Disease and Human Health

Obamacare / Affordable Care Act

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly known as Obamacare, is a health reform legislation signed into law…

February 8, 2024

DIA Releases Heavily Redacted Documents on COVID-19 Origin: Raises More Questions than Answers

In a recent revelation through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), The Black Vault has procured documents from the Defense…

September 15, 2023

Potential Links Between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the Origin of the COVID-19 Pandemic, June 2023

This report responds to the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023, which called for the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) to declassify…

June 26, 2023

Agency Cafeterias – Complaints & Menus

Background You can get quite a bit of material under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) even copies of cafeteria…

March 21, 2022

CIA Will Not Confirm or Deny If E-Mails on COVID or the Pandemic Exist Within Trump’s CIA Director’s E-mail Box

On March 31, 2020, The Black Vault filed a FOIA request with the CIA for e-mails sent to or from…

December 3, 2021

Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 Infections, Including COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Infections, Associated with Large Public Gatherings — Barnstable County, Massachusetts, July 2021

In July of 2021, the CDC reversed their guidance for indoor mask wearing, regardless of vaccination status. This caused controversy,…

August 2, 2021

Evaluation of Access to Department of Defense Information Technology and Communications During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic (DODIG-2021-065)

Background Objective The objective of this evaluation was to determine the extent to which DoD Components provided access to DoD…

May 5, 2021

Fight the Spread of COVID-19 with Sailors from the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77)

Background USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) Sailors demonstrate helpful ways to fight the spread of COVID-19. This video…

December 29, 2020

GAO Report: COVID-19 — Federal Efforts Could Be Strengthened by Timely and Concerted Actions, September 2020

Background In the government’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Congress and the administration have taken action on multiple…

September 24, 2020