The documents amount to an autopsy of the weapons-contracting process.

© David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

A White House spokesman said the alley renovations included fixing broken lights. The project comes as the president has sought a broad overhaul of the White House and its surroundings.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

The request follows a New York Times story, which revealed that Homeland Security had spent $464 million on used jets that rarely fly.

© Kathleen Flynn for The New York Times

The GEO Group has profited from the administration’s mass deportation campaign. A subsidiary donated more than $1.4 million to the president’s super PAC last month.

© Cornell Watson for The New York Times