FOIA Requests

THE POLITICO: OBAMA DEMANDS VA INVESTIGATION INTO PTSD DIAGNOSES

16 May 2008 // Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is demanding an investigation into reports that a supervisor at a Texas Veterans Affairs facility told staff members to refrain from diagnosing returning war veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in order to reduce costs.

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DoD IG LETTER TO CREW CONFIRMS INVESTIGATION INTO SUBSTANDARD HELMET CONTRACTS

16 May 2008 // Washington, DC – Earlier this year, in light of evidence that Sioux Manufacturing, a company that makes Kevlar helmets, has been outfitting our nation's troops with substandard Kevlar helmets, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Defense asking for all records related to Sioux Manufacturing. More»

CREW AND VOTEVETS.ORG EXPOSE VA DIRECTIVE BARRING STAFF FROM DIAGNOSING SOLDIERS WITH PTSD IN ORDER TO CUT COSTS

15 May 2008 // Washington, DC – Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and VoteVets.org released an e-mail obtained from a Veterans Affairs (VA) employee directing VA staff to refrain from diagnosing soldiers and veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

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CREW FILES FOIA REQUESTS SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE'S ACTIVITIES

14 May 2008 // Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW ) has filed 23 Freedom of Information Act requests with 10 different agencies seeking information about the activities of the presidential candidates in their congressional capacities. More»

CREW FILES FOIA REQUESTS WITH EPA REGARDING RESIGNATION OF MARY GADE

7 May 2008 // Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the resignation of EPA Region 5 regional administration Mary Gade.

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National Archives

COURT ORDERS NATIONAL ARCHIVES TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS IN CREW LAWSUIT SEEKING SECRET SERVICE VISITOR RECORDS

28 Mar 2008 // On March 28, 2008, District Court Judge Reggie Walton issued an order in CREW v. NARA, a lawsuit brought under the Freedom of Information Act(FOIA) for documents related to the National Archives and Records Administration’s role in the government's decision that White House visitor records created by the Secret Service are not agency records subject to the FOIA.

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Helmet

CREW FILES FOIA REQUESTS WITH THE DoD SEEKING INFORMATION REGARDING $74 MILLION CONTRACT AWARDED TO SIOUX MANUFACTURING

5 Mar 2008 // Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with several components the Department of Defense, seeking documents relating to Sioux Manufacturing Corporation.

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CREW FILES FOIA REQUEST WITH THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY

25 Feb 2008 // Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), seeking documents relating to OCC's formulation of predatory lending policies in 2003-2004.

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CREW REQUESTS DISCLOSURE OF DOCUMENTS REFLECTING COAST GUARD OBJECTIONS TO DEEPWATER CONTRACT

20 Dec 2007 // Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the U.S. Coast Guard, seeking documents relating to the award and administration of a 2003 Deepwater modernization program contract for marine patrol aircraft.

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CREW FILES FOIA REQUESTS WITH SEVERAL INDEPENDENT AGENCIES REQUESTING RECORDS PERTAINING TO EMPLOYEE TRAVEL

21 Nov 2007 // Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with several independent federal agencies—the Federal Communications Commission, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Federal Mine Safe More»

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