Topic: Government Spending

HUD Secretary Carson Office Renovation Expense Records

May 29, 2019
Emails and other records regarding office renovation expenses for HUD Secretary Ben Carson. In February 2019, American Oversight obtained additional records of office renovations expenses, including the invoice for Secretary Ben Carson's $31,000 dining set.

ED Records Regarding Reimbursements Prior to the Government Shutdown

May 24, 2019
Records from the Department of Education in response to American Oversight's request for reimbursements given to appointees to expenses such as payments associated with travel, housing, the cost of government transportation, airfare, lodging, meals, per diem payments, rental vehicles, overtime payments, or any payments made via government-issued charge cards or travel from before the 35-day government shutdown.

FOIA to State Seeking Records Regarding Office Renovation Expenditures

May 2, 2019
FOIA to State seeking information regarding the office renovations of senior State political appointees, including any potential office space consideration for Susan Pompeo.

EPA Records Regarding Expenditures During the 2018-2019 Government Shutdown

April 10, 2019
Environmental Protection Agency records of expenditures made during the government shutdown in late 2018 and early 2019.

ED Records of Expenditures at Trump-Owned Properties

April 4, 2019
Department of Education records regarding agency expenditures at Trump-owned properties. American Oversight sought records from multiple agencies regarding both expenditures at Trump-owned properties and any guidance about making those expenditures.

FOIA to OPM Regarding Brock Long’s Reimbursement for Misused Agency Resources

April 2, 2019
FOIA to OPM seeking records reflecting reimbursements made by Brock Long or agreements made by Brock Long to repay FEMA for his unauthorized use of agency resources.

FOIA to OPM Regarding Brock Long’s Reimbursement for Misused Agency Resources

April 2, 2019
FOIA to OPM seeking records reflecting reimbursements made by Brock Long or agreements made by Brock Long to repay FEMA for his unauthorized use of agency resources.

FOIA to DHS OIG Regarding Brock Long’s Reimbursement for Misused Agency Resources

April 1, 2019
FOIA to DHS's Office of the Inspector General seeking records reflecting reimbursements made by Brock Long or agreements made by Brock Long to repay FEMA for his unauthorized use of agency resources.

DOL Records Regarding Office Renovation Expenses

March 19, 2019
Department of Labor records in response to our request for communications and expenditures regarding office renovations. These records include invoices for a dining set, among other pieces of furniture.

No Records Response from VA Regarding Political Appointees’ Expenditures During the Shutdown

March 18, 2019
No records response from the Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Information and Technology regrading expenditures by political appointees during the government shutdown. American Oversight asked for for these expenditure records across multiple agencies.