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

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

Phyllis Fong, the USDA inspector general, was escorted out of her office after disputing her dismissal by the Trump ...

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 ...

From Reuters: Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the ... 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 ...

Fong has served for over two decades, under four presidents. She was initially appointed by Republican president George W. Bush.

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

Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) out of her office Monday after she ...

The USDA Inspector General holds a wide-ranging mandate ... as noted in her biography on the USDA’s website. The dismissal of Phyllis Fong highlights tensions between federal oversight and ...