ProPublica sued the Health and Human Services Department Thursday to force the agency to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests regarding the government’s cache of medical supplies and drugs known as the Strategic National Stockpile.
The independent news organization asked HHS in mid-March and early April to provide information about items collected by the government to respond to sudden crises, but hasn’t received a substantive response, according to a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
The information is needed to clear up confusion regarding the distribution of supplies—including respirators and face ...
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