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

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.

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

Phyllis Fong, the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), was removed from her office after refusing ...

From Reuters: Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department ... What better time for the USDA to be without an inspector general—or, worse, some MAGA hack pretending to be one—what ...

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 ...

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

Fong, who was dismissed, served as the first chairperson of CIGIE from 2008 to 2014, as noted in her biography on the USDA’s website. The dismissal of Phyllis Fong highlights tensions between ...

Ms Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department ... who will uphold the rule of law and protect Democracy”. The USDA inspector-general has a broad mandate, pursuing consumer food safety ...

Sharon Basch is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law filing occasional dispatches from Washington DC ths semester.  From the moment Donald Trump took office on January 20, one of his ...