In an email to colleagues on Saturday, reviewed by Reuters, she said the independent Council of the Inspectors General on ...

Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran, said the Trump administration had not followed proper protocols, according to Reuters ...

Phyllis Fong, the former inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture who was recently fired by the Trump White ...

The White House defended the firing of Fong and ... after allegedly refusing to accept her dismissal. REUTERS The USDA inspector general has a broad mandate, pursuing consumer food safety, audits ...

The USDA Inspector General deals with food safety, audits and investigations of the Agriculture Department and violations of ...

Last Friday, President Donald Trump purged several agencies of their inspectors general, demanding that ... Ware writing in a letter to the White House that “At this point, we do not believe ...

The firings included USDA Inspector General Phyllis K. Fong, who had served since 2002 after being appointed by President ...

A senior administration official said the move was an effort to let go of parts of the Biden administration that don’t “align” with the Trump administration.

The White House defied a law that requires giving Congress 30 days’ notice and detailed reasons before removing the watchdog ...

President Trump fired 17 inspectors general across federal agencies. Here's what an inspector general does and who they work ...

President Trump on Friday ousted several inspectors general within government agencies overnight, shaking up federal oversight just days after returning to the White House, an administration ...