What better time for the USDA to be without an inspector general—or, worse, some MAGA hack pretending to be one—what with bird flu decimating cattle and poultry, and leaping between species to 67 ...
And what the seemingly illegal mass firings could mean for the future of independent agencies in the federal government.
Phyllis Fong had become a fixture at the USDA, serving in her role for over two decades since she was appointed by George W. Bush.
An inspector general was reportedly escorted out of her office after she failed to comply with mass firings initiated by President Donald Trump.
Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) out of her office Monday after she ...
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 ...
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The White House removed the independent inspectors general of nearly every Cabinet-level agency including the Agriculture ...