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Fired Inspectors General Raise Alarms

Trump fires multiple federal inspectors general in overnight purge

Federal law requires the White House to give Congress a full month of warning and case-specific details before firing a federal inspector general.

The New York Times · 3d

Fired Inspectors General Raise Alarms as Trump Administration Moves to Finalize Purge

The full scope of the Friday night mass firings was coming into sharper view as one fired watchdog official warned of “a never-ending cycle of politicization.”

MedPage Today · 1d

Trump Firing of HHS Inspector General Just the Latest in an Ongoing Conflict

Currently, the HHS inspector general's website lists Juliet Hodgkins, principal deputy inspector general, as the highest-ranking member of the leadership team. Hodgkins joined the Office of Inspector General in 2011 and served as the office's acting chief of staff from 2020 to 2022, according to her bio.

USDA Inspector General Escorted from Office

New York Post on MSN · 1d

USDA inspector general escorted out of office after refusing to leave despite dismissal by Trump administration

Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department, had earlier told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House terminated her Friday, saying that she didn’t believe the

Penn Live · 1d

USDA Inspector General escorted from office by security after defying Trump’s order

The USDA Inspector General deals with food safety, audits and investigations of the Agriculture Department and violations of animal welfare laws. The USDA has been one of the main agencies dealing with the outbreak of bird flu, which has spread to cattle and poultry. One person in Louisiana has died from the disease.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Exclusive-USDA Inspector General Escorted Out of Her Office After Defying White House

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 Trump administration, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

CounterPunch50m

Trump Hates Accountability So He Fires Independent Inspectors General

Trump broke the law last Friday night when he summarily fired 18 inspectors general and ignored the 1978 law that requires giving 30 days notice to the Congress and providing cause for such actions.

3don MSN

Ex-inspector general on Trump firings: ‘We’re looking at what amounts to a threat to democracy’

Hannibal “Mike” Ware, the former inspector general (IG) for the Small Business Administration, said he and others are looking ...

President Trump lays off 17 inspectors general. Here's what they do in that job

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

Trump Fires EPA Watchdog Who Closely Scrutinized Biden's Agency

The surprise dismissal of the EPA’s inspector general has left agency veterans puzzled, given Sean O’Donnell’s track record ...

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