.

Appeal: American Oversight v. HHS and OMB – Health Care Emails

February 13, 2023
American Oversight, represented by Democracy Forward, filed this appeal in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The lawsuit seeks the release of Trump administration communications with Congress regarding health care reform.

American Oversight to Appeal Judgment Allowing Government Agencies to Withhold Certain Communications with Congress

October 26, 2022
American Oversight filed notice that it plans to appeal an August judgment allowing government agencies to withhold certain communications with Congress by using a FOIA exemption typically reserved for agency employees.

OMB Records of Senior Staff Calendars

June 6, 2022
Records from the Office of Management and Budget of senior officials' calendars. These records include calendar entries for John Czwartacki, then OMB Director of Communications, from December 2017 to October 2018.

FOIA to OMB Seeking Communications with or About Ginni Thomas

April 12, 2022
FOIA to the Office of Management and Budget seeking email and text communications between particular agency officials and Ginni Thomas. The request also seeks email communications mentioning certain key terms associated with Thomas.

Ginni Thomas’ Republican Connections Raise Ethics Concerns for SCOTUS

March 8, 2022
Public records obtained by American Oversight show the degree of access Thomas and her right-wing coalition had in the Trump administration.

OMB Records Related to Ukraine Assistance Funding

July 28, 2021
Records from the Office of Management and Budget in response to American Oversight’s request for directives and communications that may relate to any effort to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate one of President Trump’s political opponents as part of an effort to give the president an electoral advantage.

New Records Further Highlight Trump’s Role in Withholding Ukraine Aid

May 18, 2021
Despite Trump’s partisan acquittal in the Senate, American Oversight’s investigations continue to show his direct involvement in halting aid to Ukraine — the subject of his first impeachment.

News Roundup: The Lie Lives On

March 4, 2021
This week, we obtained copies of phony electoral vote certifications and DHS records from the day of the Jan. 6 attack, and the Transportation Department released a report on former Secretary Chao’s misuse of her position.