WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's late-night firing of inspectors general at multiple government agencies was criticized as illegal on Saturday by Democrats and others ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Several key U.S. Senate Republicans on Sunday defended President Donald Trump'sdecision to fire independent government watchdogs across at least 17 federal agencies ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the ...

Jan 25, 2025 · WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's late-night firing of inspectors general at multiple government agencies was criticized as illegal on Saturday by Democrats and others and drew concern from at least one fellow Republican. In what critics called a late-night purge, Trump fired 17 independent watchdogs on Friday, a person with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, a move that ...

Jan 29, 2025 · The USDA inspector general has a broad mandate, pursuing consumer food safety, audits, and investigations of the Agriculture Department as well as violations of animal welfare laws. The USDA has been at the heart of concerns about bird flu, which has spread among cattle and chickens and killed a person in Louisiana.

6 days ago · Fired inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Phyllis Fong was removed from her Washington D.C. office on Monday after refusing to comply with the conditions of her termination. A ...

Reuters. Published Jan. 25, 2025. Updated Jan. 25, 2025, 2:54 a.m. ET. ... Last year, Trump’s predecessor Joe Biden fired the inspector general of the US Railroad Retirement Board, after an ...

Jan 25, 2025 · NBC News reported at least 12, The Washington Post cited 14, and Reuters reported 17. Prior to the termination, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) reported ...

6 days ago · Phyllis Fong, who was recently dismissed as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Inspector General by the Trump administration, was escorted from her office on Monday, Reuters reported.