Eric Osterhues
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Eric Osterhues, who was picked to be: Deputy General Counsel, Department of Health & Human Services. It is part of a collection of thousands of ethics documents ProPublica has been collecting from across the Trump administration.
Employment Assets
Officials are required to disclose assets associated with their employment, including salary, retirement accounts, stocks, intellectual property and awards or prizes. (Form 278e, Part 2)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roth IRA (Filer) | 1 | ||||
| Alphabet, Inc. (GOOG) | $50,001 - $100K | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 1.1 | |
| Alphabet, Inc. (GOOGL) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 1.2 | |
| Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 1.3 | |
| General Mills, Inc. (GIS) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 1.4 | |
| Northwestern Energy Group (NWE) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 1.5 | |
| Nividia Corp. (NVDA) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6 | ||
| Talen Energy Corp. (TLN) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.7 | ||
| Schwab Value Advantage Money Fund Investor Class Shares (SWVXX) | $50,001 - $100K | $201 - $1,000 | 1.8 |
Spouse’s Assets
Officials are required to disclose their spouse’s assets, including salary and retirement accounts worth more than $1,000. (Form 278e, Part 5)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional (Rollover) IRA (spouse) | 1 | ||||
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS (VZ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 1.1 | |
| Schwab Value Advantage Money Market (SWVXX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.2 | ||
| Roth IRA (Spouse) | 2 | ||||
| Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.1 | ||
| Colgate Palmolive, Inc. (CL) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 2.2 | |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.3 | ||
| Nucor Corp. (NUE) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.4 | ||
| Talen Energy Corp (TLN) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.5 | ||
| Schwab Value Advantage Money Market (SWVXX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.6 |
Other Assets and Income
Officials are required to disclose other assets and sources of investment income belonging to them, their spouse or their dependent children. These include annuities, bonds, cash, college savings plans, farms, precious metals, real estate, stocks, trusts and wills. (Form 278e, Part 6)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USSA Joint Checking Account | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1 | ||
| USAA Savings Account #1 | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2 | ||
| USAA Savings Account #2 | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3 | ||
| T Rowe Price Maryland 529 Plan #1 | 4 | ||||
| Portfolio for Education Today | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 4.1 | ||
| T Rowe Price Maryland 529 Plan #2 | 5 | ||||
| Portfolio for Education Today | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 5.1 | ||
| Victory Capital Money Market Account (USAXX) | $50,001 - $100K | $2,501 - $5,000 | 6 | ||
| Navy Federal Credit Union Savings Account #1 | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 7 | ||
| Navy Federal Credit Union Savings Account #2 | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8 | ||
| Schwab brokerage account | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9 | ||
| Constellation Energy Corporation Common Stock (CEG) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.1 |
Transactions
Officials are required to disclose the purchase, sale or exchange of property or securities in excess of $1,000. Many top officials are required to file periodic transaction reports (278-T) within 45 days to disclose additional actions. This table combines transactions from regularly scheduled financial disclosures and periodic transaction reports. If the same transaction appears on multiple reports, we’re only showing it once. (Form 278e, Part 7 and Form 278-T)
| Description | Value | Transaction | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabet, Inc. (GOOG) See Endnote | $15,001 - $50,000 | Sale, 2025-04-11
 | All shares of GOOG sold | 1 |
| Vanguard European Stock Index Fund ETF Shares (VGK) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Purchase, 2025-03-26
| 1 | |
| iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Purchase, 2025-05-12
| 1 | |
| Global X Defense Tech (SHLD) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Purchase, 2025-05-27
| 1 | |
| Embraer S.A. Common Stock (ERJ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Purchase, 2025-06-18
| 1 | |
| XPeng Inc. American depositary shares each representing two Class A ordinary shares (XPEV) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Purchase, 2025-06-20
| 2 | |
| Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) See Endnote | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sale, 2025-04-11
| All remaining shares sold | 2 |
| SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF (SPDW) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Purchase, 2025-03-26
| 2 | |
| iShares MSCI Poland ETF (EPOL) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Purchase, 2025-05-27
| 2 | |
| Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sale, 2025-04-09
| 3 | |
| Select Stoxx Europe Aerospace Defense ETF (EUAD) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Purchase, 2025-05-27
| 3 | |
| Waste Connections Inc. Common Shares (WCN) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Purchase, 2025-07-02
| 3 | |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) See Endnote | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sale, 2025-04-09
| All shares sold | 4 |
| Toast Inc. Class A Common Stock (TOST) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Purchase, 2025-05-27
| 4 | |
| Harbor All-Weather Inflation Focus ETF Harbor All- Weather Inflation Focus ETF (HGER) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Purchase, 2025-03-26
| 5 | |
| SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF (SPEU) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Purchase, 2025-03-26
| 6 | |
| Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Purchase, 2025-03-26
| 7 | |
| General Mills, Inc. (GIS) See Endnote | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sale, 2025-04-09
| All shared sold | 8 |
| Alphabet (GOOGL) See Endnote | $15,001 - $50,000 | Sale, 2025-04-09
| All shares of GOOGL sold. | 9 |
About the Data
Most political appointees and senior officials in the executive branch are required by law to file public financial disclosure reports. These are documents that detail their financial holdings, positions they hold outside government, their spouse’s holdings, their liabilities and their recent financial transactions (such as buying or selling stock) during a defined reporting period.
The most senior officials file their disclosures with an agency called the Office of Government Ethics, and others file them with a designated ethics official within their agency. The Ethics in Government Act allows members of the public and the press to request these documents.
We’re publishing this information to give the public an important glimpse into the financial ties of a powerful and often hidden cadre of presidential appointees within the federal bureaucracy.
The main document type included in the database is the OGE Form 278e, which appointees must file when they are nominated (for Senate-confirmed appointees) or when they enter government (all others), and then annually while in the position. Another common document included is the OGE Form 278-T, also known as a periodic transaction report, which all public filers must submit within 30 days of a transaction. We are also making other ethics documents available, such as ethics agreements, certificates of divestiture and other documents we have obtained under the Ethics in Government Act.
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