Nicholas Marritz (nmarritz) • MuckRock

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Lots of federal agencies create mascots, from the iconic (like the U.S. Department of Agriculture's "Smokey Bear") to the ironic (like the Environmental Protection Agency's "Thirstin'"). The Federal Agency Mascot Project aims to reveal the histories behind these colorful characters and to explore why agencies find them to be such an irresistible use of the public's funds. [Pictured: "Franklin the Fair Housing Fox", mascot of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)]

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Latest Requests See all

Title	Status	Agency	Jurisdiction
C. Boyden Gray	Awaiting Response	Federal Bureau of Investigation	United States of America
Jim Brown	Awaiting Response	Federal Bureau of Investigation	United States of America
Elmer Maas	Awaiting Response	Federal Bureau of Investigation	United States of America
Rev. Carl Kabat (FBI Files)	Awaiting Response	Federal Bureau of Investigation	United States of America
Pamela Turnure	Awaiting Response	Federal Bureau of Investigation	United States of America

Recently Completed Requests See all

Title	Status	Agency	Jurisdiction
Energy Ant	Completed	Department of Energy	United States of America
Dennis Brutus	Completed	National Archives and Records Administration	United States of America
Milkshake the Cow	Completed	U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service	United States of America
Athan Theoharis (FBI File)	Completed	Federal Bureau of Investigation	United States of America
John Singlaub (FBI Records)	Completed	Federal Bureau of Investigation	United States of America