And what the seemingly illegal mass firings could mean for the future of independent agencies in the federal government.

In a dramatic turn of events, Phyllis Fong, the USDA Inspector General, was escorted out of her office for refusing to comply with her dismissal by the Trump administration. This incident raises ...

An inspector general was reportedly escorted out of her office after she failed to comply with mass firings initiated by ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture responded on Wednesday to reports claiming the agency’s former inspector general was ...

The former inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was reportedly escorted out of her office Monday after she "refused to comply" with her termination – though the USDA denies ...

New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang told Newsweek that "there should be public outrage" at the dismissal of federal IGs.

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The White House removed the independent inspectors general of nearly every Cabinet-level agency including the Agriculture ...

Security officials escorted USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong from her office today after she defied a White House firing to go to work, Reuters reported.Fong said she didn’t believe the ...

The State Department is publishing a Delegation of Authority signed by the Secretary of State on January 10, 2025.